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National Grid Partners is the venture investment and innovation arm of National Grid plc. #NGPartners #ThePotentialOfEnergy ngpartners.com

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National Grid Partners @ngpartners.bsky.social · 23h
The grid is changing fast, and forecasting has to keep up. ⚡ Amperon and EY show how utilities can use AI to quantify uncertainty at every time scale — from long-term planning to the control room. Read the white paper 👇 www.amperon.co/ebooks/how-a...
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How AI-powered forecasting enhances utility decision-making
How AI-powered forecasting bridges planning, flexibility programs, and real-time grid operations.
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National Grid Partners @ngpartners.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
GridCARE just launched its Power Acceleration Index, a first-of-its-kind benchmark estimating that up to 120 GW of additional load could be served by existing infrastructure. markets.ft.com/data/announc...
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Inaugural Power Acceleration Index Announced by GridCARE Identifies Over $300 Billion in Value within the Existing Grid – Company Announcement - FT.com
The latest company information, including net asset values, performance, holding & sectors weighting, changes in voting rights, and directors and dealings.
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National Grid Partners @ngpartners.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
#MeetUsMonday is here! 👋 Say hello to Thomas Folker, co-founder of Leap. The grid works best when everything on it works together. Leap turns everyday devices into active grid participants — not just consumers. ⬇️
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National Grid Partners @ngpartners.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Utilities are moving from "if" to "how" on flexible interconnection. After closed-door sessions with leaders from North American utilities, the NextGrid Alliance found that flexibility is moving from concept to implementation. Full report: 👇 bit.ly/4yE2ubj
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Data Centers and the Flexibility Imperative | National Grid Partners
Lessons from Utility Leaders in a New Era of Load Growth
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National Grid Partners @ngpartners.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
What if the grid could see what’s coming? Amperon CEO Sean Kelly joins Lisa Wood on Episode 1 of the Energy Transition Desk podcast to talk about how AI is sharpening forecasting and analytics for utilities, power producers, and energy markets. podcast.energytransitiondesk.com/episodes/how...
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Energy Transition Desk with Lisa Wood | How AI is revolutionizing energy forecasting in today’s rapidly changing landscape
Today's show is about combining AI and energy data for precision energy forecasting and analytics solutions for utilities, power producers, and energy markets. Forecasting has been done for decades...
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National Grid Partners @ngpartners.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
That's a wrap on Innovation Day 2026! ⚡ Today reminded us why collaboration is what moves the energy industry forward. The future of the grid isn't coming: It's already being built. #NationalGridInnovates
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National Grid Partners @ngpartners.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The future of energy innovation starts NOW! ⚡ @NationalGrid Innovation Day is live in London. So what happens when the industry's innovative minds get in one room? Let's find out. 👀 #NationalGridInnovates
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National Grid Partners @ngpartners.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Grid reliability just overtook net zero as the top concern for utility innovation leaders. Our 2026 Utility Innovation Survey digs into why - and explores how utilities are turning to AI to keep pace with AI’s energy demands. Read the full report. www.ngpartners.com/stories/from...
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From AI Ambition to New Grid Reality: Key Findings from the 2026 Utility Innovation Survey | National Grid Partners
By Shun Sakaguchi, National Grid Partners
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National Grid Partners @ngpartners.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Innovation Day is this Thursday in London! On the agenda, a fireside chat with National Grid’s CEO Zoë Yujnovich and the UK's Minister for AI; a panel on autonomous networks moderated by Pradeep Tagare; and pitch sessions featuring our portfolio companies. innovationday.nationalgrid.com/agenda
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Innovation Day Agenda | National Grid
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National Grid Partners @ngpartners.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It's been way too long, Nat! 👋 This week's #MeetUsMonday catches up with Nat Natraj, Co-Founder and CEO of Accuknox. Nat breaks down how the team is locking down data in the #cloud with zero-trust security, giving attackers nowhere to hide and nothing to trust by default.
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National Grid Partners @ngpartners.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The biggest question in utility regulation isn't cost recovery. It's throughput. ⚡ For decades, "build more" was the answer. It's not enough anymore. Learn how the UK, Texas, and California are tackling it differently. ➡️ Read more: www.ngpartners.com/stories/util...
