Duke Energy is trying to spend its way out of organizational inertia. They've invested $100B in the last decade and are planning $190B more over the next ten years. The AWS partnership brings cutting-edge AI. The nuclear expansion signals long-term strategic thinking. But the organization itself, measured by decision latency, error correction, and talent flow, moves at utility speed while the market demands tech speed.
Multi-month regulatory approvals across seven states, annual decision cycles for major moves
Three rounds of layoffs in three years using same playbook, coal exit takes until 2035
AWS partnership codifying knowledge but fighting 122 years of utility silos across seven states
$100B sunk in 40-60 year infrastructure, nuclear reactors, regulated service territories by law
4.0/5 Glassdoor, limited advancement per reviews, 40-year tenures, layoff churn not healthy flow
$19B/year average capex, nuclear reactors cost billions, can't SaaS electricity distribution
AWS cuts simulation from weeks to 15 minutes, but 26K employees and quarterly rhythms slow it back down
"Duke Energy is betting $190B that you can buy your way out of particle state. The grid is modernizing. The org chart is not."
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