By Russ Wilson – Wilco Energy

Western Australia’s industrial energy landscape is evolving fast. As renewables, gas, and battery storage converge to form a more dynamic and flexible grid, the challenge of maintaining reliable supply has never been greater. In this transition, system operators and asset managers face an increasingly complex reality, one where the biggest risks are not always the ones you can see.

What Challenges Reliable Supply? Unpredictable Demand — and Now, Unpredictable Supply

As Distributed Energy Resources grow, including Virtual Power Plants, Vehicle to Grid, Vehicle to Home, and Community Batteries, the system faces not only unpredictable demand but also unpredictable supply.

While generation shortfalls often make headlines, some of the most costly and disruptive events stem from invisible causes: power quality fluctuations, load imbalances, and transient anomalies that quietly erode equipment performance. Left undetected, these issues trigger unplanned downtime,
shorten asset life, and inflate maintenance costs.

Changing the Equation with Energy Intelligence

Through its partnership with Numen AI, Wilco Energy equips engineers, electricians, and operators with real time, high frequency insights into site performance.
Permanent installations go far beyond traditional logging tools. They continuously monitor for subtle changes in power quality and load behaviour,
surfacing them in a clear and actionable format.

The difference is in the visibility. Instead of raw, unprocessed data, Numen AI delivers structured intelligence in natural language that pinpoints the
source of a problem before it becomes a costly outage. This means faster diagnosis, more targeted fixes, and fewer operational surprises.

Case in Point: Seeing the Unseen

At one WA engineering company, Wilco Energy’s diagnostic installation detected a harmonic disturbance originating outside the factory that was causing
equipment failures. Conventional monitoring, and all attempts by the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM)  to determine the cause, had failed to detect it.
Numen AI’s high resolution diagnostics identified the issue within days. Armed with this insight, the site team was able to eliminate the problem and restore
operational stability, avoiding further downtime and associated production losses.

Proven Technology. Proven Experience.

For Wilco Energy, technology is only part of the story. Backed by over 30 years of electrical contracting expertise through Wilco Electrical, the team blends
deep field experience with next generation tools to deliver solutions that work in the real world. This combination of practical know how and advanced
analytics gives clients the confidence to make better energy decisions.

Looking Ahead

As WA moves toward a low carbon, flexible energy future, the winners will be those who can see — and act on — the invisible risks before they
become costly outages. With Numen AI’s intelligence and Wilco Energy’s proven expertise, you’re equipped to make confident energy decisions
today, tomorrow, and beyond.

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