The coronavirus quickly reshaped the way people around the world live and work. This included in the energy industry, which is experiencing rapid change in short and long-term operations and planning.

In an interview with Zpryme, Guidehouse Partner Dan Bradley discussed how COVID-19 is impacting utilities, distributed energy resources (DER) opportunities, and future resiliency planning and strategies.

 Bradley highlighted three key areas within utilities that are impacted by the outbreak:

• Finance: Handling concerns over unpaid electric bills due to mass unemployment across the country
• Culture: Managing a company culture built off in-person networks that rapidly moved to a remote workforce
• The grid: Dealing with a grid that quickly shifted from commercial to residential

"This is a unique and unprecedented experience. One thing that never lacks in a time like this is leadership and idea," Bradley said.