[UC52] Hosting Capacity Analysis

The Utility Problem

As electric vehicles (EVs) and distributed energy resources (DERs) such as solar PV and battery storage become more common, utilities must determine whether their existing infrastructure can handle this increased demand. Hosting Capacity Analysis refers to the ability of the grid to support additional loads or generation without compromising reliability, power quality, or triggering costly upgrades. Traditional methods for assessing hosting capacity are manual, time-consuming, and often overly conservative—leading to delayed interconnections or unnecessary infrastructure investments. Utilities need a faster, data-driven approach to assess real-time and future hosting capacity across the grid.

The Awesense Energy Transition Platform enables utilities to perform advanced Hosting Capacity Analysis by centralizing and synchronizing the data required for modeling efforts. The platform provides access to granular time-series data, grid topology, and asset information—allowing engineers and planners to conduct their own simulations to evaluate where voltage, thermal, or power quality constraints may be exceeded.

By supporting detailed modeling of new EV loads or DER generation scenarios, Awesense empowers utilities to analyze hosting capacity with accuracy and flexibility, ensuring safe and optimized integration across the distribution grid.

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