February 4 | DTECH Conference
Utilities today are navigating increasing climate impacts, heightened regulatory expectations, and growing pressure to improve reliability and safety. One of the most critical areas of focus is vegetation management.
At DTECH, Sharper Shape will host a live session featuring Brian House (Pacific Gas and Electric Company) and Chris Beaufait (Sharper Shape) that examines how technology is reshaping the way utilities manage vegetation risk.
The discussion will focus on how combining high-resolution aerial imagery, LiDAR, machine learning, and advanced analytics can provide a more complete, prioritized understanding of vegetation threats across the grid. Rather than relying on fixed cycles and reactive responses, utilities can shift toward predictive, risk-informed planning.
Participants can expect practical takeaways, including:
- How to design a more predictive approach to vegetation and infrastructure management
- Ways to prioritize work based on actual risk rather than routine schedules
- How advanced analytics can integrate into existing utility workflows
- What measurable operational benefits utilities are seeing from these strategies
PG&E will also offer firsthand perspective on deploying data-driven vegetation management at scale, sharing real-world experience, challenges, and results.
This session is well-suited for utility leaders, operations teams, and vegetation management professionals seeking to strengthen grid resilience while making smarter use of resources.
About Sharper Shape
Sharper Shape builds Living Digital Twin (LDT) software to help power transmission & distribution utilities and other operators of linear infrastructure manage risk, improve safety, and create operational efficiencies. Delivered on a cloud based, SaaS platform and supplemented by data collection and work package execution services, Sharper Shape’s technology is built by some of the brightest tech minds in Finland and the US. Our ever-expanding library of advanced AI/ML algorithms allows us to produce LDTs which are easy to integrate into user workflows and to update with live field data. Our ultimate vision is a safer world, and our mission is to create these tools and offer insights which empower asset operators to make it so.
Sharper Shape was founded in 2013 in Helsinki, Finland. Sharper Shape serves tier one utilities around the world, with dedicated technology centers in Helsinki and Salt Lake City, Utah.
