The grid runs on OATI.
30+ years of impact
Energy is all we do. We’re power systems engineers with a track record of driving major technology shifts in energy. Since 1995, OATI’s innovative solutions have served as the backbone of utilities, grid operators, co-ops, and communities.
Today, more than 95% of North American reliability organizations trust OATI with mission-critical operations — including every major RTO and ISO on the continent.
Our Mission
Leading the grid
into the future.
AI Genie
Leveraging AI for enhanced efficiency and reliability on the California grid
California ISO grid operators used to spend countless hours reviewing transmission and generation outage data. Rising load growth fueled by electrification and data centers demanded a new approach.
Solution
OATI partnered with CAISO to implement Genie: an energy-native generative and agentic AI platform that improves processing speed, situational awareness, and streamlines workflows.
DERMS
Hawaii’s flexibility, powered by DERMS
Hawaiian Electric needed to manage increasing levels of grid-scale and behind-the-meter renewables and energy storage with limited fast-ramping generation.
Solution
OATI DERMS and the GridMind® asset controller enable autonomous frequency response and dispatchable reserves from residential and commercial DERs, providing dynamic flexibility and deferring costly infrastructure upgrades for HECO.
Microgrids & Asset Controls
Dynamic orchestration and resilience on the Atlantic coast
North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives wanted to design a dynamic and resilient system capable of orchestrating behind-the-meter and grid-scale assets, including microgrids, energy storage, and solar farms in support of 26 member co-ops.
Solution
Using OATI’s real-time DERMS and the GridMind® asset controller, NCEMC orchestrates reliable microgrids with automated islanding, demand response, and solar+BESS integration and optimization, as well as system-wide DER programs, providing system-wide resilience.
Transmission & Reliability
Secure, reliable bulk power operations
FERC Order 881 mandated transmission providers implement ambient-adjusted ratings to improve grid efficiency and support unprecedented load growth. Many required year-long extensions in order to comply.
Solution
6 transmission providers successfully deployed OATI’s webLineR® solution for AAR ahead of FERC’s original deadline, with some already pursuing real-time ratings as the next step of innovation.
Energy Markets & Risk
Real-time trading and compliance
APS needed to replace an aging ETRM system to address growing compliance pressures and support real-time energy trading across physical and financial markets.
Solution
OATI’s webCTRM suite enabled APS to comply with Dood-Frank and FERC regulatory changes, automate trade capture, and integrate directly with OASIS and ICE Trade Vault.
Smart Meters
Right-sized smart metering for municipalities
Three cities in Illinois – Flora, Metropolis, and Breese – needed improved situational awareness and efficiency for their municipal-owned utilities. However, small communities have historically been priced-out of advanced metering infrastructure due to steep costs.
Solution
By adopting OATI’s IoT-based AMI solution, a modern, easy to install network of devices that utilizes open standards, these communities eliminated truck rolls, gained situational awareness during outages, and established a network capable of supporting countless smart cities applications with no additional network investment.