1.Which is most disruptive to the utility business model?(Required.)

Rapidly increasing renewable and distributed resources

Stakeholder pressures and increasing customer demand for sustainability

Potential competitors from other industries entering the market

2.Which of the options below represent the most acute risk to utility operational resilience?(Required.)

Physical security and hardening of assets

Cybersecurity of IT/OT systems

Ongoing pandemic restrictions and return to work

3.Which potential competitors pose the biggest threat to utilities?(Required.)

Auto, oil and gas companies

Electric and gas companies based outside the U.S.

Tech and telecommunications companies

4.What is the primary impediment to utilities investing in new business models?(Required.)

Rigidity of utility regulation, funding cycles, and rate structures

Immaturity of new business models and time to scale

Risk averse utility culture

5.What should utilities prioritize to best prepare for potential cyber security threats?(Required.)

Invest in advanced asset, information, and network control technologies

Accelerate internal training and promote a culture where cyber security is everyone’s responsibility

Promote industry-led initiatives and public incident sharing

6.What immediate action should utilities prioritize to improve business resiliency in the face of climate change?(Required.)

Developing measurable ESG goals and public reporting of these metrics

Convert generation fleet to renewables, distributed resources, and storage

Accelerate digitization of infrastructure and operations

7.What is the most attractive opportunity for utilities in the near-term?(Required.)

Transportation and building electrification

Orchestrating transactive distributed platforms

Product and service diversification

8.What is the most attractive funding opportunity for utilities in the infrastructure bill? (select 3)(Required.)

T&D upgrades and resilience of electric infrastructure

Clean hydrogen manufacturing and advancing recycling RD&D

Cybersecurity

Electric transportation and charging infrastructure

Renewable Energy

Carbon capture, direct air capture and industrial emission reduction

Advanced nuclear

Energy efficiency and weatherization grants