Collaboration Leverages Technosylva's Advanced AI and Machine Learning to Strengthen Resilience and Prepare for Extreme Weather HOUSTON , Oct. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CenterPoint Energy, a leading electric and natural gas utility serving Texas , Indiana , Ohio , Louisiana , Minnesota and Mississippi , today announced an agreement to work with Technosylva, a global leader in wildfire science and extreme weather risk mitigation solutions, to utilize predictive analytics and artificial intelligence to better prepare CenterPoint's assets in extreme weather prone regions. The two companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) enabling CenterPoint to leverage Technosylva's leading extreme weather risk predictive analytics and mitigation solutions throughout CenterPoint's entire network and will focus on an all-weather hazards approach.
The collaboration is part of CenterPoint's $21 billion commitment over the next five years to electric and natural gas resilience initiatives, including improved reliability and system modernization. "Our defining goal is to build the most resilient coastal grid in the country that can better withstand the extreme weather that we continue to see impact our nation, and I believe that our work with Technosylva will help us achieve this ambition," said Jason Wells , President and CEO of CenterPoint. "Technosylva's world class, predictive analytics and mitigation platform for extreme weather events and wildfires, combined with their market-lea.
