What Electrical Grid Monitoring Network does

Electrical Grid Monitoring (EGM), founded in 2007 and headquartered in Rosh Ha'ayin, Israel with US incorporation as Electrical Grid Monitoring, Inc., provides an AI-powered grid monitoring platform to electric utility operators. The platform combines proprietary MSU voltage/current sensors (±2% accuracy, no-neutral installation) and Communications Adapter Units with the Meta-Alert® cloud analytics software. Core capabilities include Accurate Fault Location Detection (AFLD™) within ±300 meters, Dynamic Line Rating / Ambient Ampacity Rating, wildfire ignition-risk mitigation across 20+ parameters, harmonics analysis up to the 63rd order, and predictive maintenance.

The company serves 14 disclosed enterprise customers including US investor-owned utilities (PG&E, FPL, Entergy, Eversource, PacifiCorp), international transmission system operators (RTE, Terna, CFE, Azerenerji, A2A), and US research institutions (NREL, Oak Ridge National Laboratory). EGM monetizes through a hybrid model: one-time hardware revenue from sensors and adapters plus annual SaaS subscriptions for the Meta-Alert analytics platform, sold via direct enterprise field sales and a channel partner/reseller program on quote-based pricing with ROI-driven messaging (~30% O&M cost reduction, 7-15% SAIDI improvement, FERC 881 compliance support).

The company has raised $17.5M from Energy Growth Momentum (November 2021) and recently appointed Ed Solar as Chief Revenue Officer to oversee go-to-market expansion across North America and international markets. Leadership includes Amir Cohen (CEO) and John Eason (VP, Product & Market Development).

Name

Electrical Grid Monitoring Network

Legal name

Electrical Grid Monitoring, Inc.

Website

https://egm.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Electrical Grid Monitoring (EGM) provides AI-powered hardware sensors and the Meta-Alert® analytics platform to electric utilities for fault detection, dynamic line rating, wildfire mitigation, and predictive maintenance, serving 14 enterprise utility and TSO customers globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Grid Monitoring Hardware and Analytics

NAICS

Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519), Electric Power Transmission, Control, and Distribution (22112)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals (3825)

akta.pro primary industry

Line Monitoring & Sensors (DLR, conductor temperature/sag, fault passage, vibration/icing sensors) (EUADADAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Grid Analytics, Forecasting & Decision Support (Load/DER/Outage) (EUADAEAI)

Keywords

• Grid monitoring solutions
• Fault location detection
• Dynamic line rating
• Predictive maintenance analytics
• Utility sensor hardware

Headquarters

HQ city

Rosh Ha'ayin

HQ country

Israel

HQ region

Middle East

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Hardware Sensor Sales: Sale of proprietary MSU sensors and Communications Adapter Units for grid monitoring installation. Sensors provide real-time data collection and integrate with the Meta-Alert analytics platform.
2. Software Platform Subscription: SaaS subscription for Meta-Alert analytics platform providing AI-driven fault detection, predictive maintenance, DLR/AAR reporting, and real-time grid monitoring capabilities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Electrical Grid Monitoring (EGM) sells an integrated AI-powered grid monitoring platform for electric utilities that combines proprietary MSU voltage sensors and a Communications Adapter Unit (CAU) with the Meta-Alert analytics software. The platform enables accurate fault location detection (AFLD), dynamic line rating (DLR/AAR), wildfire ignition risk mitigation, harmonics analysis up to the 63rd order, and predictive maintenance for transmission and distribution operators.

Product overview

Electrical Grid Monitoring (EGM) offers a unified platform architecture combining hardware sensors and AI-powered analytics software. The core offering consists of the Accurate Fault Location Detection (AFLD) system paired with the Meta-Alert Platform for AI-driven analytics, supported by MSU Range of Sensors for real-time voltage monitoring and the Communications Adapter Unit for SCADA integration. The system delivers ~30% O&M cost reduction through AI-powered fault location, dynamic line rating, wildfire risk mitigation, harmonics analysis up to the 63rd order, predictive maintenance, and vegetation management capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Meta-Alert®: AI analytics platform that transforms operational data into actionable insights, enabling predictive maintenance and smarter decisions. Features include predictive maintenance scheduling, data processing and analysis, and AI-driven decision support system.
• AFLD™ (Accurate Fault Location Detection™)
• MSU Range of Sensors
• Communications Adapter Unit

Products and services

• Accurate Fault Location Detection (AFLD)

Quantifiable outcome

• ~30% reduction in operational and maintenance costs
• +8 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability3 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Grid Strategies LLCminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReferenced as data source for grid congestion cost statistics in EGM marketing materials. Grid Strategies LLC 2023 Report cited for data showing US grid congestion costs increased 500% from $3.7B to $20B (2019-2023).

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• LineVision: LineVision is a direct competitor offering Dynamic Line Rating and line monitoring sensors for utility transmission operators. It competes head-to-head with EGM's DLR/AAR and AFLD capabilities, targeting the same investor-owned and international utility customers with similar sensor-plus-analytics architecture.
• Sentient Energy: Sentient Energy provides distribution grid line sensors and fault detection analytics for utility operators. Its Intelligent Sensor platform directly overlaps with EGM's MSU sensors and AFLD fault-location offering, targeting similar distribution reliability and SAIDI/SAIFI improvement use cases.
• Aclara (Hubbell): Aclara, a Hubbell company, offers AMI and distribution grid monitoring sensors and analytics to electric utilities. It competes with EGM in voltage monitoring and distribution sensing, though its portfolio is broader (meters, AMI head-end, consumer engagement) than EGM's T&D sensor focus.
• Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories: SEL manufactures protection relays, fault locators, and grid automation equipment for transmission and distribution utilities. It competes with EGM on fault location and grid monitoring, especially in transmission substations, and shares overlap on SCADA integration and time-synchronized measurement applications.
• Survalent Technology: Survalent provides ADMS, SCADA, and distribution management software with analytics for utility operators. It overlaps with EGM's Meta-Alert analytics platform and grid analytics/forecasting functionality, though Survalent focuses on the control room layer while EGM emphasizes sensor-driven analytics.

Broad incumbents

• Itron: Itron is a broad incumbent providing AMI smart meters, distribution sensors, and grid analytics to utilities worldwide. While its portfolio is much larger than EGM's, it competes in voltage monitoring, AMI-enabled outage notifications, and grid-edge sensing — overlapping with EGM's MSU sensor and power quality offerings.
• Landis+Gyr: Landis+Gyr is a global AMI and smart grid incumbent serving electric utilities with metering, distribution intelligence, and grid analytics. Its grid-edge sensing and distribution monitoring capabilities overlap with EGM's MSU sensors and Meta-Alert analytics.
• GE Vernova (Grid Solutions): GE Vernova's Grid Solutions business provides grid automation, protection, and ADMS software to utilities globally. It competes with EGM in fault detection, line monitoring, and grid analytics as part of a much broader portfolio that includes HVDC, transformers, and protection relays.
• Siemens Smart Infrastructure: Siemens Smart Infrastructure provides grid software (ADMS, SCADA, PSLF), protection equipment, and distribution sensors to utilities. Its grid analytics, fault location, and line monitoring products overlap with EGM's offerings, though Siemens delivers these as part of a much larger portfolio.
• ABB (Electrification): ABB's Electrification business includes grid automation, protection relays, and distribution solutions that compete with EGM's monitoring and analytics platform. ABB's installed base in substations and SCADA systems makes it a frequent incumbent competitor in utility RFPs that EGM targets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/EGridMonitoring
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/electricalgridmonitoring

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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