Lynar offers zero-standing-charge issue detection, enabling rapid, scalable response across entire power networks - minimising downtime and maximising ROI.
About
In the age of AI, the power of machine learning is only as strong as the datasets it ingests. Without granular data from every pole or tower asset in a network, the value of predictive models suffers, and infrastructure remains vulnerable.
Traditional monitoring technologies can’t cost-effectively monitor every tower in large and expansive distribution networks, forcing crews to walk the lines to identify issues after they occur. This is time consuming and resource intensive, leaving customers without power for extended periods and exposing operators to steep fines.
Lynar solves this by unlocking asset-level visibility at massive scale, delivering rich, AI-ready insights that enable smarter maintenance, faster fault response, and future-proof infrastructure. By enabling continuous, pole- and tower-level monitoring with zero operational standing charge - operators pay only when issues occur, which guarantees an ROI that scales to any number of monitored assets.
Our compact, outdoor-rated sensors are mounted directly onto every pole or tower, detect shock and tilt from tree falls, vehicle impacts, or any other causes, triggering instant alerts via email or API. Self-powered for up to 10 years and unconstrained by limited cellular coverage, Lynar monitoring scales cost-effectively to networks of any size, helping operators optimise crew resources, avoid fines and slash outage durations.
Key Benefits
Zero Standing Charges Until Faults Occur
Traditional monitoring systems impose continuous fees for day-to-day operation, creating a cost structure that scales with the number of assets, and significant operational expenditure by whether issues happen or not. This makes large-scale deployment across hundreds of thousands of towers economically unviable. Lynar shifts the model: our value-based pricing means operators only pay when actionable issues are detected. This eliminates unnecessary spend and unlocks cost-effective monitoring at true network scale.
Immediate Fault Alerts and Localisation
Real-time detection and pinpointing of issues causing outages significantly reduce Customer Interruptions (CI) and Customer Minutes Lost (CML). Lynar enables faster responses, better resource utilisation (i.e. field teams), strengthens network resilience, and improves overall customer satisfaction.
True Network-Wide Visibility at Scale
Compact, maintenance-free sensors are easily deployed across all poles or towers, providing end-to-end visibility. This allows for proactive fault detection, reduces operational risk, and uncovers infrastructure issues quickly for rapid remediation.
Optimised Field Operations
Accurate data directs field teams to exact fault locations, reducing diagnostic time, minimizing truck rolls, and accelerating service restoration. This improves operational efficiency and reduces costs associated with manual intervention.
Enhanced Regulatory Compliance and Resilience
Rapid fault resolution improves service metrics and supports compliance with evolving regulatory frameworks such as the upcoming RIIO-ED3. Lynar helps mitigate penalties, elevates resilience benchmarks, and reinforces trust with regulators and customers alike.
Applications
This innovation targets electricity grid operators who are responsible for maintaining operational continuity, safety, and resilience across their distributed infrastructure. Lynar’s capability directly supports these goals by enabling targeted maintenance, faster fault resolution, and cost-effective network oversight.
End customers benefit through improved service continuity, reduced duration and frequency of outages, and a better overall experience, particularly in more remote regions where infrastructure is more vulnerable, issue localisation and resolution is more costly.
The solution also aligns with the interests of Ofgem by enabling operators to meet reliability and performance targets under regulatory frameworks such as RIIO-ED3, innovating in the overhead infrastructure segments of the grid network that remain underserved. Of the grid network that's yet largely underserved. By improving issue response times and minimising interruptions, Lynar supports measurable gains in performance, compliance, and customer happiness.