Overstory launches integrated AI platform to deliver first living model of grid risk. Nov 03, 2026, 09:00 ET The new platform connects Overstory's AI-powered risk models to core utility systems to help utilities prevent outages, prepare for storms, and stop catastrophic wildfires. BOSTON, Nov. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - Overstory, the leading technology for managing nature-driven grid risk, today launched a grid risk management platform that gives utilities a system of action for detecting risk, prioritizing work, and building a defensible record proving to regulators how much risk each dollar removed. Overstory introduced the industry's first AI models to help predict where outages and utility-caused wildfires are most likely to start. The models are trained across millions of miles of grid infrastructure and are currently used by the largest utilities across North America. The new platform now brings these risk models together with the core operational systems utilities rely on to help utilities understand potential customer impact, weigh mitigation options, and route crews to the most urgent work first. Extreme weather events are the main risk to grid reliability in many regions around the world, and power lines have caused some of the most destructive wildfires on record. While utilities have well-established vegetation programs, wildfire mitigation teams, and meteorologists on staff, their data is often too disconnected to act on. Satellite imagery sits in one system, outages in another, and work orders in still others, each operating independently. Overstory's new platform connects to existing systems, bringing utilities the clarity to see where incidents are most likely, what mitigations will best reduce them, and how much work the risk has reduced. The launch comes as utilities face rising demand, unprecedented extreme weather, and increasing pressure to prove that every investment made is meaningfully reducing risk. Overstory's platform is built around the closed loop that utilities need: * Physical. Overstory gathers satellite and aerial imagery, LiDAR, and weather conditions to create a complete picture of nature and network. * Predictive. Overstory estimates where outages and ignitions are most likely to start, how that likelihood shifts as weather and vegetation change, and the potential impact on customers. * Prescriptive. Overstory models tradeoffs between what each mitigation option would cost and how much risk it would remove. * Operational. Work plans route through the systems that planners, crews, and responders already use, including through partnerships with Watch Duty and Fulcrum. * Measurable. Completed work flows back into the Overstory platform, so a utility can show regulators and executives how much risk each dollar removed. "Utilities know their networks intimately but have struggled to understand the dynamic natural world around them," said Fiona Spruill, CEO of Overstory. "For too long, understanding that risk meant wrestling with dozens of fragmented systems. Overstory is now bringing the grid and the environment around it into one clear view, giving utility leaders the foresight to anticipate threats and the confidence to act on it." Wildfire, storm, and vegetation risk are no longer routine maintenance. They now define how utilities plan, spend, and answer to regulators. Overstory's new platform gives them the foresight to act early, reduce outages, prepare for storms, and stop catastrophic wildfires in the communities they serve. Overstory is unveiling the platform to utility leaders at DTECH Northeast and Red Sky Summit in San Francisco this week. From storms in the East to wildfire in the West, Overstory's new platform is built to help utilities act on the full range of risk where nature meets network. About Overstory Overstory is the grid risk management platform helping utilities prevent outages, prepare for storms, and stop catastrophic wildfires. By fusing satellite imagery, sensors, and AI, Overstory shows where outages and ignitions are most likely along a utility's network, models the ideal path forward, and sends priority work to crews in the field. Overstory empowers the largest utilities in North America to direct every dollar to areas of highest risk to keep communities safe and power affordable. The company has been recognized by TIME100 Most Influential Companies, Deloitte's Fast Technology 500, and the Norrsken Impact 100. Learn more at overstory.com.

Overstory launches integrated AI platform to deliver first living model of grid risk. 03 Nov, 2026, 14:00 GMT The new platform connects Overstory's AI-powered risk models to core utility systems to help utilities prevent outages, prepare for storms, and stop catastrophic wildfires. BOSTON, Nov. 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ - Overstory, the leading technology for managing nature-driven grid risk, today launched a grid risk management platform that gives utilities a system of action for detecting risk, prioritizing work, and building a defensible record proving to regulators how much risk each dollar removed. Overstory introduced the industry's first AI models to help predict where outages and utility-caused wildfires are most likely to start. The models are trained across millions of miles of grid infrastructure and are currently used by the largest utilities across North America. The new platform now brings these risk models together with the core operational systems utilities rely on to help utilities understand potential customer impact, weigh mitigation options, and route crews to the most urgent work first. Extreme weather events are the main risk to grid reliability in many regions around the world, and power lines have caused some of the most destructive wildfires on record. While utilities have well-established vegetation programs, wildfire mitigation teams, and meteorologists on staff, their data is often too disconnected to act on. Satellite imagery sits in one system, outages in another, and work orders in still others, each operating independently. Overstory's new platform connects to existing systems, bringing utilities the clarity to see where incidents are most likely, what mitigations will best reduce them, and how much work the risk has reduced. The launch comes as utilities face rising demand, unprecedented extreme weather, and increasing pressure to prove that every investment made is meaningfully reducing risk. Overstory's platform is built around the closed loop that utilities need: * Physical. Overstory gathers satellite and aerial imagery, LiDAR, and weather conditions to create a complete picture of nature and network. * Predictive. Overstory estimates where outages and ignitions are most likely to start, how that likelihood shifts as weather and vegetation change, and the potential impact on customers. * Prescriptive. Overstory models tradeoffs between what each mitigation option would cost and how much risk it would remove. * Operational. Work plans route through the systems that planners, crews, and responders already use, including through partnerships with Watch Duty and Fulcrum. * Measurable. Completed work flows back into the Overstory platform, so a utility can show regulators and executives how much risk each dollar removed. "Utilities know their networks intimately but have struggled to understand the dynamic natural world around them," said Fiona Spruill, CEO of Overstory. "For too long, understanding that risk meant wrestling with dozens of fragmented systems. Overstory is now bringing the grid and the environment around it into one clear view, giving utility leaders the foresight to anticipate threats and the confidence to act on it." Wildfire, storm, and vegetation risk are no longer routine maintenance. They now define how utilities plan, spend, and answer to regulators. Overstory's new platform gives them the foresight to act early, reduce outages, prepare for storms, and stop catastrophic wildfires in the communities they serve. Overstory is unveiling the platform to utility leaders at DTECH Northeast and Red Sky Summit in San Francisco this week. From storms in the East to wildfire in the West, Overstory's new platform is built to help utilities act on the full range of risk where nature meets network. About Overstory Overstory is the grid risk management platform helping utilities prevent outages, prepare for storms, and stop catastrophic wildfires. By fusing satellite imagery, sensors, and AI, Overstory shows where outages and ignitions are most likely along a utility's network, models the ideal path forward, and sends priority work to crews in the field. Overstory empowers the largest utilities in North America to direct every dollar to areas of highest risk to keep communities safe and power affordable. The company has been recognized by TIME100 Most Influential Companies, Deloitte's Fast Technology 500, and the Norrsken Impact 100. Learn more at overstory.com.

