Westwood is currently ranked #3 for ENR’s Top Design Firm for Wind, #6 on ENR’s Top Design Firm for Battery Storage, and #5 on ENR’s Top Design Firm for Solar (2025). Westwood is an award-winning, comprehensive engineering, surveying, and environmental firm with expertise in wind energy, solar energy, energy storage, power delivery, data centers, and EV infrastructure. We have supported more than 235+ GW of wind energy since 1997, 220+ GW of solar energy since 2008, 45+ GW of data centers, and 100+ GW of energy storage since 2015. Established in 1972, we have focused on providing successful solutions to clients nationwide. We will support you with a wide range of exceptional engineering and consulting services, including Electrical, Permitting, Land Surveying, Substation, Civil, Geotechnical, Structural, and Remote Sensing. | Westwood is currently ranked #5 for ENR’s Top Design Firm for Solar, #6 on ENR’s Top Design Firm for Battery Storage, and #3 on ENR’s Top Design Firm for Wind (2025). Westwood is an award-winning, comprehensive engineering, surveying, and environmental firm with expertise in wind, solar, energy storage, substations, power delivery, data centers, and EV infrastructure. We have supported more than 190+ GW of wind energy since 1997 and 220+ GW of solar energy since 2008. Established in 1972, we have focused on providing successful solutions to clients nationwide. We will support you with a wide range of exceptional engineering and consulting services, including Electrical, Environmental, Land Surveying, Civil Site Design, Geospatial, Geotechnical, Structural, and Remote Sensing. | We are an award-winning, national surveying, permitting, and engineering services provider specializing in underground and above-ground power delivery through transmission, distribution, and substations. Comprised of licensed civil engineers, electrical engineers, consultants, land surveyors, and designers – our experienced team can help you deliver reliable power to your customers.
Verdantas
Verdantas is an environmental science and engineering consulting firm. We partner with clients and communities to create sustainable solutions. Our work spans industries to protect the environment, enhance communities, and integrate sustainability. Using in-house expertise and digital technologies, we deliver innovative results while prioritizing the well-being of our people.
Substation Engineering Company
Substation Engineering Company (SECo) and Tier 1 Utility Design, Inc. (T1UD) share a commitment to excellence and collaborate to provide enhanced value and exceptional services to the T&D Industry. Provided services include engineering and design for Transmission, Distribution and Substation projects as well as design, LIDAR scanning, and 3D modeling.
Sharper Shape
Sharper Shape is a global leader in digital inspection, vegetation management, and asset intelligence solutions for electric utilities. Founded in 2013 in Helsinki, Finland, and dual-headquartered in Helsinki and Salt Lake City, Utah, the company supports utilities across North America and Europe with advanced analytics and large-scale grid data processing. Since 2019, Sharper Shape has partnered with leading transmission and distribution utilities to collect and analyze more than 50,000 network miles and over six million utility assets. Its software platform, Sharper CORE (Cloud Optimized Remote Evaluation), manages more than 8 petabytes of utility data and has produced tens of millions of actionable insights that help operators improve reliability, reduce vegetation and asset-related risks, and strengthen wildfire and storm preparedness. Sharper Shape was named the 2025 AI Breakthrough Awards “Data Visualization Solution of the Year” winner for its work in transforming complex grid datasets into clear, visual, and actionable insights through its Living Digital Twin technology. Sharper CORE Sharper CORE is the company’s integrated software suite for digital inspection, vegetation analytics, and work-order planning. Combining the strengths of human expertise and artificial intelligence, CORE automates the detection, forecasting, and prioritization of grid maintenance activities while supporting expert validation and field decision-making. Key capabilities include: • Automatic asset geolocation and image assignment for RGB, infrared, and hyperspectral imagery • LiDAR point-cloud processing and 3D modeling of conductors, structures, and surrounding vegetation • Hyperspectral data interpretation to support environmental and material analysis • Vegetation clearance and fall-in risk evaluation based on terrain, tree species, and growth rates • 3D visualization and annotation tools for certified inspectors and vegetation professionals CORE also streamlines reporting and system integration. Utilities can export findings in standard formats for use in GIS, work-planning, and compliance workflows. The platform’s configurable outputs support both day-to-day operations and long-term asset and vegetation management programs. Sharper Shape’s Living Digital Twin delivers a continuously improving, multi-layer digital model of the grid by integrating LiDAR, imagery, environmental, and asset data into one system. This enables utilities to enhance situational awareness, support proactive maintenance, and plan more effectively for storms, wildfire mitigation, and system reliability. With more than a decade of experience and proven results with Tier-1 utilities, Sharper Shape continues to help power companies modernize grid operations through AI-driven, data-rich insights. | Sharper Shape builds Living Digital Twin (LDT) software to help power transmission & distribution utilities and other operators of linear infrastructure manage risk, improve safety, and create operational efficiencies. We provide asset and vegetation management solutions using AI algorithms prevent and predict failures and issues before they happen.
