POWER Magazine•13 days ago
Why AI Pilots Stall Without Operating Discipline
Key Takeaway
The widespread adoption of AI in utilities is encountering significant hurdles in operational integration, meaning its potential to enhance grid efficiency and asset management for developers and large loads is currently unfulfilled.
AI Summary
- •Artificial intelligence (AI) has rapidly become mainstream in electric utilities, with over 80% of North American utilities already utilizing it in some capacity.
- •Utilities are actively engaged in AI pilots and proofs of concept, focusing on control room insights and predictive intelligence for asset management.
- •Despite widespread adoption efforts, these AI initiatives frequently stall due to a lack of operating discipline, preventing the full realization of their benefits.
- •For developers and large power consumers, this implies that the promised efficiencies and advanced grid management capabilities from AI may be delayed or limited by utilities' internal operational integration challenges.
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Article Content
Artificial intelligence (AI) has moved quickly from the margins to the mainstream in electric utilities. Control room vendors promote AI-driven insights, asset platforms promise predictive intelligence, and most major utilities are running at least one pilot or proof of concept. More than 80% of North American utilities already report using AI in some form. The post Why AI Pilots Stall Without Operating Discipline appeared first on POWER Magazine .