Newton | From capital to delivery
Utilities are therefore balancing these three pressure points simultaneously: • accelerating demand growth • infrastructure delivery at an unprecedented pace • affordability and customer impact Together, these pressures are fundamentally changing how utilities think about planning, execution and infrastructure readiness.
Utilities are also now operating under levels of time compression the sector has rarely experienced before. The question is now how quickly investment can become usable infrastructure capacity. “Projects are getting larger and more complex. Customers need affordable and reliable power now, not years
from now.” John Ketchum President and Chief Executive Officer of NextEra Energy
At the same time, the industry conversation is beginning to evolve beyond infrastructure expansion alone. Utilities, regulators, technology companies and investors are therefore discussing how to improve utilization of the existing grid through: • flexible demand • storage • demand response • transmission optimization • distribution flexibility The challenge is no longer simply how much infrastructure can be built. It is how effectively the broader utility ecosystem can be orchestrated.
For many utility leadership teams, this is becoming less a question of infrastructure planning and more a question of industrial system performance. The issue is no longer simply whether capital can be approved. It is whether organizations can convert that capital into energized infrastructure fast enough to support growth, maintain affordability and preserve regulatory confidence. Providing the reliable power our customers expect requires us to add every available megawatt to the grid and increase speed to power as we build for economic growth.” Harry Sideris President and Chief Executive Officer of Duke Energy
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