The past few years have seen sweeping changes across the UK’s energy sector and this shows no sign of slowing down. The Government’s commitment to becoming ‘carbon neutral’ by 2050 has coincided with high fuel prices and critical fuel shortages due to the war in the Ukraine, the lack of battery storage, and issues with existing infrastructure.
A report published by environmental sustainability specialists inenco (2030: The Future Utilities Manager) points out that the world will continue to change in the years up to 2030, and that the energy managers of today will need to be on top of their game if they are to be successful utilities managers of the future. In particular, they will need to keep:
“a close eye on emerging technologies and investments, from onsite generation and electric vehicles (EVs) to artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT)”
Additional charging points will be needed as more EVs are purchased, and a greater capacity for battery storage will be required to “allow electricity demand profiles to be managed, minimising the cost”. AI and IoT, inenco emphasises, will be “critical” to maintaining the balance between supply and demand for electricity.
Thus, the article concludes, the Utilities Manager of the future will:
- require exceptional IT skills (to manage the necessary data);
- “think strategically” about their energy supply, and where to procure energy from other sources
- be qualified to make major investment decisions; and
- maintain contact with new developments across the industry
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Inenco, “2030: The Future Utilities Manager”
