Grid4C today announced the appointment of utility and energy analytics veteran Bob Champagne as General Manager, North America.

Champagne will lead the expansion of Grid4C’s award-winning AI-Powered Energy Analytics offerings in the US and Canadian markets. As a member of the global leadership team, Champagne will report directly to CEO and Founder Dr. Noa Ruschin-Rimini.

Today’s utilities are faced with the ongoing challenge of lowering costs and increasing grid resiliency, amidst the increasingly complex landscape of renewable energy, smart home technology, EV adoption and changing demand patterns of residential and commercial customers.

To tackle these challenges, Grid4C provides the world's leading utilities with its #1-ranked AI-Powered Energy Analytics solutions, analyzing billions of data points from smart meter and IoT devices in North America and globally to generate real time predictions and actionable insights for utilities' operations and customer-facing applications. Grid4C’s technology addresses use cases ranging from granular load forecasting and distributed energy resources optimization, to home energy management at the appliance level, and the prediction, detection, and diagnostics of faults for grid assets and home appliances. Through this integrated Grid-Edge AI offering,  utilities are able to improve operational planning, reduce peak demand, increase customer energy savings, optimize engagement, and  deliver new revenue streams.