Q2 Newsletter
Q2 Newletter
This quarter, we’ve seen a growing recognition of the critical role of transmission to enable the energy transition, and have seen an acceleration in the industry’s adoption of Dynamic Line Ratings. We are excited to share the LineVision quarterly newsletter, showcasing industry progress, events, and milestones at LineVision.
Company News
We announced a partnership with AES to increase capacity on their grid to help with the integration of renewable energy and commercial load growth.
LineVision successfully achieved ISO 27001:2022 certification, a prestigious milestone in information security management. This internationally recognized standard validates our commitment to protecting our customers' sensitive data and upholding the industry’s highest standards of data security.
LineVision is proud to announce we have joined WIRES. With over half of WIRES member utilities as clients, this was a natural decision. We look forward to working within this important organization to advocate for policies and funding to ensure the transmission grid is an enabler of and not an obstacle to the energy transition.
We launched a Carbon Calculator to track the impact of our operationalized Dynamic Line Ratings projects on emissions reductions. So far, our utility partners have avoided over 1.1 million metric tons of CO2 emission by utilizing Dynamic Line Ratings.
We released a written case study on National Grid UK’s DLR Installation with LineVision. So far, operationalizing LineVision’s DLR has increased line capacity by over 50% and unlocked 600 MW of additional capacity a year, enough to power more than 500,000 homes.
LineVision advisory board member, Nora Mead Brownell, spoke with Electrek, about what the U.S. needs to do to upgrade its power grid. In the article, she shares that the current economic model favors building new power lines, but that utilities must be better incentivized to use grid enhancing technologies like DLR.
LineVision’s CEO, Hudson Gilmer spoke with fDi Intelligence’s Danielle Myles about startup investing, grid advancements, and what needs to be done to move us all towards a more sustainable grid.
Regulatory News
The USDA announced The Empowering Rural America (New ERA) Program. This $9.7 billion program will provide funding to rural electric cooperatives to help them transition to clean, affordable, and reliable energy. The program focuses on reducing greenhouse gas emissions and can be used to fund renewable energy projects, grid investments, and grid enhancing technologies.
The WATT Coalition issued the Building a Better Grid Report, showcasing the important complementary role of Grid enhancing Technologies together with the construction of new and upgraded lines.
Industry Events
Hudson Gilmer spoke at Global Transmission Report's Annual Summit, speaking on the topic: Building Transmission Capacity with Grid Enhancing Technologies - Talking about how LineVision's DLR can boost capacity by up to 40% on existing infrastructure.
Hilary Pearson, Vice President, Policy & External Affairs at LineVision spoke at Western NARUC on how DLR can address energy system challenges and boost system resilience.
At the Gulf Coast Power Association’s Spring Conference, Hudson Gilmer, spoke about the future of transmission technology. During the panel, he said: "When (utilities) see their peers adopting (DLR) ... there’s a tipping point ... bottlenecks in the interconnection queue have led utilities to LineVision."
LineVision’s Senior Applications Engineer, Kristine Engel, PE, spoke at Edison Electric Institute’s Spring 2023 Transmission, Distribution, Metering & Mutual Assistance Conference.
At the IEEE Grid Edge Technologies Conference, LineVision’s CTO, Tim Stelzer, and VP of Regulatory Affairs, Hilary Pearson spoke on separate panels discussing GETs and their ability to maximize capacity, increase efficiency and enhance the reliability of today’s electric grid.
Team Updates
The entire LineVision team came together for our semiannual Innovation Day in May! We formed cross-functional teams and worked on innovations: from recruiting tools to new uses of GIS to enhancing security features. Innovation days are not only a fun team-building activity, but a source of new product and feature ideas that help us provide best-in-class data science, hardware, and software for our customers.
This Spring, LineVision turned 5. This past year has been a momentous one, with; The largest DLR installation in the US, Operationalizing dynamic line ratings, Partnering with GE, and raising our Series C funding.
Thank you for your continued support. At LineVision, we are passionate about accelerating the net zero grid, and we look forward to sharing more updates with you in the coming months.
