GML for Utilities
Protect communities, strengthen compliance, and reduce emissions with the industry’s most actionable methane data.
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For gas utility operators, accurately locating and fixing pipeline leaks is essential to protect communities and crews, reduce emissions, and ensure compliance. Other monitoring methods—like AMLD vehicle sensors—struggle to cover vast networks with the speed and accuracy needed for confident crew deployment.
Bridger’s Gas Mapping LiDAR® (GML) delivers fast, accurate, dispatch-ready data designed for distribution networks. With sensitivity down to 0.5 kg/hr with a 90% probability of detection, and localization to typically within ~2 meters, GML helps utilities go straight to the leak source, reduce emissions, and prove compliance, all while minimizing burden on internal teams and reducing windshield time.
Why Utilities Rely on Bridger
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Operations Teams: Get high-quality, dispatch-ready data to accelerate leak repair
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Regulatory Teams: Access audit-ready datasets aligned with PHMSA and EPA frameworks
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EHS Leaders: Monitor networks proactively to reduce safety risks
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Executive Leadership: Strengthen public trust by showing measurable reductions
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ESG Leaders: Report verified progress toward methane reduction goals
By combining unmatched sensitivity with rapid coverage, GML allows utilities to deliver both safety and efficiency in their methane management programs.
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How GML Works in Distribution
Bridger’s aircraft-mounted GML sensors scan up to a dozen square miles of service area or hundreds of miles of transmission pipeline per day, including in dense urban areas where vehicle-based systems fall short.
Our pinpoint emission localization allows utility operators to identify leaks on utility owned vs. customer owned assets prior to dispatching leak investigation personnel. High resolution methane plume imagery means ground crews know what to expect.
Key performance metrics:
- Sensitivity: Down to 0.5 kg/hr with a 90% probability of detection
- Localization: Pinpoints leaks within ~2 meters
- Coverage: Dozens of square miles/day, even in congested areas, or dozens of miles of transmission pipeline
- Reporting: Dispatch-ready data with plume imagery, time stamps, and emission rate quantification
- Audit ready: Includes logged sensitivity and swath coverage for defensible compliance
Proven Benefits for Utilities
Safety first
Pinpoint and eliminate hazardous leaks sooner
Operational efficiency
Dispatch crews confidently right to the leak source, reducing repair time
Compliance assurance
Regulatory-ready data for EPA OOOOb/c and PHMSA frameworks
Public trust
Demonstrate visible progress toward safer, cleaner operations with quantified emissions data
Proven in the field
Utilities like SoCalGas and PG&E use Bridger for emissions detection and reduction
Trusted by Utility Leaders
From large metropolitan utilities to regional distribution networks, operators rely on GML to improve safety, strengthen compliance, and reduce emissions. The technology has already proven its value in high-profile projects, earning recognition as one of the most advanced tools available for utility methane management.
Talk to a Utility Emissions Expert
Let’s find out how GML can support your methane management goals.
