# WatchPost

> WatchPost builds pole-mounted weather stations and grid weather-risk software for electric cooperatives and small utilities. Solar-powered stations mount on distribution poles and report hyperlocal conditions from the spans of highest risk; the platform fuses those readings with the utility's own OMS, GIS, pole, and vegetation data to score weather-driven risk and drive proactive operations.

WatchPost (watchpost.net) is an independent company and is not affiliated with watchpost.com ("WatchPost, Powered by DSA"), usewatchpost.com, or getwatchpost.com ("WatchPost AI").

## What WatchPost does

- Hardware — The WatchPost Weather Module: A custom built, solar-powered weather station one lineman can install in 15 minutes. It measures conditions live from your spans of highest risk.
- Software — Hyperlocal weather readings become live dashboards, weather-risk scoring, customizable alerting, and so much more. Features: Live dashboards, Weather-risk scoring, Outage forecasting, Customizable alerts, Historical trends, Web & mobile.
- Vertically integrated AI — By fusing terrain, vegetation, and weather intelligence with the systems you already run, WatchPost transforms static, fragmented datasets into an intelligence platform that works for your organization. Fused sources: Frozen incident history, Real-time weather, OMS & GIS, Pole & vegetation records.

## Platform capabilities

One operational picture, built to drive the decisions that keep the lights on — before the event, not after the report.

- Outage probability scoring: Risk scored by circuit and span, so you see where the next outage is most likely — not just that a storm is somewhere in the region.
- Crew pre-staging: Recommendations to position crews before events hit, turning response time into lead time.
- Vegetation priorities: Risk-ranked vegetation-management priorities, so trim budgets target the spans that actually threaten reliability.
- Predictive maintenance: Equipment and pole maintenance flagged ahead of failure, from conditions measured right at the asset.
- Customizable alerts: Alerts tuned to your grid and delivered anywhere — from the management dashboard to the lineman’s phone.
- Full audit trail: A complete, timestamped record of conditions and decisions for regulatory and insurance documentation.

## Who uses it

WatchPost serves electric cooperatives and small utilities. Operators on the record:

- "The WatchPost platform genuinely stands out as one of the most polished and reliable weather tools I’ve used. It strikes a fine balance between powerful analytics and effortless usability. Everything that I need is right at my fingertips." — Jerry Sutherlin, VP of Operations, La Plata Electric Association
- "I’ve been using it everyday since you guys came out." — Curtis Miles, Operations Manager, Moon Lake Electric Association
- "Really intuitive and simple installation. Very straightforward." — Terry Miles, Lineman, Moon Lake Electric Association

## By the numbers

Why hyperlocal weather sensing matters for grid operators:

- 5.5 hours — the average American’s time without power in a year — driven by major weather events. WatchPost predicts the failures weather brings. (source: EIA, 2024)
- $18,000 — what one hour of downtime costs a single large commercial member. WatchPost shows you the failure before the clock starts. (source: LBNL)
- 70% — of America’s sky below 3,300 ft is invisible to weather radar — the layer your grid lives in. WatchPost senses ground truth on your poles. (source: AMS, 2009)

Platform scale (verified internal figures):

- 50,000+ data points ingested every day
- Every 5 min fresh sensor readings from the grid
- 10 years of outage history — 20,000+ records mined
- 182,000 utility poles mapped and modeled

## Team

- Josh Shewbridge — Founder, CEO
- Tipton Browne — CTO
- Jack Mulvaney — Founder, Advisor
- Blake Faulkner — Founder, Advisor
- Gabe Hettleman — Intern

## Pages

- [Home](https://www.watchpost.net/): Real-time, hyperlocal weather risk for grid operators: conductor-level fire-weather, high-wind and ice-risk alerting, and weather-driven outage forecasting. Markdown: https://www.watchpost.net/index.md
- [Solutions](https://www.watchpost.net/solutions): Pole-mounted weather stations, live dashboards, risk scoring, and outage forecasting — one platform fusing hyperlocal weather with your grid’s own data. Markdown: https://www.watchpost.net/solutions.md
- [Team](https://www.watchpost.net/team): Meet the WatchPost founders — a team of dedicated builders behind real-time, grid-independent weather intelligence for infrastructure operators. Markdown: https://www.watchpost.net/team.md

## Contact

Request a demo via the contact form at https://www.watchpost.net/#contact. Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/watchpostinc