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MeltPlan Wants to Fix the Grid Before the Blackout Starts

Priya Nair did not set out to build in energy. She got there the way many people do: through a utility bill that went sideways. After a rate hike in 2021, she watched her local grid operator scramble to keep up with demand roughly 30 percent above forecast. What surprised her even more was the reaction from people around her. By industry standards, they told her, that was not unusual. That experience pushed her to look deeper into why grids so often run hot, cost more than expected, and strain long before anyone flips a switch.