Uttar wants to help energy users find the capacity on the power grid

From AI to EV, the demand for the power of the world is increasing, and the power grid is feeling squeezed.

Insert UterA startup that makes companies a map of the power grid capacity to help them know where they can plug on new data centers, EV charging stations and other hungry equipment with electricity.

“The power super cycle is hitting with the AI ​​data center boom,” said Peter Clutton Brook, co -founder and CEO of Uttar.

“For example, around London, the capabilities of things like large -scale data centers have been lifted,” he said. “This is not a question, does it have a spare capacity? It is so, when will they be upgraded?”

As ancient grids fall under pressure, startups like Uttar are ready to help energy users dealing with these shortcomings. Some companies, such as grid care, focus on finding unused capabilities that already exist – is convinced that more space is available than their claims.

The uter takes a different approach. Instead of discussing the current capacity, the company produces detailed maps that show where the grid capacity is available and how much power is available at every location.

“Some other people are playing in space,” said Clin Brook. “The issue of use after which we call medium -sized demand developers, so people use electricity instead of producing it.” Generally, projects are between 1 and 5 MW, he said.

Utter users include Tesla and the UK’s National Health Service. Tesla starts the sauce offer to choose sites for new supermarkets and upgrade the current. The NHS uses the uter to identify the clinics and hospitals that can adjust the EV chargers, and when it uses the platform when planning solar panels and battery installations, or determines where to build new radiology units.

“They can’t afford to go through these sites through the site,” said Clin Brook.

Startup recently collected 1 million pre -seed rounds, headed by Hatch, with the participation of Cape Capital and Angel investors. The company specifically told the Tech Crunch that the uter is also launching a new feature, which will allow companies to quickly decide which locations may be able to upgrade or support new equipment.

Uttar mostly gets its data directly from networks, which requires regulators to provide this information. The company also licenses private data that is not public, and updates its record using anonymous data from a successful grid connection made by its users.

Currently, users pay the fees and use of the seat on the basis of the number of sites they are examining. Clinton Brook said the advisor at this location is the main contest of the company. “This is the alternative to people at the moment, which is not especially viable for small -scale demand developers.”

For now, the Utter works in the UK, but Clin Brooke’s eyes are on expansion in the United States and elsewhere. “The problem is an international issue and needs an international solution,” he said.