Tantalus Systems on June 25 announced that the Indiana Municipal Power Agency will be deploying Tantalus’ AI-powered TRUGrid Reliability and TRUGrid Transformer analytics across all 19 of its member utilities participating in the Agency’s AMI program with Tantalus.
This groundbreaking deployment, funded by a Grid Resilience Grant Program, represents the first time Tantalus will implement its AI-based analytics platform simultaneously across multiple utilities, the company said. The funding was through the state of Indiana which received funds through the federal GRIP program.
IMPA, a joint action agency that provides wholesale electricity and services to municipally-owned electric utilities across Indiana and Ohio, selected Tantalus’ TRUGrid analytics “to enhance grid reliability and operational efficiency with a data-centric approach that will enable utilities to make informed decisions with respect to managing their existing infrastructure,” Tantalus said in a news release.
TRUGrid’s scalable analytics engine “delivers valuable insights that allow utility operators to strengthen grid reliability by identifying and addressing faults, optimizing transformer performance, and prioritizing capital expenditures to upgrade their distribution grids,” the company said.
“This initiative represents a major step forward in our commitment to providing safe, reliable, and cost-effective electricity to the communities in our AMI program,” said Bill Castrodale, Manager of Electrical Engineering, at IMPA.
“By leveraging Tantalus’ AI-powered analytics, we are equipping our member utilities with the ability to proactively identify and address system and transformer issues in real time and to prioritize investments. That means faster service, smarter planning, and more resilient distribution grids. Ultimately, this technology enhances our ability to support each community’s long-term sustainability, economic development, and quality of life," he said.
IMPA is the not-for-profit wholesale power provider to 61 communities in Indiana and Ohio who own and operate their municipal electric distribution systems.
The Agency’s diverse power supply portfolio includes a mixture of coal, natural gas, renewable and purchased power, providing a low-cost, reliable, and environmentally-responsible power supply to over 350,000 individuals. The variety of additional services provided to IMPA’s membership also help support each community beyond power supply.
Additional details about the TRUGrid platform are available on the company’s website.
