Ravindran: AI in energy is not new; algorithms deployed decades ago
Sadia Ravindran · An influx of EVs. Surging peaks. Can AI help? · Apr 17, 2024 · at 14:08
Sadia Ravindran, an energy software executive, argues against hype suggesting AI is entirely new to utility operations, referencing automated forecasting capabilities from a decade prior.
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“We delivered ten million forecasts in under 10 minutes a decade ago, right? So I think the idea that somehow AI is being newly incorporated into technology is false. Many companies have been around and have been actively incorporating these new technologies.”
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