Microsoft has partnered with Norwegian power supplier AS Energi to improve the efficiency of electricity grids ' supply - and - demand systems with artificial intelligence ( AI ) . The company 's Azure cloud computing platform will use data from across the grid to help Agder plan for supply and scale to localised demand . Schroeer: Microsoft has also partnered with Swiss energy company ABB to launch electric vehicle charging stations .
Microsoft has partnered with Norwegian power supplier AS Energi to improve the efficiency of electricity grids ' supply - and - demand systems with artificial intelligence ( AI ) . The company 's Azure cloud computing platform will use data from across the grid to help Agder plan for supply and scale to localised demand . Microsoft has also partnered with Swiss energy company ABB to launch electric vehicle charging stations .