Modeling a More Reliable Electric Grid for Nashville
We’re building a computer model of Nashville to help us spot problems and develop solutions that work for your neighborhood, support your community, and enrich our city.
What is a Digital Twin?
Take a closer look at a “digital twin”
A digital twin is a computer model that mirrors how something works in real life. For this project, we are combining three systems into a single model: Nashville’s power grid, transportation system, and buildings. Once the model is done, we can use it to test ideas and problems. This will help us identify weak spots and plan ways to improve.
Building the base model is a big lift, and thanks to our partners' support, it is already well underway. Now we need your help too. We want to know which topics and goals matter most to you, so we can test them.
Three Things to Know
What it is
A digital model of NES infrastructure that reflects current conditions on the grid, built to help us catch issues early and spot opportunities to strengthen the system.
What we model
Building load, transportation, and the electrical grid across neighborhoods with the assumptions and data sources published alongside it.
What it means for you
Fewer surprise outages over time, and a clear place to see what’s planned for your part of the grid