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If you’re lost on a one-way energy street, it’s time for a new map

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The traditional power market is transforming. New energy building blocks are fast replacing an energy model that came about during the late 19 th century. Renewable energy. Smart grid. Decentralization. Decarbonization. Real-time data. A major result of disrupting the outdated, one-way power flow is energy choice . Choice over both supply and demand. This empowerment also is giving energy consumers a previously unheard energy voice . Who is talking? Prosumers. With smart, connected technology, prosumers now can make more proactive and flexible decisions about their energy. In fact, with a two-way flow of power enabled by digitization, today’s energy consumers can become energy producers themselves. Digital innovation has changed the global energy map, giving prosumers precise and dynamic control of their energy destiny as they speed toward a cleaner, more energy-efficient, and more sustainable future. Along the way, empowered energy consumers — whether homeowners or huge corpora...