Control generator output to match the phase, frequency, or voltage of electricity supplied to panels.

“Control generator output to match the phase, frequency, or voltage of electricity supplied to panels.” is a core task performed by Power Plant Operators. Among the occupation's 30 rated tasks, workers place it 30th by importance (#1 most important). About 69% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Operate energy production or distribution equipment. in Controlling Machines and Processes

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E0. No direct exposure — current language models give little or no time savings on this task.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 0.00. Automation potential label: T3.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Control power generating equipment, including boilers, turbines, generators, or reactors, using control boards or semi-automatic equipment. · importance 4.6
• Take regulatory action, based on readings from charts, meters and gauges, at established intervals. · importance 4.6
• Monitor power plant equipment and indicators to detect evidence of operating problems. · importance 4.5
• Start or stop generators, auxiliary pumping equipment, turbines, or other power plant equipment as necessary. · importance 4.5
• Operate or maintain distributed power generation equipment, including fuel cells or microturbines, to produce energy on-site for manufacturing or other commercial purposes. · importance 4.5
• Adjust controls to generate specified electrical power or to regulate the flow of power between generating stations and substations. · importance 4.5
• Open and close valves and switches in sequence to start or shut down auxiliary units. · importance 4.4
• Control or maintain auxiliary equipment, such as pumps, fans, compressors, condensers, feedwater heaters, filters, or chlorinators, to supply water, fuel, lubricants, air, or auxiliary power. · importance 4.4
• Operate, control, or monitor equipment, such as acid or gas carbon dioxide removal units, carbon dioxide compressors, or pipelines, to capture, store, or transport carbon dioxide exhaust. · importance 4.4
• Regulate equipment operations and conditions, such as water levels, based on instrument data or from computers. · importance 4.4
• Operate, control, or monitor gasifiers or related equipment, such as coolers, water quenches, water gas shifts reactors, or sulfur recovery units, to produce syngas or electricity from coal. · importance 4.4
• Inspect records or log book entries or communicate with plant personnel to assess equipment operating status. · importance 4.4
• Clean, lubricate, or maintain equipment, such as generators, turbines, pumps, or compressors, to prevent failure or deterioration. · importance 4.3
• Communicate with systems operators to regulate and coordinate line voltages and transmission loads and frequencies. · importance 4.3

See all tasks on the Power Plant Operators page.

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

@misc{singulariki-task-12328,
  title  = {Control generator output to match the phase, frequency, or voltage of electricity supplied to panels.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/tasks/task-12328}
}