# Linux Foundation launches BUILD Foundation for Bazel and OpenGrid for power grid standards

> **Key takeaway:** The Linux Foundation launched two new foundations—BUILD Foundation to govern Bazel and OpenGrid to standardize power grid planning tools—while AWS upgraded to Platinum membership.

**Published:** 2026-10-21T18:00:00+00:00 
**Source:** Linux Foundation Blog 
**Category:** distro-news 
**Canonical URL:** https://fosswire.org/news/linux-foundation-launches-build-foundation-for-bazel-and-ope.html 

## Summary
The Linux Foundation's October newsletter announces AWS as a new Platinum Member after more than a decade of project participation. The foundation launched BUILD Foundation to give Bazel-dependent organizations a formal funding and governance structure, and OpenGrid to create shared software architecture standards for power grid planning tools. FINOS also announced that OSERA is now operational with backing from five major banks, releasing security updates for over 50 Spring and Java libraries.

## What BUILD and OpenGrid foundations do
- **BUILD Foundation**: Provides formal governance and funding mechanism for Bazel, the build system originally developed by Google and now used widely in large-scale software projects
- **OpenGrid**: Establishes interoperability standards and shared software architecture for power grid planning tools, enabling different vendor tools to work together
- **OSERA**: First release includes secure updates for 50+ widely used Spring and Java libraries; backed by Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, NatWest, and RBC
- **LF Research output**: Nine reports published, including 35 Years of Linux, 9th annual State of OSPOs study, and 2026 Open Data Infrastructure Report

## Why it matters
The BUILD Foundation addresses a governance gap for Bazel, which has become critical infrastructure for many large software builds but lacked formal community governance after Google's stewardship. OpenGrid targets a sector—power grid infrastructure—where proprietary silos have historically hindered interoperability.