August 2025 – Evergy, a leading U.S. utility serving 1.7 million customers across Kansas and Missouri, has renewed its commitment to digital asset management through an extended collaboration with eSmart Systems. Building on the success of a 3.5-year digitalization and inspection program powered by Grid Vision^®, Evergy will continue to expand its digital asset strategy to create a future-ready, data-driven grid.

The original program transformed over 10,100 miles of Evergy’s transmission network into a centralized, visual asset repository, creating a full digital inventory of every transmission asset down to the component level. Over 1 million high-resolution images were linked to asset records, while 70,000+ annotated defects were cataloged to prioritize maintenance and repairs. This complete and searchable asset inventory has enabled engineering, real estate, and operations teams to access reliable, up-to-date data, dramatically improving data accuracy and situational awareness.

With this renewal, Evergy will continue to assess transmission inspections while expanding the use of Grid Vision^® to its distribution grid and digitalizing new asset types, including the full digitalization of inspections and imagery for underground vaults. By consolidating these asset types into a unified platform, Evergy will gain a deeper understanding of asset health across its entire network, enabling more accurate risk-based analysis and investment decisions.

Through this renewal, Evergy and eSmart Systems will continue working together to advance virtual inspections, enhance safety by minimizing unnecessary fieldwork, and support the transition toward a modernized, fully digital grid.

The continued collaboration will enable Evergy to expand its digital asset inventory, streamline inspection workflows, and unlock deeper insights to support the growing demands of a modern utility grid.

About Evergy

Evergy (NASDAQ: EVRG) provides electricity to 1.7 million customers across Kansas and Missouri. Headquartered in Kansas City, Evergy is a vertically integrated utility committed to delivering safe, reliable, and affordable energy. The company is actively investing in grid modernization and sustainable infrastructure to support a resilient, future-ready energy system. For more information, visit https://www.evergy.com/

About eSmart Systems

eSmart Systems is a global leader in AI-powered solutions for the inspection, analysis, and digitalization of critical grid infrastructure. Through our Grid Vision® platform, we help utilities transition from manual inspections to intelligent, image-based asset management, creating a digital inventory of their transmission and distribution networks. This enables improved asset data quality, safer operations, reduced inspection costs, and extended asset life. With more than 20 years of international experience, eSmart Systems supports utilities worldwide in building smarter, more resilient grids for the future.