CAISO is launching a pilot to use generative AI to manage power outages, marking a major step toward automation in US grid operations. (MIT Technology Review)
The Genie software, from energy tech firm OATI, will help automate outage data analysis—a process grid engineers currently handle manually. If successful, it could eventually trigger real-time decisions to reroute or manage power flow.
Why it matters: US grid software is decades old, but surging complexity and outage risk from weather, renewables, and data center demand are pushing operators to modernize quickly. CAISO’s move follows similar interest from PJM and ERCOT.