LineVision's Q2 2025 Newsletter
As LineVision begins the second half of 2025, we are continuing to build on the momentum we've gained in the first half of the year.
LineVision has an important announcement to make as we prepare for the next phase of growth amid the surge in demand for solutions to meet the rising need for power and grid resilience.
New LineVision CEO - Welcome Vishal Kapadia!
Vishal Kapadia, a transformational leader with a strong track record of value creation at the intersection of energy, infrastructure, and technology, will be stepping into the role of CEO. LineVision Co-Founder and CEO, Hudson Gilmer, will be transitioning to Chairman of the Board.
Vishal's most recent experience leading the energy transformation at Walmart ushered in a sweeping new energy strategy, enhancing energy security and affordability for Walmart and its communities while developing new energy products and services to serve customers in new ways.
At a time when businesses and communities face the challenges of energy security and affordability, Vishal acknowledges that technologies like Dynamic Line Ratings are critical to meeting these demands and enabling the AI-powered transformation of our economy.
“LineVision’s innovative digital platform is already playing an essential role in enabling that transformation, equipping our customers with real-time intelligence that unlocks grid capacity and enhances the safety and resilience of their networks. I’m honored to join LineVision at such a pivotal time and excited to work closely with all of our customers and partners to accelerate deployment of cost-effective solutions that help strengthen and transform the critical grid infrastructure that powers our businesses and communities.” - Vishal Kapadia
LineVision is excited to welcome Vishal Kapadia and we look forward to his leadership in our next phase of growth and innovation.
Read the official press release for more on this announcement.
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Partnership Announcements
National Grid UK
National Grid UK has expanded its partnership with LineVision.
“Integrating grid-enhancing technologies such as LineVision’s is a crucial part of National Grid’s work to increase the capacity of our network to meet increased demand,” said Mark Lissimore, Director of Infrastructure Delivery at National Grid. “Innovative projects such as this will boost the capacity of our existing infrastructure and help increase the network’s capacity for renewable power, delivering lower costs for consumers whilst continuing to maintain world-class reliability.”
Duquesne Light Company
Pittsburgh-based utility, Duquesne Light Company, announced that they are expanding deployment of LineVision's Dynamic Line Rating (DLR) technology across DLC's footprint. This article in Daily Energy Insider highlights previous projects with LineVision and DLC's goals for the future. "This technology has already proved that it can bolster the reliability, capacity, affordability, and clean energy deployment of our electric grid." - Brian Guzek, VP of Corporate Strategy at DLC.
In the News
Forbes
LineVision's partnership with The AES Corporation is featured in this Forbes article as a compelling case for the benefits of deploying Dynamic Line Ratings to meet increasing energy demand."The question is not whether utilities should implement DLR to address congestion but rather how quickly they can overcome the barriers to adoption and begin reaping its substantial benefits, while driving down our electric bills."- Dr. Anna Broughel, contributor to Forbes.
LineAware Enhancements
Enhancements have been made to LineVision's situational awareness platform LineAware. The video below shares a brief overview of LineAware and how it provides utility operators with the industry's most accurate hyper-local transmission line wind and forecast data, powered by continuous sensor data and computational fluid dynamics.
On the Road
DistribuTECH 2025
The LineVision Team attended DistribuTECH 2025 with a presence on the show floor, as well as panel talks featuring Hilary Pearson, VP of Policy and External Affairs and Hudson Gilmer, Co-Founder and CEO of LineVision. There were many meaningful conversations with our partners and prospects throughout the conference around how to enhance grid capacity and resilience with Dynamic Line Ratings.
EEI 2025
Stephanie Gossman, Planning and Policy General Manager at Georgia PowerCompany, shared Georgia Power's Strategic Approach to Serving Customer Load Growth at EEI 2025, alongside Steve Hambric, CRO at LineVision.The audience got a behind-the-scenes look into Georgia Power's evaluation and deployment of innovative technologies aimed at quickly serving load growth, including Dynamic Line Ratings. Stephanie shared the operational considerations that go into making the grid more efficient while keeping customer costs low.
On the Airwaves
The Green Blueprint Podcast
Karthik Rao, VP of Client Success at LineVision, appeared in the Green Blueprint Podcast from Latitude Media.
LineVision's journey from "pilot hell" to deployment is explored, with Karthik noting, "We're starting to enter that type of situation now where DLR is no longer this thing that is unknown or this sort of future technology that people kind of know about, but don't really understand, to something that has been used...There's enough proof points out there that the technology is trusted and can move straight into operationalizing."
Alternative Power Plays Podcast
Steve Hambric, Chief Commercial Officer at LineVision, appeared on the Alternative Power Plays Podcast with hosts Alan Seltzer and Brian Povilaitis of Buchanan Ingersoll and Rooney.
In the episode, Steve highlights the benefits of DLR in providing extra capacity and intelligence to help utilities plan targeted upgrades while providing operational flexibility.
"We don't think (of DLR) in either/or terms...The utilities that are getting out front in using technology like DLR are using it as an and." - Steve Hambric
