Inspection, consulting and reliability intelligence

Know your assets.
Improve what happens next.

Reliability Transformation Solutions helps electric utilities inspect infrastructure, build stronger programs and turn field evidence into practical decisions. Our teams combine hands-on inspection expertise, tailored consulting and ReliabilityIQ technology.

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01InspectField, mobile and airborne collection
02UnderstandAsset conditions and operational needs
03DesignPrograms, workflows and solutions
04ActClear maintenance and risk priorities
What RTS does

Field expertise through to action.

Engage RTS for a focused inspection, an independent program review, or a solution built around your system and operating priorities.

01 / Field services

Inspection and remote sensing

Collect and interpret condition evidence across distribution, transmission, substations and other critical assets.

  • Visual, infrared, ultraviolet corona and RFI inspections
  • LiDAR, 360° imagery and other sensor data
  • Ground, System Overhead Reliability Vehicle (SORV) and sUAS collection
  • Asset inventory, anomalies, clearances and geolocated reporting
02 / Advisory

Consulting and program support

Bring experienced utility operations and inspection judgment into the design or improvement of your program.

  • Inspection strategy and quality workflows
  • UAS program development, technology selection and training
  • Reliability and wildfire mitigation planning
  • Data governance and decision frameworks
03 / Applied solutions

Solutions built for your utility

Connect field methods, data and decision tools to solve the operational problem in front of your team.

  • Tailored collection and assessment workflows
  • Integration of disparate inspection and asset data
  • Prioritization and reporting tools
  • Implementation support from pilot to repeatable program
Wildfire burning through vegetation near a transmission structure
Wildfire mitigation

Reduce ignition risk. Protect reliability.

RTS helps utilities turn field intelligence and transparent risk analysis into practical, defensible mitigation decisions.

Wildfire mitigation in the utility sector has a clear mandate: reduce ignition risk while maintaining operational reliability. RTS brings engineering discipline, proactive inspections and remote sensing together so teams can focus resources where evidence shows they matter most.

Our vision

Move from routine cycles to informed action.

We see a future where wildfire mitigation is integrated into everyday utility decisions, with a clear view of vulnerable assets and changing conditions.

RTS aims to help utilities replace assumptions with documented evidence, prioritize meaningful work, and explain decisions to regulators, insurers and the communities they serve. Safer communities and stronger system reliability belong in the same plan.

Our approach

Build the program around your system.

We begin by reviewing the utility’s current wildfire strategy, inspection practices, available data and operational constraints. From there, RTS defines the collection methods and decision framework that fit the actual risk landscape.

SORV, sUAS, LiDAR, imagery, infrared and corona inspection can reveal asset condition, vegetation proximity and corridor context. We connect those findings with authoritative exposure data and asset criticality to support traceable priorities.

Tree limbs and smoke near overhead distribution equipment
Field conditions show why asset and vegetation evidence belong in the same decision.
01 / ASSESSReview the baselineAudit current practices, assets, data quality and risk exposure.
02 / OBSERVECollect evidenceUse targeted remote sensing and field inspection to find conditions that matter.
03 / PRIORITIZEPlan mitigationDirect vegetation work, asset hardening and capital attention by risk.
04 / VERIFYTrack progressSupport field integration, QA/QC and repeat monitoring over time.

From evidence to action.
Let's discuss a wildfire mitigation program tailored to your utility.

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Field evidence

See beyond a standard visual pass.

Different assets and conditions call for different views. RTS combines inspection methods to reveal what matters and document the finding in context.

Thermal image of a transmission structure
Thermal inspectionInfrared imagery adds a condition view to electrical assets.
Elevated visual view of a distribution pole near a residence
Visual inspectionElevated imagery shows structures and surrounding context.
Colorized LiDAR point cloud of a substation
LiDAR intelligenceSpatial data supports asset documentation and geometry-based analysis.
RTS field platform

The System Overhead Reliability Vehicle.

The SORV brings multiple inspection sensors to overhead electric infrastructure from a mobile platform. It helps RTS capture geolocated asset condition evidence efficiently, identify anomalies and give utility teams a clearer view of system health.

Infrared thermographyUV coronaHigh-resolution visualLiDAR360° imagery

RTS can pair SORV collection with sUAS and ground inspection where the scope calls for a closer look. The resulting evidence can support conventional reporting or flow into ReliabilityIQ for prioritization.

Discuss a SORV program
Scanning concept · six poles alongside the roadway
Sample ReliabilityIQ inspection and thermography report for pole APS-P0020, including thermogram, priority score, field photo, and location
RTS System Overhead Reliability Vehicle with roof-mounted inspection sensors in the field
RTS System Overhead Reliability Vehicle in operation.
From route to decision

A connected inspection workflow

  1. Plan the route
    Define assets, methods and reporting requirements.
  2. Collect in the field
    Capture complementary sensor views on one mobile pass.
  3. Review the evidence
    Locate, verify and document conditions that need attention.
  4. Prioritize action
    Deliver findings into maintenance workflows and risk decisions.
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How we work

Start with the utility's problem.

RTS aligns collection, analysis and delivery to the decisions your operations team actually needs to make.

Practical from day one.

We identify the objective, constraints and risk profile, select the right inspection methods, and deliver findings in a format that fits the existing maintenance workflow.

Where a standard process falls short, RTS develops a tailored solution with transparent analytics and clear ownership of the next action.

Define the operational need Scope
Inspect and connect evidence Observe
Recommend and implement Act
ReliabilityIQ technology

Evidence into maintenance priorities.

ReliabilityIQ connects inspection findings with asset context and risk factors to help teams prioritize work. Explore this illustrative preview of the decision experience; it does not calculate a production asset score.

ILLUSTRATIVE PREVIEW · SAMPLE ASSET

Distribution structure

HIGH PRIORITY
76PRIORITY
Schedule corrective work

Elevated condition and wildfire exposure create material system and safety risk.

The system dashboard summarizes asset health and work priorities.Click the image to expand.

System dashboard

ReliabilityIQ system dashboard showing asset counts and priority distribution
Connected capabilities

Methods matched to the mission.

RTS can deliver a single service or connect the entire workflow, from inspection design through maintenance planning.

01

Multi-sensor remote sensing

Visual, infrared, corona, LiDAR, 360° imagery and airborne ultrasound collected by mobile and UAS platforms.

02

Asset intelligence

Inventory, condition assessment, clearance analysis and anomaly detection at utility scale.

03

Reliability modeling

Probability of failure, consequence and criticality translated into ranked actions.

04

Wildfire decisions

Exposure, ignition potential and consequence connected to traceable evidence.

05

Defensible reporting

Transparent factors and decision history built for safety and regulatory review.

The RTS approach

Experience in the field. Discipline in the model.

ReliabilityIQ structures the evidence so experts make faster, more consistent and defensible decisions.

27+Years utility experience
6Sensor modalities
1Evidence-to-decision workflow
100%Explainable priority factors

Built for scrutiny.

Every priority answers what was observed, why it matters and what action is justified.

Inspection evidence Observed
Probability & consequence Calculated
Priority & action Defensible
Build the case for action

Let’s solve the operational challenge in front of you.

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