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title: "Energy & Utilities: Basically, They are Now Just Insurance Companies"
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# Energy & Utilities: Basically, They are Now Just Insurance Companies

The trends are massive – catch this clip from where I’m on stage for the annual SAP Utilities Conference in California.

Microgrids, renewables, batteries, grid partity, the end of carbon – it’s all happening, and it’s happening right in front of you.

Could the energy industry be MP3’d? It is. Watch [this](https://jimcarroll.com/2014/09/trend-could-the-energy-industry-be-mp3d/) – I predicted it in 2014.

Learn more: [https://energy.jimcarroll.com](https://energy.jimcarroll.com)
