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Utah startup outlines AI platform to make power grids more resilient and efficient
Summary
A Utah-born company described a Power Grid AI console that aggregates disparate utility data to enable forecasting and control algorithms; the founder said early pilots saved an estimated 15–20% in real‑time operating costs but noted regulatory and trust barriers remain.
Masud Parvani, founder and president of Bridal Elevated Energy, described how artificial intelligence can help utilities manage new uncertainties on the power grid, including aging equipment, extreme weather and rapidly increasing loads.
“The grid is doing fine,” Parvani said, “but we are integrating a lot of uncertainty … AI helps us bring those data that exist on the grid and make sense of those data for the better operation of the grid.” He said Bridal Elevated built a Power Grid AI console called Midas to aggregate siloed utility data into one interoperable platform and enable…
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