Gas and electricity networks face unprecedented pressure: aging infrastructure, climate-driven volatility, workforce constraints, decarbonization targets, and increasing scrutiny from regulators and stakeholders.
Every capital decision now has system-wide consequences.
IFS Copperleaf helps utilities make those decisions with clarity, confidence, and strategic foresight.
Independent Proof: IDC Confirms the Impact
When utilities modernize their capital planning with IFS Copperleaf, the results are not theoretical — they are proven, quantified, and repeatable.
IDC’s independent 2025 Business Value study demonstrates that organizations achieve transformational gains across financial performance, planning efficiency, and long-term resilience.
IDC-Measured Results Include:
- 469% ROI
- 11-month payback
- US$17.5M average annual benefit
- 3% uplift in portfolio economic value
- 55% faster capital reallocation
- 17% increase in capital planning efficiency
- 18% productivity lift for asset managers
These benefits reflect more than process improvement — they signal a shift toward value-based, data-driven, enterprise-wide capital decision making.
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Case Study Video: Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) Defining Integrated Planning
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Webinar: Copperleaf in a Connected Enterprise – Unlocking Strategic Value Through Integration
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Webinar: Navigating the Energy Transition: Alliander’s Asset Investment Planning Journey
Turn ESG Commitments Into Actionable, Defensible Plans
Gas and electric utilities face rising expectations around decarbonization, equity, climate resilience, and regulatory scrutiny. The IFS Copperleaf Sustainability Playbook outlines five practical steps to operationalize ESG within everyday capital planning — ensuring every investment supports environmental, social, and financial goals.
What You’ll Learn:
- Embed ESG into decision-making so sustainability becomes part of business-as-usual.
- Quantify environmental and social impact using a consistent value framework.
- Understand community impact with GIS insights to support equitable outcomes.
- Use scenarios to prepare for change — climate, regulatory, or operational.
- Continuously re-optimize plans as conditions shift.
This playbook gives utilities a clear, actionable guide to align ESG, resilience, and affordability — supported by examples from Endeavour Energy, Anglian Water, and other leaders already applying this approach.
Trusted by Leading Gas & Electric Utilities
Utilities around the world rely on IFS Copperleaf to modernize planning, optimize asset interventions, and strengthen regulatory confidence. Proven results include:
Optimized Asset Interventions at National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET)
NGET manages 5,000 interventions across 60,000+ assets each year. IFS Copperleaf helped National Grid optimize circuit-level work bundling to reduce outages and improve efficiency — a breakthrough that won the Innovation Award at the 2020 IAM Global Awards.
Multi-Sector Asset Investment Planning at Rheinische NETZGesellschaft (RNG)
RNG operates 30,000 km of electricity, gas, water, and district heating networks. The IFS Copperleaf Solution helps RNG manage risk and prioritize projects across multiple networks, while aligning its AIPM process with ISO 55000.
Sustainable Asset Investment Planning at Endeavour Energy
Supplying electricity to 2.5 million people in Australia, Endeavour Energy uses IFS Copperleaf to:
- Quantify and reduce safety, environmental, and community risk
- Incorporate ESG into investment decisions
- Gain additional investment headroom
- Save thousands of hours in portfolio-level risk analysis
Integrated AIPM at National Gas Transmission (NGT)
IFS Copperleaf helped NGT integrate bottom-up asset strategies with top-down portfolios and align with ISO 55000 best practices. The result: 4% annual capital efficiency, saving £11M per year, and a more cost-effective business plan.
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How TSOs Are Cutting Risk and Accelerating the Energy Transition
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Under Pressure: How TSOs Like NGET Are Tackling Grid Investment Challenges
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Redefining Grid Investment: How TNB is Shaping the Future of Energy Infrastructure
“We assessed and incorporated factors that were not on our radar before, and translated these into value for our customers. IFS Copperleaf has helped us understand and quantify the impact of our operations on the environment, as well as the impact of downtime on our customers.”
“With IFS Copperleaf, it’s easy to get a lot of data in the system. We put 34,000 projects in the system from all the departments. Now we have a geographical plan for the next ten years.”