Grid monitoring
where it’s most needed

We partner with government agencies, funders, power providers, and researchers to provide accurate, timely data about energy systems. Our custom sensors, analytics, and expertise help customers better focus their investments into grid infrastructure.

Our process

What does working with us look like?

We work with partners on incremental projects, or large-scale deployments. Projects usually follow four steps.

We build local teams to deploy our custom sensors in residents’ homes, and in key locations for accurate data collection.

A sensor being installed in a home.Team members preparing for a deployment.

Why it matters

Better data means better outcomes for everyone

Clearer operational visibility

With our sensors deployed, utility providers can better understand where the grid is weakest and respond accordingly.

Improved long-term planning

Government agencies, funders, power providers, and researchers can use our data to better prioritize investments and evaluate real program outcomes.

Better service for citizens

At the end of the day, people get better service when the infrastructure they rely on is monitored.

More about our projects

We regularly publish behind-the-scenes details of our work on our blog.

Read our blog
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Olufolahan Osunmuyiwa and Margaret Odero

Leveraging Power Quality and Reliability Measurements for Electricity Equity and Justice in sub-Saharan Africa

In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), power quality and reliability (PQR) inequities and vulnerabilities remain a significant barrier to achieving equitable electricity access, especially in rapidly urbanizing areas. Poor PQR, a product of aging and lossy electrical grids, encompasses both frequent and long power outages and poor voltage quality and are anecdotally known to disproportionately affect low-income households and marginalized communities in urban spaces. To address PQR inequities, researchers and policymakers often rely on normative theories of energy justice, capability approach and multidimensional poverty index to interrogate how poor PQR impact and exacerbates domestic electricity vulnerabilities in urban spaces. While useful, these theories remain limited due to the absence of granular and robust PQR data to quantify and address PQR disparities.
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Genevieve Flaspohler and Mohini Bariya

Helping Global Grids Work Smarter, not Harder

Introducing our public dataset from Ghana's power sector: Leveraging low-cost sensors and open data to kickstart smart grid improvements in developing countries.
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Alexandra Wall

Launching Four Years of Remote Monitoring for the Electric Grid in Senegal

For the next four years, nLine will remotely collect power quality and reliability data and generate key performance indicators (KPIs) to evaluate to what extent large investments in medium voltage lines and grid protective devices achieved its targeted outcome: to reduce technical losses and the frequency and duration of power outages in the for customers outside of Dakar.

Get in touch

We’re open to new partnerships, or sharing more with people interested in our work.