The intelligence layer the distribution system needs.

DERMS orchestration

IEEE 2030.5 + CSIP comms to every connected DER under the utility's curtailment authority. Day-ahead schedules and real-time setpoint dispatch. The platform handles the long tail of inverter vendors, smart-thermostat ecosystems, and EVSE protocols — utilities don't have to.

VPP market participation

Aggregations of residential and commercial DERs bid into ISO/RTO capacity, energy, and ancillary-services markets under FERC Order 2222. CAISO live since November 2024. NYISO live since April 2024. ISO-NE energy + ancillary go-live November 1, 2026 (capacity February 1, 2027). MISO Phase 1 by June 2027. PJM February 2028.

FLISR augmentation

Existing FLISR systems already deliver 30-55% outage-duration cuts. Ipnops Grid layers intelligence on top: vegetation-growth predictions from drone + satellite imagery feeding tie-switch routing decisions, acoustic-anomaly inputs into reclosure-allowed/disallowed gating, weather-conditioned failure rates per asset class.

Substation acoustic + vision rounds

Continuous PANNs-based acoustic monitoring on transformers, switchgear, and reactors. Periodic Qwen3-VL drone rounds for visual inspection (cracked insulators, broken hardware, vegetation, thermal hotspots). Findings flow into the work-management system as structured tickets with severity, location, and recommended action.

Wildfire mitigation & PSPS optimization

Vegetation models from imagery + LiDAR. Weather-driven ignition risk from GraphCast fine-tuned against PSPS labels. The platform recommends sectionalization and PSPS scope at sub-feeder granularity — minimizing customer impact while meeting safety thresholds. PG&E's 2026-2028 plan formalizes AI-driven weather and asset analytics; Ipnops Grid is the toolkit equivalent for utilities without their scale.

Grid-forming inverter compliance

IEEE 2800-2022 compliance verification for new IBR interconnections. The platform models negative-sequence current behaviour during asymmetric LVRT and validates each commissioning candidate against the standard's three performance categories. Reduces interconnection-study cycle time at the DSO interface.

OT cybersecurity posture

NERC CIP-003-9 enforcement begins April 2026 with expanded governance for low-impact BES Cyber Systems. The platform's audit logs, role-based access, and CIP-012 telecom-encryption awareness are designed to slot into the utility's compliance framework — not add burden to it.