diff --git a/pkg/remote/management.go b/pkg/remote/management.go
index 3344f1935..c7e77c598 100644
--- a/pkg/remote/management.go
+++ b/pkg/remote/management.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"opendev.org/airship/airshipctl/pkg/document"
 	"opendev.org/airship/airshipctl/pkg/environment"
 	"opendev.org/airship/airshipctl/pkg/log"
+	"opendev.org/airship/airshipctl/pkg/remote/power"
 	"opendev.org/airship/airshipctl/pkg/remote/redfish"
 	redfishdell "opendev.org/airship/airshipctl/pkg/remote/redfish/vendors/dell"
 )
@@ -30,17 +31,12 @@ import (
 // functions within client are used by power management commands and remote direct functionality.
 type Client interface {
 	EjectVirtualMedia(context.Context) error
+	NodeID() string
 	RebootSystem(context.Context) error
+	SetBootSourceByType(context.Context) error
 	SystemPowerOff(context.Context) error
 	SystemPowerOn(context.Context) error
-
-	// TODO(drewwalters96): Should this be a string forever? We may want to define our own custom type, as the
-	// string format will be client dependent when we add new clients.
-	SystemPowerStatus(context.Context) (string, error)
-
-	NodeID() string
-
-	SetBootSourceByType(context.Context) error
+	SystemPowerStatus(context.Context) (power.Status, error)
 
 	// TODO(drewwalters96): This function is tightly coupled to Redfish. It should be combined with the
 	// SetBootSource operation and removed from the client interface.
diff --git a/pkg/remote/power/status.go b/pkg/remote/power/status.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2e15862bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/remote/power/status.go
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+/*
+ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+// Package power safely translates power information between different management clients.
+package power
+
+const (
+	// StatusUnknown indicates that a baremetal host is in an unknown power state.
+	StatusUnknown Status = iota
+	// StatusOn indicates that a baremetal host is powered on.
+	StatusOn
+	// StatusOff indicates that a baremetal host is not powered on.
+	StatusOff
+	// StatusPoweringOn indicates that a baremetal host is powering on.
+	StatusPoweringOn
+	// StatusPoweringOff indicates that a baremetal host is powering off.
+	StatusPoweringOff
+)
+
+// Status indicates the power status of a baremetal host e.g. on, off, unknown.
+type Status int
+
+var statusMap = [5]string{
+	"UNKNOWN",
+	"ON",
+	"OFF",
+	"POWERING ON",
+	"POWERING OFF",
+}
+
+// String provides a human-readable string value for a power status.
+func (s Status) String() string {
+	return statusMap[s]
+}
diff --git a/pkg/remote/power/status_test.go b/pkg/remote/power/status_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..10abc71b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/remote/power/status_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/*
+ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package power
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestStatus(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name   string
+		status Status
+	}{
+		{
+			name:   "StatusUnknown",
+			status: StatusUnknown,
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "StatusOn",
+			status: StatusOn,
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "StatusOff",
+			status: StatusOff,
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "StatusPoweringOn",
+			status: StatusPoweringOn,
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "StatusPoweringOff",
+			status: StatusPoweringOff,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		test := test
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			assert.Equal(t, statusMap[test.status], test.status.String())
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/remote/redfish/client.go b/pkg/remote/redfish/client.go
index b4675918a..6a7fc8852 100644
--- a/pkg/remote/redfish/client.go
+++ b/pkg/remote/redfish/client.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	redfishClient "opendev.org/airship/go-redfish/client"
 
 	"opendev.org/airship/airshipctl/pkg/log"
+	"opendev.org/airship/airshipctl/pkg/remote/power"
 )
 
 // contextKey is used by the redfish package as a unique key type in order to prevent collisions
@@ -257,13 +258,24 @@ func (c *Client) SystemPowerOn(ctx context.Context) error {
 }
 
 // SystemPowerStatus retrieves the power status of a host as a human-readable string.
-func (c *Client) SystemPowerStatus(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
+func (c *Client) SystemPowerStatus(ctx context.Context) (power.Status, error) {
 	computerSystem, httpResp, err := c.RedfishAPI.GetSystem(ctx, c.nodeID)
 	if err = ScreenRedfishError(httpResp, err); err != nil {
-		return "", err
+		return power.StatusUnknown, err
 	}
 
-	return string(computerSystem.PowerState), nil
+	switch computerSystem.PowerState {
+	case redfishClient.POWERSTATE_ON:
+		return power.StatusOn, nil
+	case redfishClient.POWERSTATE_OFF:
+		return power.StatusOff, nil
+	case redfishClient.POWERSTATE_POWERING_ON:
+		return power.StatusPoweringOn, nil
+	case redfishClient.POWERSTATE_POWERING_OFF:
+		return power.StatusPoweringOff, nil
+	default:
+		return power.StatusUnknown, nil
+	}
 }
 
 // NewClient returns a client with the capability to make Redfish requests.
diff --git a/testutil/redfishutils/mock_client.go b/testutil/redfishutils/mock_client.go
index 333da719e..ac5829288 100644
--- a/testutil/redfishutils/mock_client.go
+++ b/testutil/redfishutils/mock_client.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/mock"
 	redfishClient "opendev.org/airship/go-redfish/client"
 
+	"opendev.org/airship/airshipctl/pkg/remote/power"
 	"opendev.org/airship/airshipctl/pkg/remote/redfish"
 )
 
@@ -127,9 +128,14 @@ func (m *MockClient) SystemPowerOn(ctx context.Context) error {
 //         client.On("SystemPowerStatus").Return(<return values>)
 //
 //         err := client.SystemPowerStatus(<args>)
-func (m *MockClient) SystemPowerStatus(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
+func (m *MockClient) SystemPowerStatus(ctx context.Context) (power.Status, error) {
 	args := m.Called(ctx)
-	return args.String(0), args.Error(1)
+	powerStatus, ok := args.Get(0).(power.Status)
+	if !ok {
+		return power.StatusUnknown, args.Error(2)
+	}
+
+	return powerStatus, args.Error(1)
 }
 
 // NewClient returns a mocked Redfish client in order to test functions that use the Redfish client without making any