Exactly how different utility teams and project stakeholders are approaching the integration of multiple systems to enable reliability will be a focus of DTECH Reliability & Resiliency, August 25-27, 2026.

In this episode of the Factor This podcast, Sumeet Singh, CEO of Pacific Gas & Electric, details how utility leaders can balance cultural shifts with the economic imperative to maximize underutilized grid capacity and lower customer rates. He breaks down how PG&E processes billions of pieces of data to help predict wildfire risks in advance, and how AI-enabled camera networks can shave critical minutes off emergency response times. 

Utilizing advanced platforms like Firescape, utilities such as PNM are adjusting what it means for them to simultaneously evaluate wildfire risk and consider reliability.

Nathan Shannon will discuss how energy affordability connects with utility reliability at DTECH Reliability & Resiliency

ComEd has been able to achieve a bottom-line impact for customers that impact utility affordability thanks to their Voltage Optimization (VO) initiative.

A new era of utility wildfire defense is being defined by a shift from reactive maintenance to proactive risk mitigation.

Sunrun launched a distributed AI compute pilot program, expanding edge computing in homes with solar and battery systems to meet AI demand.

The Michigan Public Service Commission launched a tool for customers to access reliability data for DTE Electric and Consumers Energy.