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National Grid Partners @ngpartners.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Take a look back at National Grid Innovation Day 2024, which captured our history of firsts: the first integrated national grid in 1935, the Supergrid in 1953, and the launch of National Grid Partners in 2018 as the industry's first Silicon Valley-based innovation arm.
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National Grid Partners @ngpartners.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
In our 2026 Utility Innovation Survey, 72% of industry leaders report increased innovation budgets this year. And the share of utilities partnering with startups for innovative technologies climbed to 34% (up from 28% last year). Read more via the Financial Times: markets.ft.com/data/announc...
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2026 Utility Innovation Survey: Industry leaders turning more to AI as data-center boom reshapes grid planning – Company Announcement - FT.com
The latest company information, including net asset values, performance, holding & sectors weighting, changes in voting rights, and directors and dealings.
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National Grid Partners @ngpartners.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Look out, London! 🇬🇧⚡ Next Thursday, National Grid brings its annual Innovation Day to Magazine London – and we're ready to bring the energy. Take a look back at 2025's Innovation Day to see what we mean: 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyQb... The countdown is on. 👀
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Innovation Day 2025: From Ideas to Action | National Grid
YouTube video by NationalGridUS
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National Grid Partners @ngpartners.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
One of the highlights of #NGASummit 2026 was the Dragons’ Den. This year's theme, "Customers, Capital, Connection: The New Grid Reality," set the stakes for the eight start ups that participated. Check out some of our favorite moments. 📸
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National Grid Partners @ngpartners.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
That's a wrap on #NGASummit 2026! 🎉 Two days of big ideas, bold conversations, and the kind of energy that only happens when this industry comes together. See you next year! ⚡
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National Grid Partners @ngpartners.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
We’re thrilled to be on the journey with you and the entire LineVision team, Vishal Kapadia! 👏👏 Congrats on your latest funding round! www.linevisioninc.com/news/linevis...
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LineVision Secures Capital to Accelerate Global Deployment
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National Grid Partners @ngpartners.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Welcome back Sam Nagar (former CEO of Pixeom), and congratulations to the entire Terragrit family on joining the National Grid Partners portfolio! 👏👏 Terragrit is the leading AI platform for simulating changes to physical operations. Learn about the investment here: terragrit.com#top
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National Grid Partners @ngpartners.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Grid reliability is the top priority for utility leaders, as 73% now rank it in their top three. Our third annual Utility Innovation Survey breaks down what's driving the shift and what it means for how utilities are scaling AI. Full findings here: bit.ly/4Al0kig
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National Grid Partners @ngpartners.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Day 2 of #NGASummit is live in Boston! Steve Smith kicked things off with highlights from our annual Utility Innovation Survey. That set the stage for a day exploring the New Grid Reality: powering up with customers, capital, and connection. Let's see where the day goes. 🚀
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National Grid Partners @ngpartners.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Day 1 of #NGASummit is a wrap, and Boston delivered. ⚡ See you tomorrow. 📸
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National Grid Partners @ngpartners.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The NextGrid Alliance Summit is officially underway! ⚡ Ready to shape the future of energy together? Let's go! 🚀
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National Grid Partners @ngpartners.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Tomorrow we kick off #NGASummit 2026! 🚀 Two jam-packed days in Boston that bring together the sharpest minds in energy for the conversations shaping what's next for the grid. See the full agenda ⬇️ ngasummit.nationalgrid.com
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National Grid Partners @ngpartners.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
#MeetUsMonday is here, and let’s say hi to Varun Sivaram 👋, CEO & Co-Founder of EmeraldAI. His advice for the next gen of energy entrepreneurs is live from #NGASummit 2025. See you in Boston!
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National Grid Partners @ngpartners.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
#TBT to #NGASummit 2025 🎉 Swipe through some of our favorite moments from last year's NextGrid Alliance Summit. The connections, the conversations, and the innovations on full display. See you next week for Summit 2026! ⚡
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National Grid Partners @ngpartners.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
"You can't patch faster than AI can exploit — but you can be precise." #AI is compressing the timeline for utility OT #cybersecurity. Our latest NextGrid Alliance Expert Session dug in, with VulnCheck, Dragos, and Cyolo. Read the recap: www.ngpartners.com/stories/beyo...
