State-driven climate initiatives are challenging the traditional earnings growth strategies of natural gas utilities. In the future, utilities will need to look both within and outside their franchise territories for new services and capital investments to bridge the gap of market growth and shareholder expectations for earnings growth.
In this Insights, Herb Rakebrand discusses key strategic considerations for natural gas utilities to maintain earnings while satisfying societal demands regarding climate and governance.
Weathering the storm: Utility resource planning in the face of weather-driven reliability risks
The authors assessed how modeling different weather year scenarios in capacity expansion planning can impact resource investment decisions and the resulting...