National Grid taps AI to combat rising wildfire risk in the Northeast

Published: Dec 2nd 2025 6:40am on Electrek

National Grid is rolling out new AI tools to get ahead of increasing wildfire risk across the Northeast. The utility is partnering with Washington DC-based Rhizome, a grid resilience planning company, to identify and prevent potential ignition threats across its transmission and distribution networks in Massachusetts, New York, and the UK.