| | September 201919the grid is becoming a versatile game-changer for utilities around the world," declares Snook.Intra-Grid Visibility Successfully Tested for Utilities in 12 Countries.A game-changer, indeed! As of this writing, GRID20/20 has served the varying needs of electric utilities across 12 countries. While most distribution grids suffer from similar intra-grid issues, every market has its nuances. Team GRID20/20 has the expertise to gauge the differences and alter its solutions accordingly. To that end, it is worth highlighting the sustained value GRID20/20 has brought to the largest supplier of electricity in Hawaii. Since Hawaii represents the largest U.S. residential PV penetration per capita, their grids can be extremely affected by reverse energy loading and overloading on transformers, and substantial voltage fluctuations. GRID20/20 helps utility operators to evade any such intra-grid challenges. "Because our patented sensors can accurately capture both forward and reverse energy, along with other key data points, the client can monitor various intra-grid impacts. Over the last six years, our valuable intra-grid insights have helped Hawaiian Electric to sustain a safe and reliable grid by facilitating operations and planning decisions," adds Snook. GRID20/20's ATI solution presents substantial revenue growth opportunities for utilities, while simultaneously addressing serious grid issues. While its competitors have been focused on using algorithms and AMI data to examine intra-grid conditions, GRID20/20 has dedicated the last eight years into R&D and countless trials and pilots, to weave its revolutionary solution. Snook elaborates, "In an industry that is notoriously slow to adopt, we have produced and field-proven a pioneering solution. Rather than relying on inaccuracies associated with algorithms and AMI data, we have proven there is no substitute for actual intra-grid data, or having a continuous pulse on the dynamic intra-grid fluctuations and conditions." GRID20/20 is also determined to help California's utilities overcome wildfires. While GRID20/20 cannot specifically address transmission line concerns, it can provide utilities with invaluable intra-grid visibility to ideally replace wholesale blackouts with surgical/planned blackouts. "And, once the distribution space is better understood via our ATI solution, we will lessen the amount of excess energy within our transmission lines," adds Snook. With the advent of decarbonization mandates, ongoing cryptocurrency mining, and other grid-edge pressures, it is crystal-clear that utilities require dependable intra-grid visibility. A pioneer in this next necessary step of grid modernization, GRID20/20--having accumulated 25 patents involving seven separate countries--is postured to grow in strength and scale with imminent market adoption. "Our ATI solution is powered by a game-changing technology that will act as a stalwart contributor to the grid modernization evolution," concludes Snook.
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