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Wildfire has become an enterprise-level risk, and electric utilities are increasingly open to technologies that help reduce it, as highlighted by Julia Hamm on the Open Circuit podcast from Latitude Media. That shift is changing how utilities think about readiness and investment. Resilience starts with knowing which parts of a utility’s service territory are most exposed to wildfire risk. Good risk assessment helps focus time and budget where it has the greatest effect, from hardening work to operational planning and preparing for periods when risk rises. This work helps pinpoint which assets could start a fire and which parts of the territory would be harder to protect if one occurs. Julia emphasized this in the episode and mentioned Technosylva when discussing how risk assessment and asset prioritization are shaping wildfire strategy. 🎧 The episode is well worth a listen for utility leaders thinking about how to strengthen resilience and address wildfire risk. Link in the comments.

Electric utilities are seeing wildfire risk in places they never expected. More data is revealing where and when those risks rise, helping utilities think differently about how to prepare. “Our AI predicts fires days in advance, letting crews and utilities act before flames start. Prevention is now as important as suppression,” says Indran Ratnathicam, Chief Growth Officer at Technosylva, in the Forbes article. The piece explores how predictive analytics is transforming how utilities and communities plan for wildfire and extreme weather. When you can see in advance which populations or assets are most at risk, what decisions would you make differently? How might that information guide your priorities, from pre-positioning crews to improving vegetation management or strengthening communication with customers before the next event? Read the Forbes article in the comments. #WildfireResilience #WildfireTechnology #AI #GridResilience

What does it take for electric utilities to win with AI? AI is transforming how utilities approach reliability, wildfire and extreme weather risk, and customer growth. Success depends on using it intentionally, with clear priorities that deliver real impact. In our latest feature on Utility Dive, we outline the three “C’s” utilities should focus on to make AI truly effective: 1️⃣ Cybersecurity: Applying AI to strengthen digital defenses and anticipate threats. 2️⃣ Climate Stress: Using AI-driven wildfire and extreme weather intelligence to protect communities and infrastructure. 3️⃣ Customer Load Growth: Leveraging AI for smarter load forecasting and sustainable grid expansion. Each “C” reinforces that the value of AI depends on solving the right problems. For utilities, that means aligning innovation with resilience, safety, and trust. 🔗 Link to the full article is in the comments. #AI #UtilityLeadership #WildfireTech #GridResilience #GridReliability

Evolving weather patterns are reshaping how electric utilities plan for reliability and community safety. As conditions become more unpredictable, utilities face a growing challenge: maintaining reliability, ensuring safety, and managing costs. True resilience requires more than regulatory compliance. It calls for collaboration, transparency, and data-driven intelligence between utilities and state PUCs. By using advanced weather and wildfire modeling, utilities can: ✔️ Identify high-risk areas in real time ✔️ Prioritize investments that deliver the greatest community safety impact ✔️ Move from broad, reactive responses to surgical, proactive ones This shift from static data to dynamic risk intelligence is redefining how utilities manage wildfire and extreme weather risk. It also creates a foundation of trust and accountability with regulators and the communities they serve. Resilience is not just about hardening assets. It is about turning data into intelligence that protects lives, homes, and ecosystems before the next crisis. 🔗 Read the full article on Utility Dive in the comments. #UtilityRisk #GridReliability #GridResilience

Wildfire risk isn’t just about the weather anymore. It’s about understanding potential consequence and impact. Electric utilities are combining weather intelligence with on-the-ground impact to turn forecasts into actionable wildfire insights that help protect infrastructure and communities. Red Flag Warnings remain an essential foundation for understanding fire weather conditions. As wildfire behavior grows more complex, many utilities are enhancing that foundation with granular fire behavior modeling, using advanced simulations to see how fire could spread and impact key assets. In our latest article, we explore how leading utilities are integrating forecast data, simulation modeling, and consequence analysis to: ✔️ Anticipate where fires are most likely to ignite and spread ✔️ Quantify potential impacts to people, property, and assets ✔️ Streamline complex data into actionable wildfire intelligence 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲: https://lnkd.in/eiWRM9XX #WildfireTechnology #GridResilience #WildfireMitigation #UtilityRisk

Imagine being able to see wildfire risk to your infrastructure and the communities you serve mapped five days before it happens. Knowing where to act first is the kind of foresight becoming possible with data and AI. It is already reshaping how electric utilities prepare. At a recent United States Energy Association webinar, experts emphasized that wildfires can no longer be treated as seasonal events. Overgrown forests, shrinking firefighting capacity, and continued development in high-risk areas are pushing communities to the edge. Technosylva’s Chief Growth Officer, Indran Ratnathicam, shared how AI forecasts are not just predicting wildfire danger but pinpointing when and where risk will be highest. That level of precision is helping utilities make proactive decisions such as public safety power shutoffs and targeted mitigation measures to safeguard both people and infrastructure. The discussion underscored a simple truth: resilience depends on holistic, data-driven solutions that cut across sectors and regions. Read the full article in Daily Energy Insider: https://lnkd.in/eM4JgBAG #WildfireResilience #AI #WildfireTechnology