Top 10 Challenges Keeping Utility Executives Awake at Night

The investor-owned utility sector is navigating an unprecedented period of transformation. From aging infrastructure to climate risks, utility executives face a complex web of challenges that threaten operational stability, financial performance, and their ability to serve customers reliably. Here are the ten critical issues keeping them up at night…

Grid Modernization: The Cost Recovery Gap

The Infrastructure Imperative

Electric utilities across North America face an unprecedented infrastructure challenge. Aging grid assets, extreme weather events, integration of distributed energy resources, and cybersecurity threats demand modernization investments estimated between $1.5 trillion and $2 trillion through 2030. Yet the fundamental business model – capital-intensive infrastructure funded through regulated rate recovery – is encountering systemic resistance at precisely the moment when investment needs are greatest…