Partnership with AI- and IoT-powered living-space services
First written in FY2021-Q3. 9 of 10 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2022-Q2. Latest entry: FY2026.
11 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「The company develops the AI algorithms and builds the systems required to operate grid-scale battery storage facilities, and conducts trading in the wholesale electricity market, balancing market, and capacity market based on AI-powered market forecasts. It began actual operations in Hokkaido in November 2025.」
The scope of AI use expanded from demand and generation forecasting and HEMS to market forecasting for grid-scale storage facilities, supply-demand balancing, and trading in the wholesale electricity, supply-demand balancing and capacity markets, and actual operations began in Hokkaido. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「The company will develop the AI algorithms and systems required to operate grid-scale storage facilities and conduct trading in the wholesale electricity market, supply-demand balancing market and capacity market based on AI-driven market forecasts.」
The scope of AI use expanded from electricity demand and generation forecasting and HEMS to market forecasting for grid-scale storage facilities and trading in the wholesale electricity, supply-demand balancing and capacity markets. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「AI will be used for functions including supply-demand balancing, forecasting electricity-related markets, and optimizing bid prices and bid volumes.」
The use of AI and IoT expanded from demand forecasting and smart HEMS to supply-demand balancing, market forecasting and bid optimization for grid-scale storage batteries. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「The company completed development of “Ast HEMS,” which combines a smart remote-control function enabling household appliances to be controlled from anywhere via a smartphone app in conjunction with the “Free Plan,” and a function for measuring and analyzing household electricity consumption and solar power generation. It began recruiting general monitors in October 2022.」
The collaboration with lifestyle-space services using AI and IoT advanced to the completion of “Ast HEMS,” which controls household appliances via a smartphone and measures and analyzes electricity consumption and solar power generation, and to the recruitment of general monitors. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「AI-based electricity demand forecasting is in live operation, with the number of companies to which it is applied increasing.」
AI-based electricity demand forecasting has continued and expanded its live operations phase as the number of companies using it has increased. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「For electricity demand forecasting and solar power generation output forecasting for existing customers to whom the company provides business outsourcing services, the company confirmed that AI improved forecasting accuracy and is gradually working to automate the systems. AI-based electricity demand forecasting has moved into live operation for multiple companies.」
The company confirmed improved accuracy in AI-based electricity demand forecasting and moved into live operation for multiple companies. It also completed development of a system for the “Free Plan” in collaboration with LiveSmart for Business and moved on to test operation. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「For electricity demand forecasting and solar power generation output forecasting for existing customers to whom the company provides business outsourcing services, the company confirmed that AI improved forecasting accuracy and is gradually working to automate the systems.」
Regarding the use of AI, the company confirmed improved accuracy in demand forecasting and solar power generation output forecasting and progressed toward system automation. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「The company also began developing an electricity retail-related system in collaboration with “LiveSmart for Business,” operated by Live Smart, which conducts a service platform business for living spaces using AI and IoT.」
The alliance with Live Smart took concrete form with the launch of development of an electricity retail-related system using AI and IoT. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「During the first six months of the current consolidated fiscal year, the company began upgrading its electricity supply-demand management, including electricity demand forecasting, and risk management through the use of AI and other technologies.」
As part of the initiatives of the New Functions Development Department, the company began upgrading electricity demand forecasting, supply-demand management and risk management through the use of AI. - FY2021-Q3First statedAnnual report
「As disclosed on 30 December 2020, the group underwrote a third-party allotment of shares by Live Smart, a startup that operates a service platform business for living spaces using AI and IoT, and also entered into a business alliance agreement with Live Smart.」
Through the underwriting of a third-party allotment by Live Smart and the execution of a business alliance agreement, the company began an alliance combining lifestyle-space services using AI and IoT with the retail electricity business.