Summary
Rapidly scaling EVs and solar are leaving utilities with a massive blind spot at the low-voltage network level. While legacy back-office analytics take months of historical data to guess behind-the-meter behavior, Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) chose a faster, smarter route.
Partnering with NET2GRID and Itron, SMUD launched a field validation across 840 Sacramento households to turn passive smart meters into active intelligence assets. By running NET2GRID EnergyAI® Edge software directly inside Itron Riva meters, they unlocked real-time, household-level grid edge analytics, completely bypassing costly cloud processing and lagging DMV records.
Field-Proven Results
97%
EV Detection Accuracy:
Pinpoint awareness of residential charging events, durations, and load.
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Days to Insight:
87% of EV-charging homes were accurately identified within the very first week of deployment.
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Added Infrastructure:
Plug-and-play edge computing that protects consumer privacy and eliminates cloud data bloat.
"If you don't have the visibility of the behind-the-meter asset behavior, you can't move to the management."
Trevor Lamb
Manager IT Grants & Vendor Management, SMUD
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