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​Andrew Beebe

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​Rokas Peciulaitis

​Contrarian Ventures

​TL;DR

​The grid needs an AI upgrade — or a few. A great place to start is AI-driven dynamic line ratings — allowing the grid to carry more power at the right times, based on needs and abilities

​Topic overview

​Why is the topic relevant?

​AI has the potential to allow for dynamic line rating (increased capacity on pre-existing lines with better load balancing)…but it’s complicated. We can’t get it wrong, and we have to do it fast…can AI play a role here? If so, who’s most qualified to do it — start-ups or utilities? Go!

​What’s up for discussion?

• ​Can we trust AI to manage aspects of the power grid?

• ​How do we scale dynamic line rating?

• ​Will utilities ever allow for software solutions instead of adding more hardware assets which they can charge for?

​Dream outcome

​start-ups show up with real AI-native solutions

​Who should attend?

​founders with ai-native solutions for scaling the grid