GPA is a not-for-profit corporation formed to facilitate and support the development and deployment of comprehensive electric energy system wide solutions and enhancements to electric sector security through integrated, adaptable, collaborative and rapidly-evolving programs of threat identification and analysis and infrastructure research, development, demonstration and technology transfer.

GPA focuses on improvements to electric energy resiliency and maintenance of reliability and availability.  The efforts will accommodate the evolving technology of electric energy systems including Smart Grid development and deployment, advanced generations sources and enhanced systems integration.