We believe everyone deserves reliable infrastructure

Lack of stable infrastructure is unfairly holding back huge portions of the world’s population from running businesses, preparing food, and accessing safe and reliable healthcare.

We care deeply about bringing the benefits of modern systems, inclusive decision-making, and open information to everyone.

Alexandra, Jackson, and Marguerite preparing sensors for a pilot in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Founded at UC Berkeley,
now a global team

In 2017, nLine started in the Electrical Engineering department of University of California, Berkeley where Josh and Noah, two of our co-Founders received their PhDs, and Prabal, our third co-founder, is a faculty member. Since then, we’ve grown both in Berkeley and across the globe with a talented team of people.

Working with the garage door open

Drawing from our academic roots, we try to publish everything we learn - from papers, to conferences, to blog posts. We always love to get in touch with others pushing towards similar goals.

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Genevieve Flaspohler and Mohini BariyaAug 30, 2024

Helping Global Grids Work Smarter, not Harder

Introducing our public dataset from Ghana's power sector: Leveraging low-cost sensors and open data to kickstart smart grid improvements in developing countries.

Alexandra WallAug 19, 2024

Launching Four Years of Remote Monitoring for the Electric Grid in Senegal

For the next four years, nLine will remotely collect power quality and reliability data and generate key performance indicators (KPIs) to evaluate to what extent large investments in medium voltage lines and grid protective devices achieved its targeted outcome: to reduce technical losses and the frequency and duration of power outages in the for customers outside of Dakar.

Alexandra Wall and Noah KlugmanApr 22, 2024

Data-driven healthcare electrification: Measuring power quality for better health outcomes in Sierra Leone

Hospital power outages can have dire consequences, derailing crucial procedures and even claiming lives. Reports from northern Ghana of newborns lost due to power-related complications speak to the critical role that access to high-quality electricity plays in the delivery of healthcare services.

Power Quality Data for Energy Planning in Nigerian Markets

Nigeria, the largest economy in Africa, has ambitious plans to reform its power sector and increase electrification. One piece of this strategy is the federal government’s Energizing Economies Initiative (EEI), which aims to provide electricity solutions to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in “economic clusters” such as markets, shopping complexes, and agricultural/industrial clusters. In many developing regions, SMEs in the informal sector play a major role in the economy. Nigeria is no exception: these enterprises employ millions of people. Providing affordable and reliable electricity to these marketplaces is important for continued economic growth.

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We’re a small and highly motivated team addressing the most pressing problems in energy infrastructure. If you care about our mission, please apply!

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