Sharper Shape, a leader in T&D utility asset management and grid resiliency solutions, celebrates a year of record achievements in 2024. From advancing groundbreaking technologies to forging key partnerships with clients, the company has continued to make a significant impact in supporting transmission and distribution utilities across the United States.
This year, Sharper Shape secured significant contracts with three major investor-owned utilities (IOUs) in the Western United States and two IOUs headquartered in the Northeast. The company further cemented its reputation as a trusted partner by assisting numerous drone service providers (DSPs) in acquiring essential utility asset data, supporting their efforts to modernize and maintain critical infrastructure.
In addition to securing new customer contracts, Sharper Shape deepened its relationships with ongoing customers, including supporting PG&E’s successful application for a multi-million-dollar matching grant under the Department of Energy’s Grid Resiliency and Innovation Partnership (GRIP) Program.
Furthermore, in an exceptional year for the businesses data collection services, Sharper Shape collected and processed over 10,000 miles of LiDAR data on transmission and distribution networks in 2024, leveraging cutting-edge technology for enhanced grid management.
This was complemented by the launch of Asset Insights. Powered by AI algorithms, Asset Insights identifies defects and anomalies, driving greater efficiency and reliability for utility operations. This, when coupled with the company’s CORE (Cloud-Based Remote Evaluation) technology, is reshaping how utilities approach asset management, offering unprecedented levels of insight and operational control.
Steven Hansen, Chief Finance Officer at Sharper Shape said: “2024 has been a pivotal year for the business, with a strategic focus on software and product development. Looking ahead to 2025, Sharper Shape’s top priority is to expand the customer base for our CORE platform. With the integration of Asset Insights and our advanced AI and machine learning capabilities, CORE is poised to deliver enhanced utility efficiency, optimized asset management and improved grid reliability.
“We remain committed to empowering utilities, including investor owned and cooperative utilities, as well as drone service providers, with innovative solutions that drive resilience, sustainability and operational excellence.”
About Sharper Shape
Sharper Shape builds Living Digital Twin (LDT) software to help power transmission & distribution utilities and other operators of linear infrastructure manage risk, improve safety, and create operational efficiencies. Delivered on a cloud based, SaaS platform and supplemented by data collection and work package execution services, Sharper Shape’s technology is built by some of the brightest tech minds in Finland and the US. Our ever-expanding library of advanced AI/ML algorithms allows us to produce LDTs which are easy to integrate into user workflows and to update with live field data. Our ultimate vision is a safer world, and our mission is to create these tools and offer insights which empower asset operators to make it so.
Sharper Shape was founded in 2013 in Helsinki, Finland. Sharper Shape serves tier one utilities around the world, with dedicated technology centers in Helsinki and Salt Lake City, Utah.
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