Gurgaon, June 6 -- Hitachi and Southwest Power Pool (SPP) have announced a strategic partnership to develop an integrated AI-based solution aimed at addressing critical challenges slowing the modernisation of the U.S. energy infrastructure. The initiative is focused on accelerating the generator interconnection (GI) process by reducing study analysis time by up to 80%, thereby improving decision-making for GI customers and facilitating the timely addition of new generation capacity across SPP's 14-state operational region.

Growing Energy Demand and Grid Constraints The U.S. energy sector is currently experiencing a rise in demand of 2% to 3% annually, driven by factors such as increased data centre activity, expanded manufacturing, and b...