Continuum Industries

SPP’s ITP 2024 marks a significant opportunity for utilities and developers to shape the grid’s future. But delivering on this scale demands smarter, faster planning. That’s why we’ve fine-tuned Optioneer to tackle the unique challenges of this massive $7.7 billion transmission initiative. Optioneer enables your team to rapidly generate optimized 115kV, 161kV, 230kV, and 345kV routes, factoring in cost, impact, and feasibility—in hours, not weeks. ⚡️ With pre-loaded geospatial data, go/no-go zone identification, and automated cost evaluations for clear pricing justification, Optioneer ensures your project plans are perfectly aligned with development requirements. From planning to execution, Optioneer gives you the speed and confidence to deliver on SPP’s ambitious goals. #SPP #GridExpansion #ElectricityTransmission

It’s here! 🎉 We’re thrilled to announce the launch of Optioneer’s Portfolio Viewer and Milestones - unifying your workflows and making it easier to: 🗺️ Visualise your portfolio on an interactive map. 📊 Access real-time updates on project statuses and metrics. ✔️ Stay aligned and compliant. We’ve broken it all down in our latest blog linked in the comments below👇 #ProjectManagement #CentralisedWorkflows #ProductUpdate

Elia Group isn't accepting the status quo of how infrastructure is currently developed, so they are leveraging new technologies to accelerate its capital delivery programme We're thrilled to have received the endorsement of their C-suite team to deploy our Optioneer software across the group This isn't just about automated routing though It's about transforming the entire project development process All the way through network planning, portfolio screening, routing, option selection, stakeholder engagement, iteration, preparation of environmental impact assessment documents and defending decisions in court if challenged It's about taking projects from concept to permit as fast as possible, at the lowest possible risk And doing that repeatedly across the entire portfolio For the next 25 years Until we have fully transitioned to clean energy

$𝟮𝟮 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝟮𝟰 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝟮,𝟳𝟬𝟬 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀 — 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗢'𝘀 𝗟𝗥𝗧𝗣 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲 𝟮? With the sheer scale of MISO’s latest transmission push, we’re taking a closer look at the challenges competitors face, which include: 🌐 Navigating 𝟭,𝟱𝟬𝟬 𝗚𝗜𝗦 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀 across 11 states. 🔍 Assessing 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀 while balancing environmental, regulatory, and cost constraints. ⌛️ Submitting 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗱, 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮-𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝗶𝗱𝘀 within tight 165-day deadlines. But in the race for MISO’s Tranche 2, those relying on outdated methods will fall behind. That's why in our latest blog, we're diving deeper into the solutions competitors are using to stay ahead and win bids. 🔗 Check the comments below for the link to the blog.

Continuum Industries has been selected as a finalist in Elia's competition, which aims to improve CAPEX delivery processes in Belgium and Germany Our team can’t wait to head to Berlin on November 6th to showcase how Optioneer is transforming transmission line development with AI-powered route generation and evaluation, accelerating timelines, and identifying risks early—all through a collaborative platform. We're proud to be among the five finalists selected from over 800 entries. A huge thanks to Elia Group for this opportunity, and best of luck to all the amazing teams in the final. #GridDevelopment #NetZero #Innovation

As MISO LRTP Tranche 2 brings new opportunities for expanding the grid and integrating renewables, the bidding competition is heating up. 🔥 That's why we've tailored Optioneer to tackle the complexities of Tranche 2– to empower your team to deliver faster, more defensible bid proposals. Optioneer generates a shortlist of the best 345kV and 765kV routes, all optimized for cost, permitting, and feasibility. With pre-loaded geospatial data and a pre-integrated MISO costing calculator, you can go from initial concept to clear impact insights in hours—not weeks. ⚡️ Meet 165-day deadlines with ease, and take the guesswork out of route evaluation and optimization, so you can focus on what's important: 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗶𝗱𝘀. #MISO #Energy #Transmission #GridExpansion

Keeping your project team aligned shouldn’t feel like herding cats. But with long email threads, scattered spreadsheets, and missed updates, it often does. This chaos isn’t just frustrating—it’s holding the industry back In transmission project development, effective, detailed communication is critical to ensure alignment and accountability at every stage The Project Management Institute claims that 56% of project failures come down to poor communication And yet, we’re still relying on tools that were never meant for the complexity of what project development teams face along dozens, if not hundreds, of miles of potential routes We think it's time for a change. Time for project teams to have the right tools to stay connected and informed, without the email overload Creating a clear decision-making trail is key, allowing project proposals to be defended later during permitting Last year, we put communication in the context of the maps, the data behind them, the stakeholder inputs, and the past decisions This has been one of the most engaging functionalities for our users—they have been collaborating by leaving tens of thousands of comments in their project spaces But they kept missing critical updates So we've fixed it and users now get notified when they are tagged on something that requires their attention Link to a blog post in the chat Let’s leave the email chaos behind

Project teams as small as two members to over sixty trust Optioneer to streamline collaboration during planning and development. To keep every team aligned and projects on track, we’ve developed two powerful new features… 🔔 Real-time notifications: Never miss an update with instant email and in-app alerts whenever you’re tagged in a comment. 📍 Saved map view links: Share specific map views with your team via a URL link, to ensure everyone is looking at the same information for easy collaboration and clarity across distributed teams. These tools have been designed to streamline your workflows and ensure smooth collaboration, no matter the size of your team. Curious to learn more? Check out our blog in the comments below 👇 #ProductUpdate #Optioneer #Collaboration

Visual impacts often delay transmission projects, so here is a way to reduce the impacted area by 49% Most of the time, visual impact is considered early on when planning new transmission lines But properly calculating the impacted areas tends to be time-consuming, so it isn't properly modeled until the routes are pretty clear Why? Because modeling viewsheds for dozens of routes takes a fair bit of time using tools based on conventional platforms like ArcGIS This example shows that doing routing without considering visual impact models results in routes that impact areas almost 2x larger That means that routing with proper visual impact models from the beginning reduces the impacts by 49% Reducing the number of impacted properties, residents, and viewpoints And minimizing the probability of the project being challenged and delayed during the permitting How do we do this? Continuum Industries' Optioneer was built specifically for linear projects and can handle all of the constraints from the very beginning The video shows the iterative process of exploring approximately 900k route alternatives Each of the 900k routes is assessed from the perspective of visual impact, permitting, environmental impact, constructability, and cost (the project in the video is not a real project)

🏆 Let's start Monday with a win! Helen Snodin, Senior Grid and Regulations Manager at Fred. Olsen Seawind, shares her positive experience with our platform Optioneer. Efficiency and innovation are just what we need to start the week the right way. Have a productive Monday, everyone! #EnergyInnovation #RegulatoryCompliance