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National Grid Partners @ngpartners.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Congratulations to Finite State on another industry recognition! 🏆 Our portfolio company has been named a finalist in SiliconANGLE's 2026 TechForward Awards, in the Security Operations and Response category . 👏👏 www.businesswire.com/news/home/20...
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National Grid Partners @ngpartners.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
That’s right! Oli Barrett is returning to emcee the #NGA Summit, and if you were there last year, you already know why. Serial founder, natural connector, and the person who kept the energy up between sessions all day long. Don't miss out! The NGA Summit returns to Boston on September 16.
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National Grid Partners @ngpartners.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Congrats to Tomorrow.io on its selection by NOAA to lead the Earth Prediction Innovation Center! Proud to see our portfolio company driving the future of U.S. weather prediction. 🌎 www.tomorrow.io/blog/tomorro...
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National Grid Partners @ngpartners.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The Dragon's Den is coming to the #NGASummit. ⭐Eight portfolio companies. ⭐Five minutes to pitch ⭐Live feedback from media judges Keep an eye on our socials for a live look-in on Wednesday, September 16.
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National Grid Partners @ngpartners.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
This week's #MeetUsMonday looks back at last year's Innovation Day, where utility leaders, tech entrepreneurs, and policymakers came together to talk about what's next for energy. And we get to do it all again this October, for our third annual Innovation Day. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyQb...
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Innovation Day 2025: From Ideas to Action | National Grid
YouTube video by NationalGridUS
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National Grid Partners @ngpartners.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
"The advice I'd give the next generation of energy entrepreneurs is..." We caught up with Jonathan Silver at last year's NGA Summit to hear his perspective on what it takes to build in today's climate. 👇 The countdown's on to this the 2026 Summit, Sept. 16-17 in Boston!
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National Grid Partners @ngpartners.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Smarter infrastructure starts with better planning. 🌍 Sensat is teaming up with @nationalgrid.bsky.social in the UK to make projects faster, more adaptable, and more cost-effective — and the impact is already showing. See how they're pulling it off in this week's #MeetUsMonday! 👇
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National Grid Partners @ngpartners.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Here’s Sensat with a lesson for AI builders: Trust and creativity don’t belong in the same tool. Ground generation in real project data instead of open-ended prompts. www.sensat.co/news/google-earths-ai…
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Google Earth's AI rollback and what site visuals require | Sensat
Google pulled its Google Earth AI image tool in less than 48 hours. Here's what it reveals about trustworthy AI site visuals - and how Sensat built Snapshot to get it right.
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National Grid Partners @ngpartners.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Can quantum computing help ease AI's growing power problem? Pradeep Tagare weighed in for Information Week. His take: "We expect a mix of these solutions over the next few years to solve the issue." Read the full piece: bit.ly/4hEx13l
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Can quantum take the load off AI's power problem?
Can quantum chips help ease AI's growing power problem? Learn what's plausible, what's hype and what a CIO should watch.
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National Grid Partners @ngpartners.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Last week was #Gridtern Summer Showcase Day at National Grid! All our #Gridterns came together to share what they've been working on this summer. Way to go, Hafsah and team! 🎉 #GridternChronicles
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National Grid Partners @ngpartners.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
💡Lights 🎥Camera 🎞️Action We are ONE MONTH ☝️ away from #NGASummit2026! This week's #MeetUsMonday revisits #NGASummit2025. ▶️ Hit play and get a front-row seat to our favorite highlights! www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iPH...
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2025 NextGrid Alliance Summit | National Grid
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National Grid Partners @ngpartners.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Big problems need bold problem-solvers. National Grid Partners connects bold innovators with the world's largest utilities. The result: a faster path to the future of energy. www.ngpartners.com/about
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National Grid Partners @ngpartners.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Transcend is growing! They're hiring a Customer Success Manager based in the UK or EU to help enterprise customers shift from traditional engineering tools to generative design. transcendinfra.com/careers/customer…
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Customer Success Manager
Transcend is a sustainability-driven generative design software startup on a mission to transform the way engineering firms, utilities, and technology suppliers assess and design critical infrastructure. Our software automates the preliminary engineerin...
