Utilidata and Nvidia’s projects with Portland General Electric, Duquesne Light, and other utility partners aren’t going to completely replace those utilities’ existing smart meters — at least, not right away. Instead, these initial projects are tied to strategic deployments at parts of the grid where the utilities are seeking more granular information, Brumberger said. One major area of interest is in assessing the grid impacts of rooftop solar systems, backup batteries, EV chargers, and other s...