Buzz Solutions

Buzz Solutions is all set for 2025 Georgia Vegetation Management Association conference in Savannah, Georgia. Come by and let’s talk trees and encroachment. #selfienotmything 😊

The GEORGIA VEGETATION MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION CORPORATION (GVMA) has its annual conference this week in Savannah, and our Sales Director, jason guy, is there to represent Buzz Solutions. The conference covers a range of topics, including electrical system reliability, safety, utility pole preservatives, herbicides, pesticides, endangered species, etc. Buzz Solutions helps utilities with vegetation management using our PowerAI software to identify vegetation encroachment on power line structures and conductors. Stop by and visit Jason to learn more or visit Distribution - Buzz Solutions. https://hubs.li/Q03jC3Rr0

Many utilities are aggressively working to modernize inspection processes, and recently, several new AI vendors have jumped into the market. We caught up with our CTO/COO and Co-Founder Vikhyat Chaudhry and asked him, “What makes Buzz Solutions stand out?” We won’t give away Vik’s response but here’s a clue — he’s a data scientist!! For more valuable insights from Vik, check out his recent article in Power Magazine How Utilities Can Activate Data to Improve Asset Management (https://lnkd.in/g82RYtXU)

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!

Do your inspection results integrate with GIS and work order systems? Executing the complete, end-to-end workflow is important to recognize the full value from your inspection programs. We’ve learned this through years of work with electric utilities. That’s why Buzz Solutions has developed application programming interfaces (APIs) for our PowerAI platform, to integrate results with GIS, asset management, and work order systems. With PowerAI integrations, inspection results are visible to more stakeholders and utility repair processes are accelerated. To learn more visit: https://hubs.li/Q03j10k80

If your utility is working to reduce wildfire risk, check out this Southern California Edison (SCE) Aerial Inspection webpage: Drones, Helicopters Help Mitigate Wildfires From the Sky (https://hubs.li/Q03j11b-0), which includes a compelling video. An important part of SCE’s wildfire risk reduction strategy is to modernize inspections with drone image capture and AI-enabled image analysis, and they have seen amazing results! To reduce wildfire risk, consider the strategy of modernizing inspections. If you don’t have the in-house data science resources to do the AI work, there is another option. https://hubs.li/Q03j10gH0 to learn about PowerAI.

If you want a quick recap of what Buzz Solutions has been up to in the first quarter of 2025, this press release is worth a read. It was a historic quarter for Buzz, with progress on numerous fronts, including: · Securing more growth funding · Continuing work with our partner DRIFT UAV Services · Releasing PowerAI 2.0 software, with new features and integrations · Introducing PowerAI Basic for utilities just starting drone inspections · Enhancing PowerGUARD with a new dashboard for substation alerts · Appearing in a Fox Business Network profile as part of their 50 American Leaders campaign In the Press Release, our Co-founders Kaitlyn Albertoli and Vikhyat Chaudhry also share their perspectives on Buzz’s mission to modernize energy infrastructure with actionable intelligence. For more Buzz updates keep an eye on our Press page: https://lnkd.in/gD7PW5UE

At the top of the tower in the Buzz Solutions conference booth, just below the Buzz logo, are the words “Vision Power Intelligence”. For our second Conference Q&A with CEO and Co-founder Kaitlyn Albertoli we asked her to explain the term vision-powered intelligence and why it’s important. Yes, AI is part of it, but there’s much more, and Kaitlyn shares the true essence of vision powered intelligence, what we do at Buzz, and how it helps utilities improve operations. To learn more about the Buzz Solutions mission visit: Our Mission - Buzz Solutions

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