Case Study
Smart Grid & Power Distribution
Modernizing the grid for a smarter energy future
As energy systems become decentralized and dynamic, the grid must evolve to keep pace. Utility companies and OEMs are investing in smarter infrastructure — from advanced metering to edge-based control systems — to improve visibility, responsiveness, and reliability. These technologies are key to managing distributed energy resources, enabling demand response, and supporting the electrification of homes, buildings, and transportation.
But building the grid of the future isn’t easy. OEMs must deliver highly reliable, standard-compliant products that can operate in diverse environments and scale across regions. Jabil helps customers meet these demands with manufacturing expertise, engineering depth, and supply chain agility.
Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI)
Smart meters are a cornerstone of grid modernization, enabling real-time data, remote diagnostics, and more efficient energy use. Jabil supports customers across three major metering categories — electric, gas, and water — through a global manufacturing footprint and supply chain expertise that enables regional production, ensures compliance, and reduces risk and cost.
Electric Meters
As utilities upgrade to digital infrastructure, electric meters must deliver accuracy, connectivity, and durability. We manufacture high-volume, standards-compliant meters with integrated communication modules and advanced testing protocols to ensure field reliability.
Gas Meters
Gas metering requires ruggedized designs and precise calibration. Jabil supports companies with enclosure design, sensor integration, and automated assembly processes that ensure safety and consistency, even in harsh environments.
Water Meters
Smart water meters are gaining traction through smart city initiatives. We enable leading brands to scale intelligent water meters with low-power electronics, sealed enclosures, and wireless connectivity, all built to withstand variable conditions and long lifecycles.
Grid Infrastructure
As the grid becomes more distributed, intelligence is shifting to the edge. Jabil collaborates with energy technology providers to develop and scale the systems that make this transformation possible.
Inverters
Jabil manufactures grid-tied inverters that enable bidirectional power flow and support distributed energy integration. Its capabilities include high-power PCB assembly, thermal management, and compliance testing.
Power Flow Control Devices
These devices help grid operators manage voltage, frequency, and load balancing in real time. By optimizing existing infrastructure and grid assets, these innovations accelerate the transition to meet rising energy demand. Jabil delivers ruggedized enclosures, advanced testing, and localized manufacturing to meet the demands of these critical components.
Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)
BESS technologies complement grid infrastructure by stabilizing power flow, supporting distributed energy resources, and enhancing grid resilience especially during peak demand and intermittent generation.
Bring Your Own Power: Redefining How Projects Get Built
Power availability is now the gating factor for large-scale industrial and technology projects. As grid interconnection timelines stretch into years and equipment shortages become structural, companies are shifting their approach. Rather than waiting for power to be delivered to their project sites, companies are bringing it with them by deploying integrated, onsite power systems as part of the initial project design. Jabil’s manufacturing scale and resilient global supply chain enables brands to use this “Bring Your Own Power” (BYOP) model to accelerate timelines, reduce risk, and reshape how infrastructure gets built from the ground up.
Modular Power Systems (Skids & E-Houses)
Pre-integrated power skids, e-houses, and modular substations allow developers to deploy fully assembled electrical infrastructure with speed and consistency. By moving integration offsite, companies reduce field complexity, improve quality control, and significantly accelerate installation and commissioning timelines. Jabil supports the buildout of these systems through critical capabilities like electrical engineering, enclosure design, and large form factor assembly.
Integrated Microgrids
Microgrid architectures combine generation, storage, and distribution into a coordinated system. This approach, backed by Jabil’s system-level integration solutions, gives operators greater control over power availability while reducing reliance on uncertain grid timelines.
Onsite Generation & Storage
Fuel cells, gas turbines, and battery energy storage are increasingly deployed together as a primary power solution. These systems enable faster site energization while providing scalable, flexible capacity aligned to project demand. Jabil delivers modular, scalable manufacturing solutions for the enclosures, power electronics, and high-level assemblies needed to bring power systems to life.
From design to delivery, Jabil is proud to partner with many of the world’s leading brands to bring their next generation technology to market.
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