"Information is siloed between dozens of different organizations and no one has a complete picture of how electricity is made, moved and used. This is only becoming more challenging as billions of new devices like electric vehicles and solar panels come online and make the grid increasingly complex to plan for, orchestrate and keep in balance."

Audrey Zibelman, X - the Moonshot Factory

Tapestry is Google X's Moonshot for the electric grid. The objective is to develop a single, virtualized view of the entire electricity system and the tools to run simulations for any location and at any time scale. The mission is to make that information available and useful to everyone who is involved in building and planning the grid — from government policy makers to utilities, to developers and innovators — to enable a clean, reliable and equitable power system. Tapestry is creating a single virtualized view of the electricity system. The team is developing computational tools that can predict and simulate what might happen on the grid from nanoseconds to decades into the future. Alongside their partners, Tapestry aims to unlock access to clean, reliable, and affordable electricity worldwide by providing greater insight into our increasingly dynamic and complex electricity system.

During this Darcy Live Strategy Session, Audrey Zibelman will introduce this exciting project - and start a discussion on the innovative thinking and partnering in the electric utility industry.