The Power Industry is at the Heart of Environmental Sustainability
There is not a more exciting industry to be in over the next 20+ years. The power industry is tackling challenges that are fundamental to the world’s environmental well-being. We’ve seen the intersection of catastrophic events and the electric grid become more and more real over the past 5 years across the globe — historical droughts and devastating wildfires across California, weeks-long power outages in Texas caused by a winter storm, and destructive hurricanes in Puerto Rico leaving thousands without power for extended periods.
We Need to Act Now!
These events are becoming increasingly frequent, and the impacts on the grid, communities, and individuals are devastating. The United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report, published between 2021 and 2023, warns that failing to slow climate change “will miss a brief and rapidly closing window of opportunity to secure a… sustainable future for all.”
How we address this challenge now will define our generation and will impact future generations to come.
The Energy Transition is Necessary to Address Climate Instability…
The power industry is at the heart of this challenge. As a global industry, we have an incredible opportunity to work together to create a resilient, clean, reliable, and affordable grid of the future. By doing so, we can effectively tackle the growing challenges associated with climate instability and create a sustainable future.
The Work We All Do Matters!
Although it’s easy to lose sight of what we are collectively working towards. From structure, transmission line, distribution line, and substation design, to interconnection planning, to system planning and grid modernization, the work we are doing is extremely important.
- We are not just performing design; we are building a resilient future grid that can withstand harsh environmental conditions to keep the lights on for millions of people.
- We are not just interconnection planning; we are creating a cleaner grid to prevent additional CO2 release compounding the effects of climate change.
- We are not just forecasting and performing system analysis for load and DER growth, we are creating a reliable grid built to withstand electrification and DER growth.
- We are not just improving processes to be more efficient; we are ushering in the energy transition more quickly and ensuring that this transition remains affordable for all people and nations.
