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Smart Wires Inc.

Smart Wires Inc.

Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing

Durham, North Carolina 24,193 followers

About us

Smart Wires is the world’s leading grid enhancing technology and services provider. We help electric utilities to unlock capacity and solve their critical grid issues, using our solutions to create a more flexible, reliable and affordable grid. This enables a faster, more cost-efficient path to meet growing electricity demand with clean energy generation, at lowest cost to consumers. Headquartered in the Research Triangle of North Carolina, Smart Wires has a global workforce of passionate and visionary industry-leading experts spread across four continents, who work every day to transform grids globally. In collaboration with our customers and partners, we’ve unlocked over 3.5 Gigawatts capacity—enough to power over 2.5 million homes—supporting the faster integration of clean energy and new demand, enhancing security of supply and delivering cost savings to consumers. Together, we are reimagining the grid for net zero.

Website
http://www.smartwires.com
Industry
Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
Company size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Durham, North Carolina
Type
Privately Held
Founded
2010
Specialties
Transmission Reliability, Congestion Management, Power Flow Control Solutions, Distributed FACTS, Transmission Line Monitoring, Maximize Transfer Capacity, Renewable Integration, Mitigate Uncertainty, Innovation, Modular FACTS, Modular SSSC, Energy Transition, Digital Grid, Dynamic Line Rating, Digital power flow control, and Analytics services

Locations

  • Primary

    1035 Swabia Ct

    Suite 130

    Durham, North Carolina 27703, US

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Employees at Smart Wires Inc.

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  • We’re proud to support this Thursday’s panel discussion on one of the most important issues facing the ERCOT grid. Frank Kreikebaum, Chief Engineer at Smart Wires, will join industry leaders in Austin to discuss the challenges and solutions involved in strengthening the transmission system as grid demands continue to grow. Register here: https://luma.com/yvocsrwh

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    PANELIST ANNOUNCEMENT: Friends - VERY excited to announce our panelists for this Thursday's evening event and panel discussion: 'The Great Transmission Build Out - Challenges & Solutions to re-architecting the ERCOT back-bone,' Thursday, April 2nd! It's hard to imagine a more all-star line-up to discuss one of the most important issues facing the ERCOT grid today: + Barry Smitherman, former Chairman of both the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Railroad Commission of Texas, founding Chair of the Texas Geothermal Energy Alliance (TXGEA) Alliance + Jason Ryan, EVP, Regulatory Services & Govt Affairs, CenterPoint Energy + Frank Kreikebaum, Chief Engineer, SmartWires + Michael Lee, founder, Distributed Grid; former NA CEO, Octopus Energy As always, come for the content discussion on the most important issues shaping the grid, stay for the connection, open bar and menu. Big thank you to our anchor sponsor, SmartWires for helping make this event possible. To register, please RSVP here (required): https://luma.com/yvocsrwh Timing, agenda: Thursday, April 2nd 5:30 – 6:15pm: Drinks, apps and snacks, networking 6:15 – 6:20: Welcome and opening remarks 6:20- 7:15 pm: Panel discussion 7:15 – 8:30pm: More drinks, apps, snacks and networking Venue: East End Ballroom (Austin's hippest new restaurant, bar and venue. https://lnkd.in/gN8e3bG8 ) Robert Gayle Joaquin Peirano Frank Kreikebaum Anagha Uppal Matt Welch Carlos Caldart Jonathan Scharf, PhD Melissa Miller Hugo E Mena, P.E. Jacob Borgeson James Gray Lisa Hendrickson Drew Scheberle Patricia Zavala Hala Ballouz Michael E. Webber Michael Lee Nathan Ryan 🚲 🚲 Bryan White Doug Lewin Matthew Boms Joshua D. Rhodes, PhD Robert Wittmeyer CleanTX Alex Szewczyk Ramon Betolaza Bill Blevins

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  • The Texas grid is facing one of the most complex infrastructure challenges in its history. Demand forecasted to hit 150 GW by 2030. $30B+ in transmission investment needed. Supply chain and regulatory bottlenecks compounding the pressure. This Thursday in Austin, leaders from across policy, technology, and industry are convening to discuss what it actually takes to meet that challenge. Our own Frank Kreikebaum will be joining the conversation. Proud to be a sponsor of this event alongside the Energy Innovation Hub TX and PowerHouse Texas. If you're in Austin, register at the link below. #ERCOT #Transmission #GridInfrastructure #Texas

