OMRON's filing says it agreed on Oct. 10, Japan time, to buy OnLogic and its parent, Interlogic, for $675 million in cash. OnLogic keeps its brand and runs as its own business. A close is planned for around January 2027, if regulators approve.
About 3,000 devices go in during the first phase, then 10,000 through 2027. PG&E plans to reach hundreds of thousands by 2030.
The petition asks utilities to report every AI system they use, what it does and how much human oversight it gets. That covers storm response, asset management and outside vendors.
The pilot has photographed about 1,000 poles in Windsor, and the results are being checked against past inspections. The COO says it won't replace human inspectors.