Recently, the Energy Central Community Team conducted a poll where community members were invited to weigh on in two key areas:
- What topics do you think are most important for utility industry professionals to hear about in today's environment?
- Which of those topics are being most overlooked currently in the content on the Energy Central platform?Â
After putting out this poll, the results were terrific with dozens of answers coming from our dedicated community members, providing a perfect sample size to guide where the conversation should be going.
So for any community members, expert members, or content partners - new or old - who may want to share their expertise and insights on a new topic but aren't sure what form or what subject would resonate most with our community, I invite you to consider the following tables that summarize what we learned:
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Topics the Energy Central Community Requested the Most
| Broad topic |
| Clean Power |
| Clean energy / net zero transition - the goals as well as the challenges/shortcomings |
| Behind-the-meter renewables |
| Hydropower |
| Geothermal energy |
| Renewable process heat |
| Utility Business, Customer Care |
| Utility customer experience |
| Risk management in the utility business landscape |
| Case studies & success stories |
| Utility rates |
| Utility business strategy & daily operations |
| Digital Utility |
| Digital transformation of the industry, IoT, & AI |
| Cybersecurity |
| Data collection, structure, analysis, and more |
| Generation Professionals |
| Nuclear power (traditional, SMR, fission/fusion) |
| Fossil fuels and the role they'll play in coming years |
| Baseload requirements (especially amid new renewable build out) |
| Security and reliability of energy sources |
| Distributed energy and ADMS |
| Grid & Transmission Professionals |
| Energy storage |
| Grid modernization, especially in context of increased demand |
| Power quality & stability |
| Storm hardening |
| Grid technology (meters, transformers, etc.) |
| Inspection, maintenance, and repair of the grid |
| Efficiency of the grid |
| Undergrounding of transmission infrastructure |
| Construction of large, new transmission projects |
| Energy Efficiency & Load Maagement |
| All subjects and projects related to Energy Effiency |
| Energy forecasting and modeling |
| Flexible demand |
| Energy & Sustainability (TEC) |
| Sustainability and sustainable finance |
| Hydrogen energy |
| The role of Evs (including personal vehicles & trucking) |
| Geopolitics, publicy policy, and regulatory landscapes |
| Financial burden on low-income households / energy poverty |
| Carbon capture utilization and sequestration |
| Emerging technologies |
| Oil & Gas |
| Markets for oil and gas & general price volatility |
| Natural gas utilities |
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