Smart Grid Today Podcast

Trove offers data analytics for the electric utility industry covering a wide range of end goals using what the firm calls its “solvers,” a collection of data processes that can open up tremendous value for the modern electric utility. The solvers cover many types of operations and he described several of them that are being used by the firm’s many utility clients in the US, including one that looks at drone photos of utility poles looking for cracked or burnt bells in a tiny fraction of the time it would take company personnel to peruse those pictures. Schultz had a long history working for utilities before joining Trove and his experience and insights offered a compelling look into what kind of untapped value the smart grid can offer.