MISO FORWARD
ENERGY ECOSYSTEM EVOLUTION
THE CHANGING NATURE OF DEMAND
The Energy Ecosystem is Evolving
INDUSTRIALS
RETAIL
FOSSIL
FUELS
TRANSPORTATION
TECHNOLOGY
BUILDINGS
In the future state, adjacent industries are moving closer to the energy ecosystem, as well as to each other. Sectors are expanding both their needs for electricity and their capabilities of providing services to the electric sector.
CURRENT
STATE
FUTURE
STATE
How will adjacent industries interact
with the energy ecosystem?
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Companies which manage
or influence energy decisions for large numbers of buildings for end-use corporate customers. With greater economies of scale, this represents an early adopter indication of where the broader industry could move in the future. The building sector overlaps considerably with other
sectors.
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Executive Summary: Energy Ecosystem Evolution
(Source: West Monroe Partners)
Large multi-site retailers that can scale the value of minor energy improvements to achieve meaningful combined value. Large retailers are also large employers with notable voices in advocating to policy makers for decarbonization and other energy policies.
This sector is diverse, including agricultural processing plants, chemical and material manufacturing, and heavy metals processing, as well as consumer products sold through retailers.
Oil, coal, and gas — key upstream resources in electricity’s value chain. The focus is on oil majors that have appetite to invest, scale to transform, and ability to leverage their infrastructure expertise and strong customer brand awareness in new ways.
Vehicle manufacturers, electric vehicle charging infrastructure companies and fleet operators, including ride sharing platforms.
Growth of data centers is driving significant increases in electric demand. This sector also provides technology solutions to utilities, grid operators and end-users, and is active in energy policy advocacy at state and federal levels.
Size of bubble illustrates relative demand for electricity
Two way arrows represent the ability to provide services to the electric sector
Dotted lines between sectors represent sectors with significant interaction
Enhance coordination with members on flexible load for markets and operations
Evaluate and understand future needs resulting from increased electrification
on markets, operations, and transmission planning and cost allocation
Share more granular predictive data on future resource needs
Offer emissions data as a service
Develop distributed energy resource (DER) participation models that enable value realization of local and transmission level support capabilities
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