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Energy & Utilities · 2026
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Keynote Case Study: CF Industries — Energy Transition and Industrial Transformation
For CF Industries, Jim Carroll examined the intersection of industrial transformation, energy transition and innovation. The keynote looked at how new energy systems…
Keynote Case Study: Canadian Petrochemical Summit — The Era of Acceleration
The Canadian petrochemical industry operates at the intersection of some of the most complex forces in the global economy. Energy transition. Electrification. Geopolitics…
Keynote Case Study: WSPP — The Future of Energy Was Arriving Faster Than the Grid
At the WSPP Fall Operating Committee Meeting, Jim Carroll addressed utility and energy executives at a moment when the power system was confronting a remarkable new demand wave…
Keynote Case Study: Toronto Hydro — The Energy Future Was Arriving Faster Than Legacy Assumptions
Jim addressed Toronto Hydro leaders at a CEO Leadership Meeting on electrification, AI, battery storage, distributed energy and the leadership challenge of navigating an…
The Future, Sector by Sector — Energy & Utilities: The Grid Stopped Being One-Way
Fourth stop: energy.jimcarroll.com is live, with a companion PDF — The Future of Energy & Utilities. I've been in utility rooms since deregulation, interval meters and the 2003…
The Future of Energy Is Arriving Faster Than Our Mental Models
Thinking big, starting small, and scaling fast as demand, storage, AI and grid architecture all accelerate at once.
Keynote Case Study: Toronto Hydro — The Energy Future Was Arriving Faster Than Legacy Assumptions
Jim addressed Toronto Hydro leaders at a CEO Leadership Meeting on electrification, AI, battery storage, distributed energy and the leadership challenge of navigating an…
Megatrends One Year Later – #8: The Circular Economy – What I Predicted, and What's Actually Happening
“Opportunities come not just from turning trash into treasure, but from engineering systems and products to make that a regular reality.” - Futurist Jim Carroll One year ago, in…
Megatrends One Year Later – #7: Energy Decentralization – What I Predicted, and What's Actually Happening
“The power plant of the future isn’t a smokestack. It’s all around your home.” - Futurist Jim Carroll One year ago, in July 2025, I published Megatrend #7: Energy Decentralization…
Megatrends One Year Later – #6: Electrification Revolution – What I Predicted, and What's Actually Happening
“The global power grid is being rewired. You can either argue about the old outlets or help connect the new ones.” - Futurist Jim Carroll One year ago, in July 2025, I published…
The Trends Scorecard: Energy & Utilities - What I Predicted, and What Actually Happened
"The future of energy was never about a bigger smokestack or more coal. It was always about the panel on your roof and the battery in your garage." — Futurist Jim Carroll This is…
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