Bright Moves
How U.S. Utility Innovation Is Driving the Cleantech Transition
A comprehensive look at how utilities are driving clean energy innovation
With Bright Moves, expert utilities consultant Tom Flaherty examines the past, present, and future of innovation in the utilities industry. He explores the complexities of what it truly means to innovate, considers the past and current disruptors driving innovation, and discusses the role of research and development in how utilities need to approach their businesses in an era of technology and market disruption.
The book includes detailed profiles of today’s top innovators to illustrate:
• What types of challenges utilities face today
• How successful innovation requires intentional and consequential actions
• How utilities are rapidly evolving toward broader and more innovative thinking
• Why more commercialization is the way forward for the utilities sector
These innovators pave exemplary pathways for start-ups and long-established companies alike as they navigate the cleantech transition and other developments. Bright Moves is for innovators in all fields—but especially utilities leadership, business executives from companies engaging utilities, start-up leaders, and other innovation professionals who are driven to succeed in a demanding and quickly changing global economy.
With Bright Moves, expert utilities consultant Tom Flaherty examines the past, present, and future of innovation in the utilities industry. He explores the complexities of what it truly means to innovate, considers the past and current disruptors driving innovation, and discusses the role of research and development in how utilities need to approach their businesses in an era of technology and market disruption.
The book includes detailed profiles of today’s top innovators to illustrate:
• What types of challenges utilities face today
• How successful innovation requires intentional and consequential actions
• How utilities are rapidly evolving toward broader and more innovative thinking
• Why more commercialization is the way forward for the utilities sector
These innovators pave exemplary pathways for start-ups and long-established companies alike as they navigate the cleantech transition and other developments. Bright Moves is for innovators in all fields—but especially utilities leadership, business executives from companies engaging utilities, start-up leaders, and other innovation professionals who are driven to succeed in a demanding and quickly changing global economy.