FREE WHITEPAPER
The State of the
Utility Inspection
Drone Industry 2026
How three converging trends are redrawing the map
for drone service providers in the electric utility space.
The State of the
What’s Inside:
Utilities buy data, not flight hours. Contracts are shifting from miles flown to data delivered. Winners feed analytics platformswith utility-grade data.
Data quality is graded in tiers. EPRI ADI standards and program specs make tier expectations explicit. Proving your tier wins at better margins.
What Detect is doing about it. The closing pages cover DetectOS and the free certification that gets your team running on it.
How It Works in the Field
Energy Leader Canada (Transmission, 400 km, 2,600 towers)
- 1,270 minor + 1 major issue detected
- 1TB data analyzed in <30 days
- 3-person team using DetectOS workflows
Remote Transmission Company (Remote Line, 618 structures)
- 322 medium, 196 low-risk defects uncovered
- Inspected in 9 days
- Enabled climate-readiness in remote regions
Why Utilities Choose DetectOS
Our Mission:
To protect communities and preserve infrastructure with autonomous intelligence—making the grid safer, stronger, and ready for tomorrow.
10X
More Defects Identified
+95%
Fewer Hazardous Field Trips
20X
Up to 20× Cost Savings