Energy policy is sprinting ahead of physics and economics. Energy transition realism argues for sequencing renewables with firm low-carbon power and market design that protects reliability and affordability.

A career across telecom and power taught me this: technology shifts only stick when economics and reliability line up. Energiewende realism asks us to pair renewables with firm power, storage, and sound market design—so the lights stay on as costs fall.

In modern power systems, decisions live and die on data. This piece shows how energy data—collected from meters, devices, and markets—drives forecasting, tariffs, DER orchestration, and investment that deliver reliable, affordable power.