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Bidgely unveils UtilityAI Pro, a secure AI platform that operates within utilities’ own clouds to unlock unprecedented data granularity. This innovation addresses critical data sovereignty concerns, accelerating digital transformation and fostering a more resilient energy future.
In a significant development for the global energy sector, Bidgely, a long-standing pioneer in utility artificial intelligence, has unveiled UtilityAI Pro, a platform poised to redefine how power companies harness their vast troves of data.
Launched from Los Altos, California, on October 23, 2025, this isn’t merely another software release.
It’s a strategic pivot designed to empower utilities to navigate an increasingly complex landscape defined by electrification, affordability pressures, and the urgent need for grid modernization.
At its core, UtilityAI Pro is presented as the industry’s first and most comprehensive vertical AI platform, meticulously engineered for utilities, energy providers, and DISCOMs worldwide.
What makes this announcement particularly compelling is its direct address to a critical pain point that has long stymied digital transformation in the sector: data sovereignty.
For years, Chief AI Officers (CAIOs) and Chief Digital Officers (CDOs) have grappled with the inherent unease of migrating sensitive infrastructure data off-site or entrusting it to external cloud environments.
Bidgely’s solution elegantly sidesteps this hurdle.
Abhay Gupta, CEO of Bidgely, articulated this strategic imperative, noting, “As a long-time market leader in AI technology specifically for utilities, we consistently hear from Heads of Digital Transformation, CAIOs, and CDOs about their concerns regarding sharing critical infrastructure data outside their established cloud.”
“Therefore, we developed UtilityAI Pro as the only platform with patented, utility-specific machine learning models to support existing data lake investments, as well as generative and agent-based AI, all within the utility’s own cloud.”
This approach is not just a feature; it’s a foundational shift in how advanced analytics can be adopted at scale, offering a crucial layer of trust and control that has often been missing.
The implications of this “in-cloud” or “on-premises” flexibility are profound.
It means utilities no longer have to choose between leveraging cutting-edge AI and maintaining the integrity and security of their proprietary data.
Instead, they can deploy Bidgely’s advanced machine learning models directly within their preferred data environment, whether that’s a private cloud or an established public cloud platform they already utilize.
This integration empowers them to analyze Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), customer, and grid data with an unprecedented 10-times higher granularity.
The result? Enhanced insights into customer behavior, precise device-level consumption patterns, and a clearer understanding of behind-the-meter grid performance.
The timing of UtilityAI Pro’s introduction couldn’t be more critical.
The energy sector is in the midst of a profound transformation, grappling with the rapid adoption of electric vehicles, the proliferation of distributed energy resources like rooftop solar, and the imperative to maintain grid stability and affordability for consumers.
Despite 82 percent of utility leaders identifying AI as essential to their strategy and 84 percent valuing data analytics, the IFS Global Utility Survey 2024 revealed that only 20 percent have fully completed their digital transformation journeys.
This stark contrast highlights a significant gap between ambition and execution, a chasm Bidgely aims to bridge.
Hunter Horgan, Managing Director of Renown Capital Partners and an investor in Bidgely, underscored the platform’s transformative potential.
“UtilityAI Pro embodies a quantum leap in data science for utilities, particularly in how it can integrate with existing utility infrastructure,” Horgan remarked.
“This flexibility allows Bidgely to enrich all utility applications with granular behind-the-meter information, maximizing the ROI of existing data investments.”
This speaks to the platform’s ability to unlock latent value from the massive investments utilities have already made in smart meters and data collection systems.
The operational benefits extend across the entire utility value chain.
By providing conversational interaction with meaningful, granular insights derived from the utility grid and its customers, UtilityAI Pro amplifies the relevance of existing AI investments in agents and copilots.
This translates into tangible advantages: more accurate load forecasting, optimized grid planning, improved customer engagement through personalized energy recommendations, proactive detection of energy theft, efficient management of electric vehicle charging, and intelligent integration of renewable energy sources.
Bidgely’s decade-plus expertise, backed by 19 patents and the daily processing of over a terabyte of energy consumption data, positions them as a credible partner in this complex endeavor.
In essence, UtilityAI Pro represents a maturation of AI in the utility space.
It moves beyond theoretical applications to offer a pragmatic, secure, and deeply integrated solution that respects the unique operational constraints and data sensitivities of the energy industry.
By empowering utilities to transform raw data into strategic insights directly within their trusted environments, Bidgely is not just selling a product; it’s enabling a more resilient, efficient, and clean energy future, one data-driven decision at a time.
