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Electric power systems' application of high-temperature superconductivity (HTS) is the main focus of the HTS Technology Collaboration Programme (TCP) of the International Energy Agency. Through its nine active contracting parties and two sponsors, the HTS TCP fosters the penetration of HTS applications in electric power grids. HTS TCP activities facilitate information exchange among the most important HTS actors worldwide. As a common platform to prompt HTS applications, the HTS TCP also paves the way for progress in international standardization. Information exchange within the HTS TCP is often the starting point for developing standards that influence present and future power systems design. Recent activities demonstrate the trend toward collaborative outcomes in standardization; examples include the liaisons between the International Electrotechnical Commission's (IEC's) Technical Committee on superconductivity (TC 90) and CIGRE; Project Team 63075, launched in the framework of the IEC's Technical Committee on electric cables (TC 20); and two round robin tests on MgB2 conductors.