The utility sector, at long last, is modernizing. And in many ways, it appears to be making up for lost time. New digital technologies and capabilities are unlocking unique opportunities for utility providers across the grid.

For too long, the energy industry has been mired by a tendency to operate in siloes. Whether that was internally within a power company where departments weren’t fully collaborating, across a region where power companies weren’t sharing as much as they could or should have, or even in the industry more widely when energy production is too separated from related fields, these artificial walls built up only serve to slow down potential progress and learning.