SAM
For over thirty years, SAM has built a reputation as a trusted, knowledgeable, and innovative partner. We are the nation’s largest Managed Geospatial Services™ (MGS™) company. Our market-changing approach delivers inputs, insights, and outcomes to improve decision making, mitigate risk, and focus actions that align to strategic objectives. | SAM is the nation’s largest managed geospatial service company. We pioneer the deployment of innovative solutions for collecting and analyzing complex data across a wide range of markets and infrastructure projects. SAM provides an extensive range of services to municipalities including Esri implementation, training and support, GIS mapping, GPS field data collection and utility inspection services. SAM is a member of the Esri Partner Network. In addition, SAM provides a wide range of services to Texas cities including Land Surveying, Aerial Mapping, Utility Engineering, BIM and Construction Services. Our longstanding tradition of quality GIS services provides accurate and dependable GIS programs our clients can trust. You will not find our programs collecting dust on a shelf or taking up space on a hard drive. Every day, our clients put these resources to work in the office and out in the field to aid in daily operations and support more effective decision-making.
Qualus
Qualus is a leading pure-play power solutions firm and innovator at the forefront of power infrastructure transformation, with differentiated capabilities across grid modernization, resiliency, security, and sustainability. The firm partners with utilities, commercial, industrial, data center, and government clients, and renewable and energy storage developers, offering comprehensive solutions through boutique and integrated advisory, planning, engineering, digital solutions, program management, energy efficiency and specialized field services. Qualus also provides software and technology enabled services and develops breakthrough solutions for critical power industry challenges such as distributed and variable resource integration, emergency management, and secure data exchange. The firm has over 1,900 professionals, with offices throughout the U.S. and Canada. | Established in 2000, ASSET Engineering is a consulting firm recognized as a specialist in power system design and analysis and EPC. Our team is anchored by veteran power system design leaders and a growing team of control system professional engineers. We provide our clients decades of experience in specialized electrical engineering design, protection and control systems, and project management services. Our clients include utility companies, independent power producers, and large industrial and institutional power users. Over 100 clients have relied on ASSET Engineering for optimized electrical designs that have stood the test of time. The cornerstone of our business strategy is developing long-term relationships with our clients. We accomplish this by maintaining a focus on providing safe, economical and well-designed engineering solutions that are flexible, reliable and considerate of efficient life cycle operation, and maintenance costs. | Qualus is a leading pure-play power solutions firm and innovator at the forefront of power infrastructure transformation, with differentiated capabilities across grid modernization, resiliency, security, and sustainability. The firm partners with utilities, commercial, industrial, data center, and government clients, and renewable and energy storage developers.
PLP
Products that perform better, last longer, and are easier to install – you can count on PLP® to provide high-quality closures and solutions that meet the rigorous demands of today’s modern communications networks. We serve all segments of the communications industry, including telecommunications network operators, cable television and broadband service | PLP’s solutions for the tower and antenna industries are a trusted source for dead-ends, wildlife protection, and repair hardware. All antenna dead-ends are made in the United States and manufactured to 100% rated breaking strength. | PLP protects the world’s most critical connections with precision-engineered solutions trusted by energy and communications providers. With operations in over 20 countries, PLP delivers stronger, more reliable networks and unmatched service to customers worldwide.
Noteworthy AI
Noteworthy AI helps electric utilities strengthen grid resilience and reliability through AI-enabled, vehicle-mounted cameras and real-time analytics. By leveraging existing fleet vehicles, utilities can autonomously capture and analyze pole-mounted asset data at posted speed limits—transforming routine operations into powerful sources of grid intelligence. The Inspect Platform delivers actionable insights for asset inventories, condition assessments, lighting audits, vegetation management, third-party attachment reviews, and post-storm damage analysis—all from a single truck roll and at a fraction of traditional inspection costs. Data integrates seamlessly into GIS and work management systems, enabling real-time visibility and faster decision-making. Designed for utilities of all sizes, Noteworthy AI’s technology helps maximize O&M budgets, improve safety, and enhance service reliability while reducing labor and operational costs. Trusted by leading utilities including FPL, Dominion Energy, Avangrid, and Alabama Power, Noteworthy AI is redefining field intelligence for the modern grid. Visit noteworthy.ai to learn more. | Noteworthy AI helps electric utilities improve grid reliability and efficiency with AI-enabled, vehicle-mounted cameras and real-time analytics. The technology automates pole inspections, asset inventories, and storm damage assessments during routine fleet operations—delivering scalable, cost-effective insights that strengthen resilience and optimize O&M resources. | Noteworthy AI empowers utilities to improve grid reliability and operational efficiency by equipping fleet vehicles with AI-enabled cameras that autonomously collect and analyze pole-mounted asset data. The solution delivers real-time insights for inspections, storm response, and maintenance—without disrupting crews or requiring extra truck rolls. Visit noteworthy.ai to learn more.