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Utilidata

Bringing Open-Source Artificial Intelligence to the Grid Edge

THE PROBLEM:

As the edge of the grid becomes exponentially more complex with high penetrations of electric vehicles, distributed solar, batteries, heat pumps and extreme weather, utilities will need real-time visibility and decentralized decision-making. Without distributed artificial intelligence (AI) solutions, electric distribution utilities will struggle to support the clean energy transition and widespread electrification. Caliber Strategies is working with the growing Utilidata team to navigate the complicated and fast-changing regulatory, political and commercial landscape in California.

THE CLIENT:

Utilidata is a leader in software and real-time grid operations, with over a decade of experience managing distribution grids. In 2021 it partnered with NVIDIA, a global leader in AI and accelerated computing, to deliver a new grid edge solution: the smart grid chip.

THE SOLUTION:

The smart grid chip is the industry’s first scalable distributed AI solution, built to collect and analyze high volumes of grid-edge data in real-time, allowing utilities, third parties and end users to rapidly integrate distributed energy resources and electric vehicles onto the grid. This helps to improve planning and operations, reliability and resilience. The smart grid chip can currently be installed via an electric meter adapter connected to the existing customer meter.

Caliber took on a role to supplement Utilidata’s policy and regulatory team with Caliber’s knowledge and extensive presence in California policy discussions. One key objective was to promote structured competition in the next round of advanced metering infrastructure investments.

CASE STUDY

TOPIC / KEYWORDS:

Smart Grid, Regulatory Advocacy, Utility Engagement, Strategy, Climate Technology, Distributed Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence, Distributed Energy Resources

QUICK FACTS:

Utilidata’s smart grid chip collects and analyzes high volumes of grid-edge data in real-time, allowing utilities, third parties and end users to rapidly integrate distributed energy resources and electric vehicles onto the grid.

Caliber supplements Utilidata’s policy and regulatory team with its knowledge and extensive presence in California policy discussions.

Working together, Caliber and Utilidata were able to promote structured competition in the next round of advanced metering infrastructure investments.

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Hope Fasching
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Ms. Fasching is a green hydrogen policy expert and clean energy advocate, having spent several years working in clean energy consulting and policy development. Prior to joining Caliber, Ms. Fasching served as a Consultant and Senior Policy Analyst at Strategen, a clean energy strategy consulting firm, and also helped lead the Green Hydrogen Coalition. In this role, she worked extensively with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Energy Commission (CEC), and California Air Resource Board (CARB) on various clean energy topics. She also tracked relevant clean energy legislation at the California State Legislature. Ms. Fasching also worked with the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) and other key stakeholders on California’s clean hydrogen hub. Ms. Fasching holds a Masters in Public Policy from the University of California, San Diego, with a focus on energy policy and econometric analysis. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Los Angeles in Political Science.
Hope Fasching Headshot

Hope Fasching

Associate

Ms. Fasching is a green hydrogen policy expert and clean energy advocate, having spent several years working in clean energy consulting and policy development.

Prior to joining Caliber, Ms. Fasching served as a Consultant and Senior Policy Analyst at Strategen, a clean energy strategy consulting firm, and also helped lead the Green Hydrogen Coalition. In this role, she worked extensively with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Energy Commission (CEC), and California Air Resource Board (CARB) on various clean energy topics. She also tracked relevant clean energy legislation at the California State Legislature. Ms. Fasching also worked with the Governor’s Office of usiness and Economic Development (GO-Biz) and other key stakeholders on California’s clean hydrogen hub.

Ms. Fasching holds a Masters in Public Policy from the University of California, San Diego, with a focus on energy policy and econometric analysis. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Los Angeles in Political Science.

Hope Fasching Headshot

Hope Fasching

Associate

Ms. Fasching is a green hydrogen policy expert and clean energy advocate, having spent several years working in clean energy consulting and policy development. Prior to joining Caliber, Ms. Fasching served as a Consultant and Senior Policy Analyst at Strategen, a clean energy strategy consulting firm, and also helped lead the Green Hydrogen Coalition. In this role, she worked extensively with the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Energy Commission (CEC), and California Air Resource Board (CARB) on various clean energy topics. She also tracked relevant clean energy legislation at the California State Legislature. Ms. Fasching also worked with the Governor’s Office of usiness and Economic Development (GO-Biz) and other key stakeholders on California’s clean hydrogen hub. Ms. Fasching holds a Masters in Public Policy from the University of California, San Diego, with a focus on energy policy and econometric analysis. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Los Angeles in Political Science.