You are the
Minister of Energy

Powerplay is a serious game in which you take charge of the energy transition of Groenerwaard. Make choices, experience the consequences, and discover how complex and fascinating the energy system truly is.

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Learning by
playing

The energy transition demands sharp choices, yet understanding of the energy system often falls short. Powerplay is a web-based serious game developed by Gasunie N.V. and partners that strengthens that understanding. It offers a realistic, factual perspective on the challenges of today's and tomorrow's energy system.

Players step into the role of Energy Minister of Groenerwaard. The mission: reduce CO₂ emissions while keeping energy available and affordable. Every choice has consequences, including your popularity as minister. Built on the Energy Transition Model and IEA framework, Powerplay tells a neutral and independent story about the energy system.

More about the game
Sustainability
Reduce CO₂ emissions while keeping the lights on. Powerplay shows why there is no single solution to the energy transition.
Energy security
Grid reliability is non-negotiable. Experience how supply, demand and infrastructure interact, and what happens when the balance breaks.
Affordability
Every energy decision has a price. Players learn to balance cost with transition, and discover that cheap and clean rarely come together without trade-offs.

Trusted by
frontrunners

From energy companies to educational institutions, Powerplay is used by organisations leading the transition.

Gasunie Alfa-college LEF NEBS Organiq

Based on
real data

PowerPlay is built on the Energy Transition Model (ETM) by Quintel, a widely used and independently validated model deployed by governments, grid operators, and energy experts. It shows how the energy system really works, in an accessible way.

Realistic data
The model uses current figures on energy generation, grid load, and CO₂ emissions in the Netherlands.
Real scenarios
Every choice you make is calculated using realistic energy scenarios; not fiction, but science.
Independent
The ETM is publicly accessible and externally validated; no black box, just transparent and honest calculation.
Learn about the model
Groenerwaard -Energy Dashboard
82%
Renewable
€ 0,24
Prijs / kWh
94%
Grid reliability
−38%
CO₂ vs 1990
Solar energy45%
Wind energy37%
Fossil (remaining)18%

What players &
partners say

From classroom to boardroom, Powerplay makes the energy transition tangible for everyone.

★★★★★

After one session of Powerplay, our students understood the dilemmas of the energy transition better than after ten hours of theory. The game makes abstract policy concrete and personal.

Dr. Marieke Vos
Sustainability Lecturer, Hogeschool Utrecht
★★★★★

We used Powerplay during our strategy day. It generated more discussion in two hours than twelve months of meetings. Recommended for any organisation in the energy sector.

Thomas Kuijpers
Director of Strategy, Regional Energy Company
★★★★★

Finally a tool that shows why there is no simple solution. The transparency of the calculation model also gives us as policymakers real grounding.

Laura Pieters
Policy Advisor, Province of Noord-Holland

Ready to
play?

Take on the role of Minister of Energy and discover how difficult, and how fascinating, the energy transition really is. Groenerwaard needs you.

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