Newton | From capital to delivery
Across the US, the industry is also recognizing that solving the challenge may not rely solely on building more infrastructure. It may also depend on improving utilization of the infrastructure already in place. Utilities are now evaluating how: • flexible demand • distributed storage • demand response • dynamic line ratings • transmission optimization …can accelerate time to capacity while reducing customer cost.
The implication is important. Improving infrastructure utilization may become as strategically valuable as expanding infrastructure itself. The financial impact of delay is becoming more and more visible in: • affordability • energization timing • economic competitiveness • regional growth outcomes The cost of delay is no longer just a project issue. It is becoming a system-level economic issue.
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