The situation
Your starting point
The ninth and final Legacy generation takes over in 2042. The company is the result of eight previous handovers, with the fleet, customers and financial position you carried through them.
Your featured objective is a cumulative emissions budget covering the whole twenty-year term. A clean final year cannot erase emissions from the years before it. Growing demand makes the timing of each investment part of that budget.
The choices
What will you do?
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Spend the carbon budget over time
Watch accumulated emissions as well as the current fuel mix. Earlier reductions leave more room for difficult periods later in the term.
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Supply the next wave of demand
Plan capacity and demand measures together as electricity use grows. Check that the cleaner fleet can serve customers across the full day.
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Finish with a viable company
Keep customer retention, affordability and debt alongside the climate objective. Two centuries of expansion end with a utility that still has people to serve.
Put your plan to the test
Follow your company to 2061 and see what your long sequence of choices adds up to.
Open the campaign setup to begin, or continue your existing company. Later generations inherit the choices you made before them.
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Renew the Grid (2022–2041)
More customers need electricity, and old oil equipment is losing its usefulness. Replace the legacy you no longer want to pass on.
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First Light (1882–1901)
One small coal plant. One hundred customers. Start a utility in 1882 and leave the next generation a company worth inheriting.
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Carbon Fee
Coal helped build your company. Now every tonne of emissions comes with a bill, and replacing the old fleet will take time and money.
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