CIVIC·ENGINE
Outreach · Free to play

Can you keep the lights on?

Grid Balancer is a browser game about running a renewable-heavy power system. Your job: hold frequency inside 49.5 to 50.5 Hz as wind drops, demand spikes and plants trip, from the 2015 grid through to 2050 net zero.

How it works

Balance in real time

Dispatch batteries, gas and demand response to match generation and demand, second by second.

Four eras of the grid

Play the 2015 grid, today's grid, 2035 and a 2050 net zero system with minimal gas backup. Each era changes what you have to work with.

Learn the real trade-offs

The mechanics mirror real system operation: inertia, ramp rates and reserves. Lose them and the frequency tells you.

Built for teaching, public outreach and energy-market training. It runs entirely in your browser, nothing to install and no data collected. Free for classroom use.