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National Grid Partners @ngpartners.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
LineVision continues to lead on grid optimization. Presenting at FERC's software technical conference shows how far dynamic line rating tech has come - and how critical it is to expanding grid capacity. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNa_8lA9s9U
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LineVision speaks at the FERC Technical Software Conference 2026
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National Grid Partners @ngpartners.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Gerard Kelly is back on the #MeetUsMonday stage. 👋 👋 As Vice President of Innovation and Venture Acceleration, Gerard and his team are tasked with "innovating where startups don't exist." 💡 Lights. Camera. Action 🎥
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National Grid Partners @ngpartners.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Where better to hold our annual San Francisco press dinner than the Press Club? Many thanks to Amit Narayan, Aroon Vijaykar, Frank Petterson for joining us to discuss how to meet AI’s energy needs while keeping power grids reliable and affordable for all!
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National Grid Partners @ngpartners.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Sovereignty. Governance. Control. The issues every enterprise must solve as AI goes deeper into the business. Watch Uniphore's Ravi Saraogi and March Capital's Sumant Mandal on why flexibility wins. 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-nkcRYep6E…
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Enterprise AI Strategy: Small Language Models, AI Governance & the Future of CIO Leadership
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National Grid Partners @ngpartners.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Detection of data problems is step one. Action is what matters. Congrats to APERIO on the launch of DataWise 4.5.👏 Read the full announcement below. aperio.ai/datawise-4-5-from-detecti…
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DataWise 4.5: Moving From Detection to Action – Aperio – The Trust Layer for Industrial Data
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National Grid Partners @ngpartners.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Enterprise AI success is decided long before the first model reaches production. Uniphore’s CEO joined the Bloomberg Tech Disruptors podcast to break down the 4 priorities he hears most from CIOs. Worth a listen: bloom.bg/3RGKb5g
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Uniphore CEO on FDEs and Data Ontologies: Tech Disruptors - Bloomberg
Understand every aspect of the global economy – and know how to make your next move.
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National Grid Partners @ngpartners.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Happy National Intern Day! 🎉 All summer, our #Gridtern Hafsah Siddiqui has been learning what corporate venture capital looks like from the inside. We asked her to spill the tea. 🫖
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National Grid Partners @ngpartners.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Congratulations to AiDASH and @schneiderelec.bsky.social on this acquisition! This is an exciting milestone, and we’re thrilled to have been part of the journey! Read more below ⬇️ bit.ly/4fxiBk0
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National Grid Partners @ngpartners.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Viridi piloted its fail-safe battery storage system with National Grid's NY Telecom team. Result: maintenance-free units lasting up to 20 years (vs. 5-6 for lead-acid), with 100% uptime during failover events. Read the full case study: bit.ly/3S3z9XQ
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Building a More Powerful, More Resilient Electrical Grid with TS Conductor | National Grid Partners
Reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2050 will require more renewable energy and increased electrification to replace fossil fuels. That means National Grid, and utilities worldwide, need to dramatic...
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National Grid Partners @ngpartners.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
👋 This week's #MeetUsMonday: Oren Debbi, CEO and co-founder of Visionary.ai! Fresh off a Platinum Innovators Award from Vision Systems Design, their AI teaches cameras to see in the dark. See how they're seeing the unseen: bit.ly/4h0HqWQ
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National Grid Partners @ngpartners.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Meeting surging energy demand takes new infrastructure AND smarter use of what we already have. TS Conductor is paving the second path: reconductoring tech that can double or triple capacity on existing transmission lines. 👇 bit.ly/4wkhXwi
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Composite Conductor Cores Boost Capacity, Cut Cost to Help Power Grids Meet AI Demand
Composite cores have evolved to increase conductor capacity 2-3X and cut transmission losses by 50%, but also enable sensing and smart, adaptive grids.
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