Overstory links grid risk models to utility work and spending

Led by CEO Fiona Spruill, Overstory is linking outage and wildfire predictions to utility work and records of risk reduction.

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Primary source: PR Newswire Business Technology

Why it matters

Utilities are under pressure to show regulators that resilience spending actually reduces outages and wildfire risk. Overstory's platform tries to connect prediction, crew work and proof in one system, which would give the company a deeper and stickier role inside utility operations.

Workers in reflective gear trim a tree from an elevated bucket beside a truck marked “RW” at night.

Fiona Spruill, chief executive of Overstory, launched a grid risk management platform on November 3rd, 2026, that connects the company's AI risk models to the operating systems utilities already use. Overstory says the platform is built to detect risk, prioritize work and build a record that shows regulators how much risk each dollar removed.…

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