Energy & Utilities: Business Models and Revenue Streams
Description
Comprehensive analysis of traditional and emerging business models in Energy & Utilities including cost-of-service regulation, competitive markets, distributed energy monetization, and new revenue opportunities from digital services
Learning Objectives
Understand traditional utility business models based on cost-of-service regulation and rate-of-return mechanisms, analyze emerging revenue streams from virtual power plants, distributed energy resources, and digital services, and evaluate how IT systems enable new monetization strategies in the evolving energy landscape.
Topics (10)
Study of utility data monetization, digital platform services, energy analytics offerings, and third-party service enablement
Advanced analysis of utility platform strategies, API monetization, ecosystem orchestration, and multi-sided market creation
Analysis of regulated utility business model including rate base, rate of return, regulatory asset recovery, and tariff structure design
Study of performance-based ratemaking, earnings sharing mechanisms, reliability incentives, and customer satisfaction-based revenue adjustments
Analysis of deregulated energy markets, competitive retail supply, wholesale market participation, and capacity markets
Advanced analysis of VPP business models, DER aggregation, capacity market participation, and ancillary services revenue generation
Study of EaaS models, energy efficiency services, distributed generation financing, and outcome-based energy contracts
Analysis of demand response program design, customer incentive structures, flexibility market participation, and grid services monetization
Analysis of EV charging business models, grid services from EVs, vehicle-to-grid monetization, and charging network operations
Study of renewable energy project financing, power purchase agreements, green bonds, and long-term revenue assurance mechanisms