AI Investment Navigator for Utilities
Charting your Course from AI Exploration to Strategic Action
Launching Summer 2025.
The Challenge
Despite the promise of AI across the utility sector, many leaders are struggling to determine where and how to invest in AI. Legacy systems, regulatory constraints, and real questions about risks and returns create uncertainty that slows utilities’ progress in realizing AI’s full potential.
Even with these headwinds, some organizations are already beginning to implement AI solutions that improve predictive maintenance, grid optimization, and customer experience — reducing outages, cutting expenses, and raising the bar for reliability and cost-effectiveness. Many more solutions are on the near horizon.
The question for utility leaders today is: Will you lead the charge or scramble to keep up?
Realize 2050 is excited to launch the AI Investment Navigator for Utilities, a new product offering that transforms AI strategies into confident investment decisions and real impact.
Designed specifically for utility leaders responsible for technology investment and implementation decisions, our Navigator products deliver what you’ve been asking for: practical answers to the questions holding back AI implementation.
Two pathways for utilities:
Option 1: AI Navigator Light: Essential resources for utilities to independently assess AI opportunities & develop targeted implementation plans.
Option 2: AI Navigator Complete: Comprehensive AI intelligence and advisory platform for utilities pursuing systematic AI transformations.
The Solution
Option 1: AI Navigator Light
2025 AI for Utilities landscape overview report
Comprehensive overview of utility-specific Al applications, with strategic frameworks for evaluation and implementation planning.
Industry transformation drivers reshaping utility operations
Four strategic application categories with representative use cases
Current adoption landscape and implementation barriers
Business-first approach to aligning Al with strategic priorities
Organizational readiness assessment trameworks
Getting started guide with actionable next steps
Self-Service Implementation Tools
Essential resources to independently assess opportunities and develop targeted implementation plans.
Customizable cost-benefit analysis templates for two high-ROI use cases
Strategic frameworks for business challenge prioritization, AI opportunity identification, and organizational readiness assessment
Expert Workshop with Realize 2050 Advisors
Maximize your AI Navigator Light investment with a dedicated workshop session:
90-minute Personalized guidance on applying frameworks to your specific utility context
Expert review of your self-assessment results and implementation priorities
Targeted recommendations for your highest-potential Al applications
Implementation roadmap refinement with utility industry experts
Q&A session focused on your unique organizational challenges
This workshop helps bridge the gap between strategic frameworks and your utility's specific operational context.
Coming Soon!
$950
Option 2: AI Navigator Complete
2025 AI for Utilities landscape overview report
Comprehensive overview of the utility-specific AI landscape, plus strategic frameworks to help drive AI evaluation and implementation planning:
Key contents:
Industry transformation drivers reshaping utility operations
Utility-specific AI application categories and use cases
Current adoption landscape, including implementation barriers and emerging risk mitigation strategies
Business-first approach to aligning AI investments with strategic priorities
Organizational readiness assessment frameworks
Getting started guide, with actionable next steps
Deep Dive Reports & Decision Support Tools
Four total reports, each covering a critical AI use case category for utilities:
The Hyper-Automated & Self-Healing Grid
Personalized Customer Experience
Optimized Infrastructure Planning
Enhanced Internal Efficiency
Each installment includes
Cost-benefit assessment & prioritization framework for specific use cases
Implementation guidance
Companion analytical tools that use utility & vendor data and customizable metrics for deeper ROI exploration and solution comparison
Access to quarterly corresponding webinars.
Realize 2050
Advisory Support
Access to two private sessions per year with Realize 2050 advisors to delve into specific AI use cases, interpret findings, or address operational considerations unique to your team.
Focus on AI applications of most relevance and interest to your team.
Review cost-benefit projections, risk considerations, and vendor options specific to your costs and
AI roadmap.
These sessions help to ensure subscribers receive targeted, actionable insights that align with their strategic priorities and investment plans.
$60K
Early adopter pricing ($40K) available
until June 6, 2025
Why Realize 2050?
Deep Focus on Energy Innovation
Unlike generalized consulting firms, we work exclusively in the energy innovation space.
Entrepreneurial Expertise
We’re entrepreneurs who use consulting to advance novel business models.
Real-World Data Science Leadership
The Realize leaders behind this effort have led AI and data science teams at major gridtech vendors.
Unmatched Startup Ecosystem Access
Our network in the gridtech and AI startup spheres means we have deep access to and understanding of emerging technologies.
Proven AI Strategy Success
Our team has guided AI strategy for leading IOUs to reduce risk, cut costs, and boost grid reliability. In 2024, Realize 2050 collaborated with PG&E to shape its R&D Strategy Report —covering 67 problem statements—and hosted an Innovation Summit showcasing AI-driven solutions for grid optimization, predictive maintenance, and wildfire prevention.
Our Expert Team
Chris Richardson
A Partner at Realize 2050, advising utilities such as PG&E, National Grid, and Exelon on innovation and technology strategy. Most recently, he helped shape PG&E's R&D and
AI strategies.
Dr Anna Demeo
Industry executive with 30 years of expertise in energy solutions. Anna led hardware, software, and AI teams as Chief Product Officer at Fermata Energy (an AI-based V2G company) to build advanced solutions for utilities.
Are you developing an AI solution for electric utilities?
We want to learn about what you’re building.