Schneider Electric Debuts One Digital Grid Platform

Schneider Electric, a global energy technology leader, announced the availability of its One Digital Grid Platform — a unified, artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled software platform designed to help utilities modernize faster, strengthen grid resilience and reduce energy costs. The platform was launched simultaneously in Spain at Enlit Europe, attended by more than 15,000 professionals from 130 countries, and Schneider Electric’s Innovation Summit North America in Las Vegas, convening more than 2,500 business leaders and market innovators to accelerate practical solutions for a more resilient, affordable and intelligent energy future.

The One Digital Grid Platform combines planning, operations and asset management in a modular, AI-enabled platform designed for utilities — facilitating innovation without costly infrastructure upgrades. It provides integrated tools to boost reliability, improve efficiency and enhance customer communication.

Meeting America’s Energy Demand Surge
According to Schneider Electric’s Sustainability Research Institute, grid instability costs U.S. businesses billions annually. Modeling shows the nation must add 1,000–2,000 terawatt hours (TWh) of electricity per decade to meet demand from AI computing, manufacturing and electrification. (One TWh powers about 90,000 homes for a year.) To meet this challenge, the U.S. must rapidly expand capacity through distributed generation, improve energy efficiency with digital technologies and modernize the grid. The One Digital Grid Platform is a critical solution to overcome this extraordinary challenge.

Unleashing the Power of AI for a More Reliable Grid
Built on Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure™ ADMS, DERMS and ArcFM, the platform uses AI and real-time data to accelerate outage response and improve communication. New AI-enabled capabilities include:

Estimated Time of Restoration (ETR): When the power goes out due to storms, wildfires or Public Safety Power Shutoffs, ETR delivers timely, data-driven restoration estimates – helping customers stay informed and prepared. It uses real-time grid data, weather forecasts, crew availability and historical outage patterns to predict and update restoration times. This capability also integrates with storm preparedness tools from AiDASH.

Grid AI Assistant: Embedded in EcoStruxure™ ADMS, it supports real-time troubleshooting and optimizes grid performance. It streamlines operator workflows and decision-making, helping utilities respond more quickly and effectively.

AI-based Network Model Tuning: Uses AI to align mapping, operational and customer data to detect and correct mismatches between the grid’s digital model and real-world conditions. This improves accuracy, enhances reliability and reduces operational costs.

Offering Cloud + On-Prem Flexibility for Utilities
Developed by Schneider Electric, the platform runs on Microsoft Azure — a secure, scalable hybrid-cloud foundation for grid modernization. Schneider Electric integrates with Microsoft Azure OpenAI service, Defender for IoT, Sentinel and Azure Arc to provide the cloud scalability, cybersecurity and real-time data processing needed to support dynamic grid operations and AI-driven insights.