Re-inventing Grid Software to Power the Future
Harnessing the power of software-based intelligence to reliably optimize the existing grid for the cost-effective interconnection and operations of new generation and large loads
'The Gridlock'
Surging Electricity Demand
The era of flat load growth is over. The U.S. electricity demand is set to triple in the next decade. Peak demand growth rates are exceeding 5x that of the past decade, requiring 20% higher peak load which is an additional 150 GW to be served by 2030. Data centers alone are projected to consume nearly 90 GW in the next five years, with average interconnection delays stretching to 7 years. Manufacturing demand is projected to grow by 20 GW, while other forms of load growth due to electrification is estimated to grow by an additional 20%.
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Growing Generation Interconnection Queue
The era of flat load growth is over. The U.S. electricity demand is set to triple in the next decade. Peak demand growth rates are exceeding 5x that of the past decade, requiring 20% higher peak load which is an additional 150 GW to be served by 2030. Data centers alone are projected to consume nearly 90 GW in the next five years, with average interconnection delays stretching to 7 years. Manufacturing demand is projected to grow by 20 GW, while other forms of load growth due to electrification is estimated to grow by an additional 20%.
Rising Electricity Rates Driven by Grid Congestion
The era of flat load growth is over. The U.S. electricity demand is set to triple in the next decade. Peak demand growth rates are exceeding 5x that of the past decade, requiring 20% higher peak load which is an additional 150 GW to be served by 2030. Data centers alone are projected to consume nearly 90 GW in the next five years, with average interconnection delays stretching to 7 years. Manufacturing demand is projected to grow by 20 GW, while other forms of load growth due to electrification is estimated to grow by an additional 20%.
A 'Key Driver' Behind the Gridlock
High Costs & Long Wait-Times Involved in the Conventional Network Upgrades
The grid’s growing congestion crisis stems from its unoptimized configuration and utilization, resulting in acutely limited grid capacity for new load and generation.
Conventional solutions like building new transmission lines or reconductoring existing lines can expand grid capacity, but they come at a high cost and with long timelines. For instance, new transmission lines can take 7–10 years to get built, requiring significant investment.
High costs and frequent delays lead to project withdrawals, trigger restudies, and worsen the interconnection queue backlog, which can ultimately stall the progress towards achieving the grid of the future.
Our Philosophy for ‘Unlocking’ the Grid
Leveraging the Latent Grid Capacity by Creating a 'Flexible Grid'
At GridAstra, we believe boosting grid capacity isn’t just about building new lines or reconductoring — it's also about maximizing the utilization of the existing grid.
By adopting alternative transmission technologies, we can unlock additional capacity much faster and much more efficiently. Our solutions work alongside traditional methods to accelerate interconnection and operation of new generation, storage, and large loads.
GridAstra’s approach leverages Grid Enhancing Technologies (GETs) to:
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Re-route power flows from congested lines to under-utilized lines
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Boost thermal line ratings, when conditions allow
This innovative strategy offers a faster and cheaper path to unlock grid capacity and enable a more resilient, flexible energy future.
Integrated Digital Grid Enhancing Technologies (ID-GETs)
Introducing the single software platform by GridAstra that can digitally integrate the models of Grid Enhancing Technologies (GETs) & Provide automated decision support for ‘Unlocking’ the grid for more Generation and Large Loads using GETs
Interconnection Planning | Transmission Planning | Operations Planning | Realtime Operations
FUSION-T Interconnection Planner
A grid planning software in the ID-GETs Platform for accelerating the interconnection of new generation, storage, and large loads in the grid by optimizing the existing capacity of the grid in a reliable and cost-effective manner
Generation & Storage Developers | Data Center Developers | Transmission Utilities | ISOs / RTOs
FUSION-T Grid Capacity Manager
A grid operations software in the ID-GETs Platform for finding the latent capacity of the existing grid in a reliable and cost-effective manner for the reduction of grid congestion.
Utilities | ISOs / RTOs
