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Whether it's managing the unpredictable impacts of EVs on the grid or rising power demand, utilities need to invest in technology that will enable them to meet the complexities of today and tomorrow. Hear more from our president & COO Jess Melanson on Bloomberg Businessweek where he discusses solutions for managing EV demand and our ongoing collaboration with NVIDIA to bring the power of AI to the grid. Watch the full interview with Carol Massar & Tim Stenovec: https://lnkd.in/eJprHd9R

Maria Pope's recent op-ed underscores a critical truth: modernizing our grid isn’t just about keeping pace with rising demand—it’s about embracing innovation to create a resilient, affordable energy future. Our collaboration with Portland General Electric and NVIDIA to scale AI on the grid is set to fundamentally transform utility operations, powering a smarter, more dynamic grid ready for new challenges. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dWGgK_ib

We've had an incredible year building new partnerships and collaborating with our customers to bring AI to the grid edge for the first time. We're turning bold and ambitious ideas into reality, which wouldn't be possible without our talented team who navigate challenges with ingenuity and bring so much passion to their work. Happy holidays from all of us at Utilidata!

At Latitude Media’s Transition AI event this week, our Director of Policy and Market Development, Angela Kassahun, emphasized the need for increased collaboration among stakeholders and regulators to scale AI at the grid edge. Efforts like Consumers Energy’s DOE-funded project to deploy our distributed AI platform demonstrates the power of partnerships between research organizations, utilities, and the EV industry to break down barriers and accelerate the adoption of new technologies.

What's the biggest opportunity for AI and energy? Helena Fu of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) says it's GPUs and distributed AI models at the grid edge. DOE is funding several projects to scale our distributed AI platform, Karman, powered by our custom NVIDIA GPU to make the grid more reliable and efficient. Listen to the full conversation on the NVIDIA AI podcast: https://lnkd.in/eWwDhBEY

ICYMI: Michigan’s Consumers Energy became the fourth utility to receive U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) funding to deploy our distributed AI platform, Karman. Ryan Jackson, who leads corporate strategy and strategic projects at Consumers Energy, explained that deploying Karman is "really about the timeliness of the data, the accuracy of the data and the location of the data, so that we can match local interventions with local grid needs.” Consumers will use Karman to get its first managed EV charging program off the ground. Read more from Latitude Media: https://lnkd.in/eK3tpGWA

AI-ready infrastructure is going to not only make the grid more efficient, but increase security and reduce costs for utilities. Hear more from our COO, Jess Melanson, who joined Utility Dive reporter, Herman Trabish, on the United States Energy Association podcast https://lnkd.in/eEYz-2hd

Check out TechCrunch’s Women in AI series featuring our CTO, Marissa Hummon 💡 Her advice to women: Judge a potential employer by the way they show up in the interview process, not by the statements or the reports they put on their website 🙌 What she’s proud of in her career: The work that I’m doing at Utilidata is pushing against the status quo of the utility industry Read more about her career journey and her take on building ethical AI: https://lnkd.in/da_Bnqta

🌟 BIG news! 🌟 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded Consumers Energy with a $20M grant to deploy our Karman platform in nearly 20k electric meters! DOE's continued investment in AI solutions is critical to creating a cleaner, more reliable grid and Consumers Energy is leading the way. This project, matched by $20M from Consumers, will focus on EV integration and managed charging programs enabled by distributed AI at the grid edge. Through this project, Utilidata and Consumers are partnering with the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, GM Energy, and EPRI - forging collaboration between utilities, research organizations, and the auto/EV industry to tackle the challenge of vehicle-grid integration. Congratulations to Consumers Energy! https://lnkd.in/dX-NNUpy

While at NVIDIA this week, our CTO, Marissa Hummon, caught up with NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang on the importance of distributed AI, like our Karman platform, to make the grid cleaner and more efficient. To hear more of Jensen's perspective on this topic (with a shout-out to Utilidata!), watch his recent talk with the Bipartisan Policy Center: https://lnkd.in/e6BKmuhc