Strong leadership — whether at the board, executive, or operational level — requires more than reviewing financial reports. It requires the ability to interpret what the numbers reveal about organizational health, strategic risk, and long term sustainability. Whether you’re a board member, CEO, general manager, or another utility leader, you need to be able to confidently analyze financial statements and use them to guide high level decision making. Through a public power lens, break down the elements of core utility financial statements — the balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement — and discover the metrics that matter most for executive oversight, including liquidity, debt capacity, operating margins, and reserve strength. Explore how financial performance connects directly to rates, capital planning, workforce and infrastructure investments, and long term resilience. Review practical examples in plain language to gain familiarity with how to spot trends, identify emerging risks, ask sharper questions, and strengthen financial stewardship across your organization.
Topics:
- The key types and components of financial statements
- Indicators of organizational and financial health
- What else to look for in balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow
- Translating financial analysis to planning and strategy
