Updated R&D strategy highlights evolving
utility technology needs
Explores the potential of artificial
intelligence to transform the energy system and enhance customer
experience
OAKLAND,
Calif., Nov. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today,
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) unveiled its refreshed
R&D strategy report with a focus on artificial intelligence
(AI) and other innovations as critical enablers to achieving
PG&E's clean energy, climate, and customer-experience
goals.
The refreshed report outlines the integration of AI as a central
component to meeting growing energy demand, stabilizing customer
bills and reducing emissions. The report also details R&D
progress since 2023 and integrates findings of a company-wide
review of PG&E's current usage of AI.
"At PG&E, we are actively building the carbon-free energy
system of the future," said PG&E Corporation CEO Patti Poppe. "We're calling on innovators to
join us in exploring how AI can shape the future of energy and
amplify the incredible work of our dedicated workforce. The future
of energy is ours to imagine and create, and together we will
achieve extraordinary things."
Today, PG&E uses AI in meteorology, planning, inspections,
monitoring, maintenance, and customer communications, among other
functions. These AI applications strengthen PG&E's detection,
prevention, and response to the risk of wildfires and help to
achieve greater operational performance and customer
experiences.
In the report, PG&E also identifies opportunities for AI to
improve data collection and analysis, expand capacity, reduce
emissions, stabilize bills and provide enhanced customer
service.
PG&E will dive deeper and explore AI plus many other
important topics in collaborative conversations with cross-industry
leaders at its 2024 Innovation Summit on November 13 in San
Jose, California.
The 2024 summit will showcase breakthrough innovation underway
at PG&E and other utilities. It will also provide an
opportunity for conversation and collaboration on a focused subset
of high-potential challenges.
Following the Innovation Summit, PG&E will issue targeted
calls for collaboration on some of our most impactful
challenges.
Visit www.pge.com/innovation to read the report, to
learn more about PG&E's efforts to accelerate innovation and to
register for the 2024 Innovation Summit.
About PG&E
Pacific Gas and Electric Company,
a subsidiary of PG&E Corporation (NYSE:
PCG), is a combined natural gas and electric utility serving
more than sixteen million people across 70,000 square miles in
Northern and Central California.
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