Energy Magazine July 2015 | Page 94

HORIZON POWER
mean for the industry ? “ In essence , the physical size of traditional utility businesses is probably shrinking ,” said Tudor . “ So one of the issues for utilities is how do you continue to maintain relevance and grow your business when aspects of your traditional model look like they are shrinking ? That poses a lot of questions in terms of the competency you need , and how you actually position and restructure a
business to be able to develop a new business arm while still managing your existing core business .”
These issues are very much in play for Horizon Power , putting the company in the position of providing its core business to consumers whilst moving into a strong position to continue delivering in the future when the energy industry starts to look very different .
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