Buzz Solutions

🚀 We’re Hiring! Join Us at the Intersection of AI & Energy ⚡🔍 Exciting things are happening at Buzz Solutions! We’re growing our team and looking for exceptional talent to help us push the boundaries of AI in the energy sector. If you're passionate about building cutting-edge technology with real-world impact, check out these open roles: 🔥 Senior Machine Learning Engineer ⚙️ Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) Engineer 📈 Senior Sales Account Executive At Buzz Solutions, we are redefining how AI transforms the energy industry—making it smarter, more efficient, and sustainable. If you're looking to make an impact, we’d love to hear from you! 📩 Apply now or reach out for more details. You can apply for the roles via the jobs portal on our LinkedIn page or via the careers page on our website. Also, if you know someone who would be a great fit, feel free to tag them! #Hiring #AI #MachineLearning #MLOps #Sales #EnergyTech #AIforGood #JoinUs

If you are curious about the ways utilities are using AI to improve operations, here’s an interesting article from AI Multiple Research: AI Utilities: Top 15 Use cases & case studies in 2025 It’s encouraging to see the adoption of new technology across such a broad range of applications, from generation monitoring to optimizing utility truck fleets to automated customer service. We weren’t surprised to see AI use cases for Energy Demand Forecasting and Energy Prosuming on the list, as forecasting and demand response programs seem like natural opportunities for AI improvements. At Buzz Solutions we’re very familiar with two of the use cases listed: • #10 Automated Asset Management • #13 Substations Safety and Security Our PowerAI and Power GUARD software products help utilities automate image analysis for inspections and video analysis for substation monitoring and we’re proud to be part of the AI revolution taking place in the utilities market. Thanks to AI Multiple Research for this thought-provoking article.

Woodpeckers are attracted to power poles because their height and isolation mimic natural nesting sites. Using their incredibly forceful beaks (1,200g) they make holes to nest and search for insects. In fact, holes four feet deep have been found, and pole damage is accelerated when water pools inside. Buzz Solutions has developed AI-trained models that analyze inspection images and detect woodpecker holes and other cavities in power poles. It’s a standard feature of our PowerAI software and demonstrated in this video. If you are concerned about the reliability of power poles due to woodpecker cavities or other defects, consider automating your inspection processes and request a demo of PowerAI to learn more.

Buzz Solutions is proud to be recognized by ECOTECH in its new report Decisions That Define: Executive Strategies and Innovations Driving Corporate Sustainability. Bonnie Schneider, a Sustainability Analyst for the Techstrong Group and the creator of EcoTechInsights.com is the analyst for the report that reveals insights from more than 100 global tech executives who are transforming environmental initiatives into competitive advantages. Buzz Solutions is acknowledged in the “AI-powered Infrastructure Protection” category for its innovative software that enables utilities to modernize inspections. Combining drone image capture with AI-enabled software improves the effectiveness of infrastructure inspections while dramatically reducing the cost and associated carbon footprint. Congrats to all the innovators named! Check out the report at EcoTechReport.com

Millions of people in the US had to endure very cold temperatures, snow and ice last week. Our hats go off to the utility personnel that worked in brutal conditions to keep the lights on. Many utilities have stepped up efforts related to inspections as a strategy for storm hardening. If they can find anomalies during inspections and perform proactive maintenance, utilities can reduce the number of outages during major weather events. Also, after a major storm, drones and AI-enabled software help utilities assess the damage and build prioritized recovery plans. If you are ramping up utility inspections as part of storm hardening, request a demo of PowerAI, our proven software solution to help utilities automate inspection workflows. Demo: https://hubs.ly/Q037TSZN0

If you are responsible for drones at your utility this article published last week is worth a read: Commercial Drones - Technavio From Buzz Solutions a few things stood out: • A 44% Commercial Drone Compounded Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) for the time-period 2025-29 (a CAGR over 40% is considered “hypergrowth”) • Technology improvements like autonomous flight technology are fueling growth Growth is across several markets - Energy, Defense, Agriculture, Construction, Telecom, Film making, Ecommerce, etc. • The word is spreading. Drones deliver remarkable benefits for inspections including finding far more defects, much faster, and with greatly reduced cost and carbon footprint as well as improved safety. If your utility drone program is growing, Buzz Solutions would like to connect and share best practices for streamlining image management, analysis and reporting. https://hubs.li/Q036wjbd0

Here’s an insightful article from our CEO and Co-founder Kaitlyn Albertoli published by T&D World. In the article Kaitlyn shares ideas on how utilities can maximize the ROI on their drone programs. She shares that a key to realizing return on investment is to consider the entire end-to-end inspection process, not only the use of drones for capturing images but also the subsequent data management, analysis and reporting process steps. For example, when a utility’s drone program reaches a size of 10,000 images per month, it’s common for the utility to experience resource bottlenecks in image analysis. This hurdle could hinder the ROI realization of the drone program if not addressed. When this occurs, software like PowerAI automates image analysis with AI detections, delivering actionable data to subject matters experts much sooner. Asset management can then be improved, and reliability increases through targeted proactive maintenance. Now the end-to-end inspection process is delivering the desired results. Congrats to Kaitlyn for an interesting article. If you’re interested in improving the ROI of your utility’s drone program, register for a demo of PowerAI here: https://bit.ly/41fymF6

Power system insulators can become contaminated due to industrial or natural pollution. When the surface of the insulators becomes covered by airborne pollutants and becomes moist due to rain, fog or dew, the pollution layer becomes conductive because of the presence of ionic solids. This type of contamination can potentially cause insulator flashover. Buzz Solutions PowerAI software includes trained AI-detections for contaminated insulators to help utilities quickly identify insulators that need cleaning or replacement. Check out this short video of PowerAI’s detection of a contaminated porcelain insulator. Live demo: https://hubs.li/Q036HvSl0 More on PowerAI https://hubs.li/Q036Hy390

Consolidate inspection image management with PowerAI Basic! If your utility is getting started with drones for inspections, consider PowerAI Basic software for consolidated management of images. PowerAI Basic streamlines image management and reviews by subject matter experts and offers scalability for the future as your program grows. Discover the benefits of PowerAI Basic today by scheduling a demo. https://hubs.li/Q036PnsJ0 #Efficiency #DataManagement #PowerAIBasic #BuzzSolutions

Buzz Solutions is thrilled to learn that we have been named a “Top 10 Innovator” in the Darcy Grid Technologies category. Darcy Partners is a technology scouting and innovation advisory firm serving the energy industry. They selected the 2024 Top 10 Innovators based on the company activity, novelty and impact of the innovations, and potential effects on broader developments in the industry.   Here’s a list of the winners for Innovators in Grid Technologies: 1. Buzz Solutions 2 Skydio 3. Heimdall Power 4. Switched Source LLC 5. VEIR 6. envelio Inc. 7. GridUnity 8. Rhizome  9. Exodigo 10. N5 Sensors, Inc.   Thanks to Darcy and congrats to all the winners!    To request a demo of Buzz’s award-winning software solutions click here: bit.ly/41fymF6