capabilities, improving fault detection and enabling more flexible network operations to meet fluctuating power demands.

The study says that the US and China are leading the way in AI for smart grid development, with AI-related patents growing sixfold since 2018. The technology’ s main role, it finds, is in advanced forecasting and decision-making, with 39 % of AI patents focusing on predicting electricity demand and managing supply.

AI is also driving innovation in microgrids, outage detection and fault management, enabling real-time, data-driven grid operations, making networks more intelligent, automated and adaptable to complex conditions.

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