AI case study

Hetch Hetchy Power SystemVegetation management

LiDAR data took 18 months to process. AI now scans satellite imagery in 8 weeks, reducing annual maintenance work by 50%.

Published|2 months ago

Key results

Annual Time Savings
260 hours
Insight Delivery Time
8 weeks
vs 18 months (Lidar)
Outage Reduction
50%

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The story

Context

A utility provider maintains 369 miles of transmission and distribution lines running through high fire threat districts and protected natural areas like Yosemite National Park.

Challenge

A single forester inspected the entire network manually, relying on LiDAR flights that took up to 18 months to process due to weather delays. By the...

Solution
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The company

Hetch Hetchy Power System logo

Hetch Hetchy Power System

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Municipal hydroelectric and solar power utility for the City of San Francisco.

IndustryEnergy & Utilities
LocationSan Francisco, CA, USA
Employees1K-5K
Founded1925

The AI provider

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Amazon Web Services (AWS)

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Cloud computing platform and on-demand infrastructure services.

IndustryTechnology
LocationSeattle, WA, USA
Employees100K+
Founded2006

The implementation partner

Provided the Treeline AI solution to monitor vegetation risk for Hetch Hetchy's power lines.

IndustryAerospace & Defense
LocationBerlin, Germany
Employees51-250
Founded2018

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