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    Friends - excited to announce our next EIHTX panel and special happy hour: The Great Transmission Build Out - Challenges & Solutions to re-architecting the ERCOT back-bone, Thursday, April 2nd! This will be the first in a series of monthly panels hosted in partnership with PowerHouse Texas exploring some of the biggest issues facing the Texas grid today. The Texas grid is entering a new super-cycle, with peak demand forecasted to hit 150 GW by 2030, and necessitating an estimated $30 billion+ investment in 6,000 miles of transmission infrastructure. As supply chain bottle-necks, labor shortages, and regulatory hurdles challenge this build-out, a range of new business models, technology solutions and regulatory interventions are emerging. This panel convenes key leaders from across policy, technology and industry to discuss the challenges, opportunities and emerging solutions needed to meet Texas’s critical transmission infrastructure needs. Also excited to host this affair at East End Ballroom, Austin's hippest new restaurant, bar and venue. https://lnkd.in/gN8e3bG8 As always, come for the content, stay for the connection, open bar and menu. Big thank you to our anchor sponsor, Smart Wires Inc. for helping make this event possible. To register, please RSVP here (required): https://luma.com/yvocsrwh Timing, agenda: Thursday, April 2nd 5:30 – 6:15pm: Drinks, apps and snacks, networking 6:15 – 6:20: Welcome and opening remarks 6:20- 7:15 pm: Panel discussion 7:15 – 8:30pm: More drinks, apps, snacks and networking Robert Gayle Joaquin Peirano Frank Kreikebaum Anagha Uppal Matt Welch Carlos Caldart Jonathan Scharf, PhD Melissa Miller Hugo E Mena, P.E. Jacob Borgeson James Gray Lisa Hendrickson Drew Scheberle Patricia Zavala Hala Ballouz Michael E. Webber Michael Lee Nathan Ryan 🚲 Bryan White Doug Lewin Matthew Boms Joshua D. Rhodes, PhD Robert Wittmeyer CleanTX

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    Hiring: Chief of Engineering | Smart Wires Utilities are under growing pressure to get more from the transmission system they already have. That’s a big part of what Smart Wires Inc. helps solve. They provide advanced power flow control technology that helps grid operators relieve transmission constraints, increase firm capacity, improve reliability, and support new load and generation connections. Now they’re hiring a Chief of Engineering to lead a global engineering team at an important stage of growth. This isn’t a “manage from a distance” role. You’ll lead engineering across: - Sustaining engineering for an active, deployed fleet - Analytics and application engineering - New product development from concept to scale You’ll work across hardware, firmware, software, and analytics, while staying close enough to the technology to help guide critical decisions. You’ll also: - Report directly to the CEO - Sit on the senior leadership team - Engage regularly at board level They’re ideally looking for someone who has: - Built and delivered complex, multidisciplinary hardware systems - Experience in MW-scale power electronics or transmission infrastructure In short, this is a strong opportunity for an engineering leader who can lead experienced teams and stay close to the technology. 📍 Durham, North Carolina If you’ve worked on real infrastructure and want to help tackle real transmission challenges, this is worth a conversation. Feel free to reach out. #powerelectronics #gridmodernization #energytransition #engineeringleadership

  • We're a little late to Engineers Week, but this post from Chad Dupuis is worth sharing any week. Smart Wires was built by engineers, from the researchers who first developed the technology at Georgia Tech to the team pushing it forward in grids around the world today. The principles Chad describes, staying curious when things get complex, doing things the right way, and raising the bar for the people around you, are ones we recognize in our own people every day. The Smart Wires engineering team is solving hard physics problems, refining how power flows through real grids, and making sure every deployment performs the way it should. Their work doesn't always get a headline, but it's what makes everything else possible. And we see that same spirit in the engineers at utilities and grid operators we work with. The ones figuring out how to get more from the grid, faster, under real constraints. To every engineer working on the infrastructure that keeps the lights on: your work matters more than ever. #GridReliability #PowerEngineering #EngineeringExcellence

