Boards want answers about AI at energy firms | Grant Thornton

Energy boards are asking the same question your gut is already asking: "Where's the actual value in this?" That's not a coincidence. If you've watched $200/month disappear on an AI tool your team qu

Energy boards are asking the same question your gut is already asking: "Where's the actual value in this?"

That's not a coincidence.

If you've watched $200/month disappear on an AI tool your team quietly stopped using, you're not alone — and you're not behind. You just haven't seen a clear enough reason to go further yet.

Here's what a Grant Thornton study of energy sector boards revealed: leadership doesn't resist AI. They resist AI without a visible connection to business outcomes. That's a completely different problem than most consultants are solving for.

The companies making AI work aren't starting with the biggest, flashiest tools. They're starting with one measurable problem, one defined outcome, and checking the numbers at 30 days.

That's it. No system overhauls. No team retraining. No six-month rollout.

The one thing you can do this week: pick one repetitive task that costs you real time or money, and ask whether a simple AI tool could reduce that by half. Just one. Evaluate it like any other business investment — with a number attached.

That's how a first win happens.

What's the one task in your business you'd most want to hand off first — and what's stopped you from trying?

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