Informetis Launches Technical Collaboration with Kansai Electric Power to Achieve Energy Flexibility Solutions

Informetis Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and President: Taro Tadano; hereinafter 'Informetis'), which possesses proprietary AI-based power data analysis technology (NILM), has concluded an agreement with Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. (Headquarters: Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture; Director, Representative Executive Officer and President: Nozomu Mori; hereinafter 'Kansai Electric Power') to provide technology aimed at building a next-generation energy management system.

Social and Industry Background In recent years, the power sector worldwide, including in Japan, has faced significant challenges. While the integration of renewable energy is expanding to achieve carbon neutrality, fluctuations in power output due to weather conditions and rising energy costs driven by international fuel price spikes have become serious issues for both retail electricity providers and electricity consumers (end-users). Against this background, in the smart grid field, there is a rapidly growing need for information technology that enables energy flexibility—adjusting electricity consumption dynamically based on the supply-demand balance—to benefit both the supply and demand sides, rather than focusing solely on energy conservation.

Informetis's Strengths and Solutions Informetis has developed technology that disaggregates and analyzes details of electricity usage from hourly household total consumption data, centered on its proprietary AI technology 'NILM' (Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring). Furthermore, it offers 'BridgeLAB DR,' a platform integrating advanced demand forecasting technology based on past operation records, consumer communication technology, and device control technology. By utilizing these solutions, retail electricity providers can conduct sophisticated supply-demand adjustments by estimating consumer characteristics, circumstances, and current situations, thereby significantly reducing procurement costs during market spikes and stabilizing power grids.

Technical Collaboration and Future Outlook Informetis will provide Kansai Electric Power with its NILM technology and expertise in advanced consumer-side forecasting and analysis to study the construction of a next-generation energy management system. Following its collaboration with Chugoku Electric Power, Informetis has initiated this technical collaboration with Kansai Electric Power, a major utility in the Kansai region. This partnership expands the application scope of the company's energy flexibility solutions and steadily broadens its collaboration foundation with major domestic power utilities. Going forward, the company plans to utilize the data and operational expertise accumulated through partnerships with various power utilities to promote the development of a nationwide energy management platform. Through this collaboration, Informetis will accumulate track records of technical implementation in the energy flexibility domain and accelerate the deployment of solutions that meet the DX and GX demands of the entire power industry.

About Informetis Co., Ltd. With the mission of 'changing the future of living with the power of energy data,' Informetis provides energy optimization solutions centered on [Energy x AI] core technologies. ・ Location: Sumitomo Shiba-daimon Building No.2, 1-12-16 Shiba-daimon, Minato-ku, Tokyo ・ Representative: Representative Director and President Taro Tadano ・ Listed Market: Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market (Securities Code: 281A) ・ URL: https://www.informetis.com/