    Engineering isn’t just about equations, code, or designs. It’s about people who choose to solve problems that matter. During National Engineers Week, I’ve been reflecting on the engineers I’ve had the privilege to work alongside, the ones who stay curious when things get complex, who ask better questions when the path isn’t obvious, and who quietly raise the bar for all of us. What I appreciate most isn’t just the technical excellence. It’s the ownership. The resilience when timelines tighten. The integrity to do things the right way, not the easy way. I’m especially grateful for leaders like Deepak Divan, Frank Kreikebaum who demonstrate that strong engineering cultures are built on trust, accountability, and continuous learning. The example you set, balancing high standards with genuine support for your teams, makes a lasting impact. I’d also like to thank Daniel Lidyoff, Rama G.,Monil P., Gina Kathuria, Chuks Duru, Alexander L., Aung M. Oo , Paul Mather, Rishikesh Adkar, Dave Sohltalab for your tireless technical leadership! To every engineer who mentors, innovates, challenges assumptions, and builds solutions that move us forward: THANK YOU! Your work often speaks for itself, but this week it deserves to be said out loud. #EngineersWeek #Gratitude #Leadership #EngineeringExcellence

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    A new federal funding opportunity focused on advanced transmission technologies is now open. ⚡ SPARK is focused on projects that can unlock additional transfer capability on existing infrastructure, accelerate large load interconnections, and reduce congestion and costs for consumers. 🔹 Smart Wires’ Advanced Power Flow Control technology has been selected in prior DOE GRIP-funded projects, where APFC helped increase usable transmission capacity by hundreds of megawatts within existing corridors. 📅 Concept papers for SPARK are due April 2, 2026, with full applications due May 20, 2026. If you are exploring a project and want to discuss where APFC could fit, we’d welcome the conversation. #Transmission #GridModernization #LoadGrowth #Reliability #CongestionRelief

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    We were glad to be included in Heatmap News recent story on utility innovation and the technologies helping address growing grid demands. As electricity demand grows, utilities are under pressure to connect new load faster, manage congestion, and make better use of the infrastructure already in place. That is exactly where advanced power flow control can help by providing utilities with a practical way to increase transfer capability, improve reliability, and defer more capital-intensive upgrades when appropriate. What stands out in the article is the broader shift it reflects. Utilities are not looking for innovation for its own sake. They are looking for technologies that solve real operational problems, fit within utility processes, and can be deployed with confidence. That is the standard we believe matters. Thanks to Katie Brigham and the Heatmap team for including us in the conversation. https://hubs.ly/Q046x7Yx0 #GridInnovation #Transmission #Utilities #PowerGrid #GridEnhancingTechnologies #AdvancedPowerFlowControl

  • The US grid is facing record demand growth. Advanced Power Flow Control is one of the fastest ways to unlock capacity on existing transmission infrastructure. No new corridors, no decade-long permitting process. The bipartisan REWIRE Act, introduced this week, creates real incentives for utilities to deploy GETs like SmartValve. NEPA exclusions for projects within existing rights-of-way, improved FERC return on equity, and a national clearinghouse of deployments. Our GM for the Americas, Joaquin Peirano breaks down what the bill gets right and what it means for transmission owners considering their options. https://hubs.ly/Q045KkTq0

  • Designing for adaptability is no longer a theoretical exercise. It influences how systems are planned, how risks are managed, and how quickly operators can respond when conditions change. As uncertainty becomes a constant, adaptability becomes part of system design, not an add-on. If adaptability is becoming a design requirement in your system, we’d welcome the conversation. https://hubs.ly/Q041n6Kj0

  • Europe’s grid capacity challenge is real. The uptake of renewables and electrification is moving faster than available network capacity, and Distribution System Operators are being asked to deliver more from both existing and new infrastructure. On March 4, CurrENT Europe is hosting a DSO Innovation Briefing focused on Advanced Power Flow Control. The session will explore the capability and maturity of Advanced Power Flow Control compared to traditional assets, and how it can serve as a digital “traffic controller” for the grid, actively directing electrical power within a region using modular hardware. Beyond immediate bottleneck relief, the discussion will cover how the technology can help accelerate the connection of generation or data centers, extend network outages, facilitate HVDC integration, extend the lifespan of legacy power factor equipment, and strengthen overall network stability margins. If you’re a DSO evaluating practical, market-ready solutions to unlock new capacity quickly, this is a technical session worth attending. Register here: https://hubs.ly/Q043Wcq40

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  • Not all constraints need to be treated as permanent features of the system. Some are structural. Others exist because the system lacks a way to respond dynamically as conditions change. Distinguishing between the two can open up different planning and operational paths. That distinction is gaining more attention. If you’re reassessing which constraints truly need long-term builds, we’re happy to discuss. https://hubs.ly/Q041mWHN0

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