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PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Synthetic intelligence (AI) gives a robust device for power firms to ship an reasonably priced, dependable clear power transformation. At present earlier than a U.S. Home Power and Commerce Subcommittee, EPRI Senior Technical Government Jeremy Renshaw testified that events must collectively work on addressing right now’s AI challenges and tomorrow’s alternatives.
For greater than a decade, EPRI has been finding out AI and its potential impacts on the power sector, and within the final 5 years, the institute has accelerated its actions round AI and information science. To this point, EPRI has been concerned in additional than 70 initiatives associated to AI purposes within the power sector.
As EPRI analysis has discovered, AI will help power firms enhance effectivity of present belongings, help with wildfire danger analysis and early-stage detection, assist vegetation administration and storm restoration, and optimize power utilization, amongst different advantages.
“AI permits computer systems and people to work together extra successfully to enhance security and reliability whereas decreasing prices,” Renshaw testified earlier than the Home Power and Commerce Subcommittee on Power, Local weather, and Grid Safety. “That is finished by permitting people to do what people do finest – artistic pondering and coping with new or unexpected conditions, whereas computer systems do what computer systems do finest – fast, correct computations,” he mentioned.
“Whereas AI has come a great distance in a brief period of time, there are nonetheless many extra alternatives to unravel present challenges right now, in addition to issues for moral and accountable use of AI,” Renshaw famous. Amongst urgent issues:
- Information privateness and safety: AI fashions are usually skilled on massive datasets, which can include personally identifiable info or different delicate information. Steps ought to be taken to make sure the safety and privateness of the info.
- AI-assisted cybersecurity: EPRI and different firms are creating instruments to proactively monitor and tackle suspicious cyber-related exercise.
- Information: With out ample amount and high quality of knowledge, AI methods can doubtlessly produce misguided outcomes that can be utilized in decision-making processes.
- Workforce coaching: Individuals must be skilled on how and when AI is the proper device to make use of and when it’s not.
“Clearly, AI may have a major affect on the power business, seemingly each constructive and adverse. It’s anticipated that, by way of the introduction of AI, utilities will have the ability to make the most of its advantages for sustaining or bettering security, affordability, reliability, effectivity, and environmentally pleasant power manufacturing,” Renshaw concluded.
A duplicate of Renshaw’s ready testimony is obtainable right here. To study extra about EPRI’s AI work, go to www.ai.epri.com.
About EPRI
Based in 1972, EPRI is the world’s preeminent unbiased, non-profit power analysis and improvement group, with places of work all over the world. EPRI’s trusted consultants collaborate with greater than 450 firms in 45 nations, driving innovation to make sure the general public has clear, secure, dependable, reasonably priced, and equitable entry to electrical energy throughout the globe. Collectively, we’re shaping the way forward for power.
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