Artificial intelligence figures to impact virtually every aspect of the global economy and now it’s making a foray onto California’s electric grid.
The California Independent System Operator, which manages the power system for about 80% of the Golden State and a portion of Nevada, just agreed to launch a pilot program that will use an AI software program designed by Open Access Technology International Inc., aimed at helping run the California ISO’s operations more efficiently.
The Minnesota-based company, known as OATI for short, says “to our knowledge, this is the first instance of AI supporting real grid operations.”…