Innovative Approaches to Grid Resiliency: Leveraging Hyper-Local Weather Data and Network Lighting Controllers

This session offers an anecdotal look at MPC's ongoing efforts to enhance resiliency, maintenance, and recovery across its electric grid. It will highlight how MPC is leveraging all smart sensors to monitor and document the impact of severe climate events on electric distribution and transmission systems—enabling improved planning and response. Additionally, the session will cover MPC’s pilot deployment of weather stations at key grid locations to capture hyper-local weather data that is otherwise cost-prohibitive or unavailable through commercial sources. The pilot aims to explore how this granular data can support maintenance strategies, improve worker safety, and strengthen overall grid resiliency.