Top trends and priorities focus on agile, AI-powered transformation

We met with 158 energy and utilities executives to understand their top priorities and how they are preparing for and adapting to key trends shaping their organizations. This year, executives are prioritizing:

  • Using AI and data to drive decarbonization and resilience
  • Addressing workforce shortages with smart digital tools
  • Enhancing security and resilience in global supply chains
  • Applying AI to modernize systems and evolve business models
  • Navigating new regulations with real-time compliance tools

Business models evolve to address climate and digitization needs

#1 IT priority
accelerating digital transformation and automation
75%
report that digitization significantly impacts their business model
29%
rate their operating model as highly agile when addressing digitization

Energy strategies adapt to shifting regulatory and operational demands

  • 77%
    cite regulatory complexity among top macroeconomic trends  
  • 61%
    report difficulty recruiting talent
  • 45% 
    say global economic shifts are disrupting operations and supply chains
  • 95% 
    track country residency of data for compliance and privacy
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Digital leaders scale data, AI and privacy strategies

31% of organizations generating expected results from their digitization strategies—the digital leaders—share common traits that help them deliver superior performance. In Energy & utilities, digital leaders:

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Have a holistic data strategy
extending to the ecosystem

 

+12pp

vs. industry average

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Have a holistic AI strategy
extending to the ecosystem

 

+7pp

vs. industry average

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Produce results from their data privacy
and protection strategy
extending to the ecosystem

+23pp

vs. industry average

*"Digital leaders” are those producing expected results.

pp = percentage points

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