On the first day of the IEEE PES T&D Conference, standing room only remained for the panel session “3 AM Topics That Keep Our Executives Awake – A Multi-Utility / Multi-Disciplinary Perspective”. Evidently, conference attendees seemed eager to see what issues were atop the priority list of utility decisionmakers, including panelist Alfonso Mugueta, representing AVANGRID as Vice President of Planning & Coordination.

In the fast-evolving landscape of the global energy sector, utility companies are amidst unprecedented challenges and opportunities at a greater scale than ever before. And as the world transitions towards more sustainable and modernized energy sources, the role of technology and innovation has never been more crucial.

Change has become a core theme of the utility industry in recent years, and that type of transformation is not isolated to just one or two areas. Instead, the power sector is amidst multiple true evolutions, driven both by technological advancements and progressing consumer demands.