Overstory and Fulcrum partner to deliver closed-loop risk reduction for utilities. Sep 29, 2026, 09:03 ET The new integration connects risk-based planning with verified work in the field, so utilities can prove and quantify the value of their risk-reduction spending and know where to invest next. BOSTON, Sept. 29, 2026 /CNW/ - Overstory, the risk intelligence platform helping utilities prevent outages and wildfires, and Fulcrum, the Field Operations Management platform field organizations use to run, record, and close out their work, today announced a partnership giving utilities a verified record of the risk their mitigation work actually removed. The integration connects Overstory's risk prioritization models to Fulcrum's dispatch, inspection, and completion data, so a prescribed treatment and field record live in one workflow. Together, the platforms connect the original risk assessments through investment decisions, completed fieldwork, and verified outcomes, and then use what crews learn to inform where to act next. Vegetation is among the leading causes of distribution outages in North America, and in fire-prone territory, the same trees and fuels drive ignition risk. Utilities spend an estimated $8 billion a year on vegetation management alone, and recent wildfire settlements have run into the billions. Regulators are increasingly pressing utilities to prove that their risk mitigation efforts are effective. Most utilities can document the work their crews completed but not the risk that the work removed. Overstory and Fulcrum are now closing that gap by linking the risk that drove a decision to the work performed and conditions verified in the field. Overstory shows utilities where vegetation, wildfire, and asset-related risks exist across their network, helps them weigh that risk against operational constraints, and builds defensible plans for where to invest. Fulcrum activates the work in the field, giving utilities operational control over dispatch, work prescriptions, crew activity, safety, QA/QC, and completion. Integrating the two platforms helps utilities answer three critical questions for grid operators: * What risk exists today? * What risk have we reduced? * Where should we act next? With this new integration, a utility identifies a high-risk span in Overstory, evaluates it alongside competing priorities, and prescribes the mitigation. Fulcrum then carries that work into the field, where crews verify conditions, complete the work, and capture before-and-after evidence. That record returns to Overstory, creating an updated view of remaining risk and informing where the utility should act next. "Utilities are under immense pressure to prove the impact of their work, but disconnected systems make that nearly impossible," said Fiona Spruill, CEO of Overstory "By connecting Overstory and Fulcrum, utilities will have a live, defensible record of where work needs to happen, what's been done, and what impact it's had, building the trust with local communities and regulators." The integration also helps utilities better predict risks over time. Conditions observed by crews on the ground immediately feed back into Overstory, continuously improving future risk predictions and model accuracy. "Fulcrum's integration with Overstory shows field crews where they need to go and what they need to do," said Jim Grady, CEO of Fulcrum. "As they work, Fulcrum's integrated safety and field-process capabilities capture the auditable data that proves they lowered risk. That record then feeds straight back to Overstory to update the risk picture." The integration is available now for any utilities partnering with Overstory or Fulcrum. About Overstory Overstory is the enterprise risk intelligence platform helping utilities prevent outages and wildfires. By fusing satellite imagery, sensors and AI, Overstory analyzes vegetation and fuels across a utility's network, turning risk into clear tradeoffs and actionable programs. Overstory is backed by mission-driven investors including Blume Equity, Energy Impact Partners, Convective Capital, B Capital and Semapa Next, and is trusted by 6 of the 10 largest utilities in North America. About Fulcrum Fulcrum is the Field Operations Management platform field organizations use to run, record, and close out their work. Electric, gas, water, and wastewater utilities and the engineering, construction, and inspection firms that serve them run asset management, vegetation management, linear construction, and emergency response and disaster recovery on Fulcrum, capturing an AI-ready record of every job. Almost 3,000 companies use Fulcrum today. Fulcrum is developed by Spatial Networks, Inc., and headquartered in San Francisco, California. Learn more at fulcrumapp.com. Media contacts: Cait Harding, Vice President, Marketing, Overstory [email protected] SOURCE Overstory