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'
1. 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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To meet rising demand more generation is needed, but progress is stalled. Over 12,000 generation and storage projects, amounting to nearly twice the current installed generation capacity in the US are stuck in the interconnection queue. This queue has grown 8x in the past decade, with average wait times in the queue now exceeding 6 years. And, only 20% of the projects in the queue successfully make it to commercial operations, while the rest withdraw during the study process.
2. Growing Generation Interconnection Queue
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Grid congestion is driving up costs. Thermal overloading on transmission lines forces utilities to curtail low-cost generation and rely on costlier alternatives. This has driven U.S. congestion costs to $10-20 billion annually, ultimately impacting ratepayers. As a result, electricity prices have surged nearly 3x in recent years.
3. Rising Electricity Rates Driven by Grid Congestion
A Key Driver Behind the 'Gridlock'
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
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)​
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A 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 Capacity Manager
A grid operations software in the ID-GETs Platform for finding the laten capacity of the existing grid in a reliable and cost-effectivemanner for the reduction of grid congestion.
Utilities | ISOs / RTOs
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