IFS research: Grid resilience and energy affordability top utility priorities

New research from IFS reveals a dramatic pendulum shift across global energy & utilities investment priorities, previously dominated by sustainability and decarbonisation goals. Ageing infrastructure, affordability pressures, and reliability challenges are forcing utility leaders to adopt a more balanced investment strategy to strengthen core operations and advance the energy transition. The research finds that utilities are turning to grid hardening, new energy sources and storage, and better a