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Patrick Sichel and jason guy are in Spokane, Wash., this week representing Buzz Solutions at the Northwest Public Power Association Engineering and Operations conference. NWPPA E&O is the largest gathering of public power utilities in the Northwest, with a theme of “More Powerful Together.” It runs Tuesday–Thursday in the Spokane Convention Center, just a short stroll from scenic Spokane Falls. If you are attending, please stop by Exhibitor booth #806, to meet Jason and Patrick and learn how Buzz Solutions is helping Public Power utilities modernize inspections and improve substation video monitoring. We’d love to connect!

Greetings from the spring conference circuit. Brandon Bozarth wears many hats at Buzz Solutions, but an important one is demonstrating PowerAI to utilities. We caught Brandon in a rare free moment between demos and asked him what’s his favorite feature of PowerAI. His answer might surprise you! Thanks Brandon! Your insights are always enlightening! To learn more visit: PowerAI - Buzz Solutions

Modernizing inspections with drones and AI-enabled software helps utilities in several ways: · More defects are found in inspection images · Images are processed faster · Less resources are required to complete inspections But there is another important aspect to consider — utility safety. In this recent article Tech and Visual Intelligence Are Reshaping Utility Worker Safety — Occupational Health & Safety our CEO and Co-Founder Kaitlyn Albertoli shares thoughts on drones and visual intelligence through the lens of improved utility safety. If you have a passion for improving utility worker safety check out the article and let us know what you think!

Happy Friday we’re back with “Conference Q&A”, this time running down our CTO/COO and Co-founder Vikhyat Chaudhry. The question for Vik is “From a workflow standpoint, what makes Buzz Solutions different?” At Buzz Solutions we’re focused on improving utility end-to-end workflows for inspections and substation video monitoring. When workflows are streamlined, good things happen - equipment condition issues are detected sooner, details are visible to more stakeholders, and problem resolutions are accelerated. Thanks to Vik for sharing his perspectives on this important question!

The ASCE Infrastructure 2050 Report Card was released in late March and provides a comprehensive view of the condition of fifteen different aspects of American infrastructure (https://bit.ly/42xlNp9). The Energy Grid is addressed in one of these sections (https://bit.ly/42xlTx1). In the report, the ASCE accurately outlines numerous challenges electric utilities face: · Increased demand from EVs and data centers · Federal and state greenhouse gas emission goals · A shifting mix of generation with more renewables · Extreme weather · Cyber threats · Funding — 69% of what’s required ASCE makes nine recommendations to improve energy infrastructure including a recommendation to improve grid (and pipeline) reliability by increasing frequency and effectiveness of critical asset inspections and focusing on robust risk mitigation. We think ASCE nailed that one! What are your thoughts?

The ASCE Infrastructure 2050 Report Card was released in late March and provides a comprehensive view of the condition of fifteen different aspects of American infrastructure (https://bit.ly/42xlNp9). The Energy Grid is addressed in one of these sections (https://bit.ly/42xlTx1). In the report, the ASCE accurately outlines numerous challenges electric utilities face: · Increased demand from EVs and data centers · Federal and state greenhouse gas emission goals · A shifting mix of generation with more renewables · Extreme weather · Cyber threats · Funding — 69% of what’s required ASCE makes nine recommendations to improve energy infrastructure including a recommendation to improve grid (and pipeline) reliability by increasing frequency and effectiveness of critical asset inspections and focusing on robust risk mitigation. We think ASCE nailed that one! What are your thoughts?

Buzz Solutions is ramping up participation in spring industry conferences. When there is lull in booth traffic we like to ask our subject matter experts some tough questions and capture their thoughts on video. We call this collection of short videos our “Conference Q&A Series”. In this clip, the first in our series, we asked our CEO and Co-founder Kaitlyn Albertoli why Buzz Solutions likes working with electric utilities. Thanks to Kaitlyn for kicking off this new video series with great enthusiasm!

Buzz Solutions is excited to be a launch partner in the new ARCOS LLC Partner Network. Other partners in the network include Milsoft Utility Solutions, JNCTN, LiveEO, Noteworthy AI, Sheltera AI, and Esri. ARCOS provides SaaS solutions to solve resource management challenges that electric utilities and other industries face. The ARCOS Resource Management platform helps utilities plan, respond, restore, and report actions taken during normal operations or unplanned service interruptions. Using ARCOS, utilities improve response time and efficiency of resources while boosting customer satisfaction, and the ARCOS partners help utilities get more value from their ARCOS solutions. Congrats to ARCOS on launching their partner network! We’re looking forward to teaming up to help utilities modernize operations and gain efficiency. To learn more visit: ARCOS Partner Network (https://lnkd.in/gjGD5qT2)

Here’s a fun, 30-second video recap of Buzz Solutions’ experience at DTECH 2025, created by our masterful videographer DeRae Logan! Thanks to all who came to the Buzz Booth and Happy Hour. We’re energized by our work with innovative utilities looking for new ways to improve reliability, asset management, security and efficiency. And we’re grateful for collaboration with industry partners like Esri, Skydio, and NVIDIA to build more integrated solutions. We can hardly wait to do it all again at DISTRIBUTECH 2026 in San Diego!

Exciting News! 🚀 Buzz Solutions is honored to be featured in the Fox Business Network “50 American Leaders” campaign! This program highlights companies transforming their industries with innovation and ingenuity— and we’re proud to be recognized among them. The 8-minute profile, “Paving the Way for a More Sustainable and Reliable Energy Future”, showcases how we’re modernizing grid inspections in partnership with Dominion Energy. The profile explores: ✅ The critical need to modernize the power grid ✅ How Dominion Energy is driving reliability and efficiency ✅ Buzz Solutions’ AI-powered software for analyzing inspection data ✅ Faster, smarter workflows with automated image analysis ✅ Seamless integration with existing utility software and processes A huge thank you to Fox Business, Acumen, and Dominion Energy for being part of our journey! 🎥 Watch the full video below.