1) Issue: Infrastructure

2) Tech summary

• The city of Detroit’s power utility company, DTE Energy, has partnered with Tollgrade Communications to make its grid more reliable and resilient.
• Tollgrade’s LightHouse MV Smart Grid Sensors and Predictive Grid Analytics platform were installed at key substations throughout the distribution network.
• These sensors send back real time data to DTE that allow its operations team to predict outages and address line failures in a targeted way.
• DTE also believes that this technology will improve crew safety during storm outages by providing accurate information about which parts of the grid are powered-down and which are still live.
• Article: A Smarter Grid in the Motor City from Harvard’s Data-Smart Cities

3) Stakeholders: energy consumers, energy utilities, businesses

4) Steps for deployment

• Partner with tech company to procure grid sensors and predictive analytics platform, like Tollgrade’s product.
• Develop pilot program to install technology throughout the grid system.
• Collect and analyze data and scale the program.