Who is NSigma's utilities offering for?

VPs of grid operations, directors of asset management, reliability engineers, vegetation management leads, and field operations directors at electric, water, and gas utilities serving 100K–5M customers.

Which reliability metrics improve?

Across deployments, clients have reported 15–30% improvement in SAIDI/SAIFI, 20–40% reduction in unplanned outages, and 15–25% reduction in vegetation management costs.

Does this work on top of our existing SCADA?

Yes. NSigma layers on top of SCADA, OMS, GIS, AMI, and CMMS systems via standard utility protocols. No replacement of existing infrastructure.

How does NSigma support vegetation management?

By combining satellite imagery, LiDAR, weather, and historical outage data to prioritize where and when to cut. Clients move from cyclical trimming to risk-based trimming, reducing total spend while improving reliability.

Can this accelerate storm restoration?

Yes. Predictive damage modeling, crew dispatch optimization, and ViDA-based field inspections shorten restoration cycles after storm events.

Does NSigma support distributed energy resource (DER) integration?

Yes. The MOSAIC platform handles DER telemetry, demand-response analytics, and forecasting alongside traditional grid signals.

What about regulatory reporting?

NSigma's data lineage supports reliability reporting (IEEE 1366), state PUC filings, and capital deferral documentation. Auditable trails are standard.

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Grid Intelligence & Field Operations for Utilities

Layer AI/ML intelligence on existing SCADA, AMI, and aerial imagery to predict asset failures, optimize vegetation management, and accelerate storm restoration. NSigma ReMI + ViDA + FRIT + MOSAIC improve SAIDI/SAIFI by 15-30%.

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Serving electric, gas, water utilities with 100K-5M customers

GRID OPERATIONS — LIVE12 substations

Sub A

Sub B

Sub C

47 ⚠

Sub D

Sub E

Sub F

31 ✕

⛈ STORM PATH — 48HR

Substations

Avg Health

Warning

Critical

Crews Staged

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Challenge

The Utilities Challenge

Utilities face increasing pressure from regulators, customers, and climate change. Aging infrastructure, vegetation-caused outages, and slow storm response drive reliability penalties and customer dissatisfaction.

Asset Failure Unpredictability

$1M-10M annual SAIDI/SAIFI penalties

Transformers fail without warning
Reactive run-to-failure maintenance
Equipment-caused outages = regulatory fines

Vegetation Management Inefficiency

$50M-200M annual trim budget, 30% waste

Manual helicopter surveys at $500-2K/line-mile
Over-trim or under-trim (wildfires)
Vegetation-caused outages = 40% of SAIDI

Storm Response Chaos

12-48hr restoration delays, <50% crew utilization

Paper maps and radio dispatch
No real-time ETRs for customers
Crew drives around looking for damage

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Platform

Platform — Utilities & Infrastructure

The MOSAIC Integrated Ecosystem

Four integrated disciplines. One continuous pipeline from raw data to operational intelligence.

dataACQUIRE

The Foundation

dataPREDICT

The Intelligence Engine

dataVISION

The Insight Navigator

dataADVANCE

The Operational Backbone

dataACQUIRE — grid telemetry

SCADA / DCSDNP310K/sec

IEDs / RelaysIEC 618501K/sec

DGA SensorsH2/CH4/CO5-min

AMI / Smart Meters15-min int.polling

GIS / Asset DBREST APIdaily

CMMS / MaximoWebhookevent

dataACQUIRE

Grid & Plant Telemetry Lakehouse

Unify SCADA, IEDs, dissolved gas analyzers, smart meters, GIS asset databases, and CMMS into a single time-series warehouse — NERC-CIP compliant from day one.

DNP3, IEC 61850, Modbus protocol support

DGA sensor integration (H2, CH4, C2H2, CO)

AMI 15-minute interval ingestion at scale

GIS-linked asset metadata enrichment

SparkKafkaInfluxDBTimescaleDBAirflowTerraform

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Solution Bundles

Predictive Asset Health & ReliabilityIntelligent Vegetation ManagementStorm Response & Field Operations

Target Buyer

VP of Grid Operations, Director of Asset Management, Reliability Engineer

Key Benefits

30-60 day advance warning on asset failures
15-30% SAIDI/SAIFI improvement
Condition-based maintenance scheduling
Asset health scoring across all substations

What It Replaces

Run-to-failure maintenance
Time-based inspection schedules
Manual asset health tracking

30-60 days

Failure Warning

15-30% better

SAIDI/SAIFI

Condition-based

Maintenance

100%

Asset Visibility

90-Day Pilot Scope

2-3 distribution circuits (5,000-15,000 customers)

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Products

Powered by NSigma's Product Stack

Purpose-built solutions that work together to deliver predictive intelligence across your operations.

ReMI

Predictive Asset Analytics

Integrates SCADA, DGA, and AMI data. ML models analyze transformer health in real-time, scoring risk and triggering automated work orders before failure.

FRIT

Field Execution Intelligence

Integrates pole cameras, LiDAR, GPS, and mobile app. 10-20% increase in jobs per crew-day, 15-25% reduction in vegetation management costs.

ViDA

Visual Intelligence Platform

Analyzes CCTV for I&I hotspots, computer vision for triage and compliance monitoring. 30-50% reduction in leak backlog and improved compliance.

MOSAIC

Unified Grid Intelligence

Automated compliance & energy dashboards, optimizes routing in real-time. 15-30% energy cost reduction, 30-50% reduction in compliance staff hours.

20-40%

Reduction in unplanned outages

15-30%

Energy cost reduction

15-25%

Vegetation cost reduction

15-30%

Faster storm restoration

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Process

90-Day Pilot Timeline

A bounded, low-risk engagement to prove value before scaling.

Weeks 1-2

Discovery & Integration

Connect data sources
Baseline KPIs
Stakeholder interviews

Weeks 3-6

Build & Deploy

Configure dashboards
Deploy predictive models
Train field teams

Weeks 7-10

Optimize & Validate

Refine alerts
Validate KPI improvements
Gather user feedback

Weeks 11-12

Results & Roadmap

Final ROI report
Expansion plan
Decision to scale

Typical Pilot Scope

2-3 distribution circuits (5,000-15,000 customers), 500-1,000 circuit-miles vegetation, 20-40 field crews

Deliverables

Asset health alerts, vegetation risk heatmap, FRIT mobile app for storm response, SAIDI/SAIFI impact modeling

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