The partnership will help utilities improve decision-making before, during, and after extreme weather events—an increasingly critical need as outages and infrastructure damage continue to cost U.S. utilities an estimated $70 billion annually.
StormImpact’s predictive technology delivers highly localized forecasts that estimate potential damage severity down to the subcircuit level. These insights are already in use by utilities across 15 states, including First Energy, American Electric Power, and Southern Company.
Urbint plans to integrate these detailed forecasts with its own operational storm management tools. By merging predictive intelligence with pre-event planning and crew deployment capabilities, the combined solution will enable utility companies to better allocate resources ahead of severe weather, position field crews to reduce outage response time and prioritize public and worker safety while optimizing costs.
Urbint CEO Corey Capasso noted, "Having this intelligence at a granular subcircuit level helps utilities proactively navigate a major weather event by translating a weather forecast into operational decision making. This strategic acquisition combines Urbint's existing Storm Response platform with StormImpact's AI capabilities, empowering utilities to secure the right amount of resources and pre-stage crews in the right locations prior to outages."
The StormImpact team, originally founded out of The Ohio State University, brings a deep knowledge of scientific and technical expertise in storm science, meteorology, and planetary systems. Their research-driven approach has been supported by federal agencies including NASA, which recently provided funding to advance their predictive modeling initiatives.
Steven Quiring, co-founder of StormImpact and Professor of Atmospheric Sciences at Ohio State, emphasized the alignment of the two companies' missions. Quiring says that the merger will accelerate the development of data-driven tools that help utilities and municipalities better prepare for climate-related disruptions.
The StormImpact acquisition marks Urbint’s latest step in expanding its utility resilience platform, following earlier acquisitions of WRM Software and Competers. The company has also secured $35 million in growth capital in a funding round led by S2G Investments, supporting its broader roadmap to scale resilience solutions across the energy sector.
