Decentralized grids
Research into peer-to-peer energy protocols, secure telemetry, and local power distribution.
Organization profile
Open Power & Energy Network Inc.
Open technology, energy research, and community education. Our identity, purpose, and public records are collected here.
01 / Legal identity
Organization details
Use our legal name and federal EIN when looking up our public records.
ORGANIZATION RECORD501(c)(3) public charity
- Legal entity name
- OPEN POWER & ENERGY NETWORK INC
- Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN)
- 99-1345787
- Mailing address
- 330 Ambar Way
Menlo Park, CA 94025
United States - Organization email
- contact@openpowerenergynetwork.tech
- Official website
- openpowerenergynetwork.tech
- Federal tax status
501(c)(3) public charity under section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi), listed in the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File.
IRS recognition: May 2025. This is the ruling month recorded by the IRS.
IRS listing checked October 19, 2026, using the dataset published October 13, 2026.
Search the official IRS service using EIN 99-1345787.
View IRS search02 / Purpose
Our mission
Open Power & Energy Network Inc. is dedicated to researching, developing, and deploying open-source software architectures and community-driven frameworks for next-generation decentralized power grids and clean energy grids.
Charitable purpose in our public filing
The 2024 Form 990-EZ states our primary exempt purpose as: The use of open technology and techniques in the field of power to promote a sustainable and balanced future for the world.
03 / Research and education
Our objectives
Our work is directed toward open technology and accessible learning for researchers, developers, educators, and the communities they serve.
Open-source codebases
Work toward openly available repositories, APIs, and simulation models for researchers, developers, and educators.
Community education
Technical knowledge sharing, research whitepapers, and opportunities to support student engineers working on sustainable energy.
These are our research and education objectives. Contact us for current repository availability, educational collaboration, and future student-support opportunities. This website does not advertise an open grant round.
Explore research publications04 / Public reporting
Records you can check
Our 2024 Form 990-EZ covers January 18–December 31, 2024 and was submitted November 13, 2025. The linked copy is reproduced from IRS-origin data by ProPublica.
The return reports energy research whitepapers, an open publication platform, and briefings for congressional energy advisers. Its program narrative identifies openpowerenergy.net as the publication platform.
See the filing for the organization's reported activities and financial information. Our current publication collection is available on the Publications page.