We met with 174 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:
- Responding to new energy market demands by optimizing investments and operations
- Securing the business through IT/OT cybersecurity
- Accelerating modernization and AI innovations to drive business excellence
48%say improving data quality is the top data strategy improvement initiative over the next 3 years50%cite AI as the top innovation priority over the next 3 years72%are exploring GenAI, while traditional AI implementations are up
- Climate change grows in importance
87% cite climate change as a high-impact macro trend shaping their organization (+5pp year-over-year)- Technology & digital acceleration impact rises
68% cite technology and digital acceleration as having high impact on their business (+9pp year-over-year)- Impact of value chain reconfiguration remains significant
>80% of clients cite the impact on their business and the need to evolve
Organizations generating expected results from their digitization strategies—the digital leaders—share common attributes that enable them to accelerate outcomes compared others. For example, in energy and utilities, digital leaders:
Are less challenged by
legacy systems
vs. industry average
Extend data protection
strategy to ecosystem
vs. industry average
Have highly agile
business models
vs. industry average
pp = percentage points
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