FutureWire Manufacturing Facility
TS Conductor Corp
Recipient
Huntington Beach, CA
Recipient Location
36th
Senate District
72nd
Assembly District
$1,195,882
Amount Spent
Active
Project Status
Project Update
During 2025, the Environmental and Quality Control System Report was completed, ensuring clean-room standards and defect detection for pultrusion lines. The Resin System Design Report was finalized, and the Factory Acceptance Test Report confirmed readiness for high-speed resin delivery, while installation preparations continued. The Critical Design Review Report for the small core pultrusion platform was submitted, and optical fiber integration advanced with the Smart Sensing Validation Report and Manufacturing Specifications Summary completed. Encapsulation upgrades progressed, with the Multi-Encapsulation Installation and Commissioning Plan finalized and installation of the high-yield encapsulation line underway. Additionally, screening tests for high-emissivity coating were completed, and the Backup Power System Design Report was delivered, supporting solar-plus-storage integration. These updates collectively demonstrate strong momentum toward achieving production scalability and quality goals.
The Issue
The project addresses the critical issue of an aging electrical grid that relies on outdated conductor technology lacking self-monitoring capabilities, efficiency, and capacity to meet modern demands such as renewable energy integration and electric vehicle adoption. Extreme climate weather events, like wildfires and severe storms, have exposed vulnerabilities in the grid, leading to unplanned outages and costly power system hardening mandates. Current solutions are prohibitively expensive.
Project Innovation
The technology innovation is the development of a “Covered Smart Conductor” (CSC), which represents a major advancement over traditional power line conductors. The CSC is designed as a lightweight, low-sag, drop-in replacement for existing conductors, offering a cost-effective solution that enhances grid reliability, resiliency, and capacity for renewable energy and electric vehicle integration while meeting stringent safety and environmental standards.
Project Goals
Design and commission Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) manufacturing lines capable of producing Covered Smart Conductors
Reduce CSC manufacturing costs by 50% between prototype and LRIP production stages.
Enhance energy efficiency of the conductor from 30% to at least 35%.
Project Benefits
This project will deliver significant benefits to California ratepayers by improving grid reliability, safety, and efficiency while reducing costs. The CSC technology reduces line losses, which lowers power generation and delivery expenses, and provides real-time monitoring of power line conditions to prevent outages and enhance resiliency.
Reliability
Reliability
Supports electricity reliability through real-time monitoring of power line conditions and improved grid resiliency.
Affordability
Affordability
The technology can lower costs by reducing line losses, which decreases power generation and delivery expenses. Greater energy throughput on existing infrastructure can also help reduce costs.
Key Project Members
Jason Huang
CEO & Founder
TS Conductor
Vivek Kohli
Chief Technology Officer
TS Conductor
Massimo Masini
Vice President
TS Conductor
Subrecipients
Match Partners
TS Conductor Corp
Cap Architecture Inc
