key challenges
utilities face increasing supply volatility, infrastructure vulnerability, and regulatory pressure related to their dependencies on natural systems.
water supply volatility
source watersheds face degradation, drought, and wildfire impacts that threaten water quality, quantity, and reliability.
wildfire exposure
power infrastructure faces escalating wildfire risk, with catastrophic liability potential and PSPS events disrupting service.
infrastructure vulnerability
climate change stresses engineered infrastructure designed for historical conditions, requiring costly upgrades or alternatives.
regulatory requirements
water quality, habitat, and environmental compliance mandates often lack dedicated funding mechanisms.
how ensurance helps
invest in source watershed protection—forests, wetlands, meadows—that maintain water quality and flow regulation at lower cost than treatment alternatives
fund fuel reduction and forest health treatments that reduce wildfire ignition risk near transmission corridors and facilities
implement natural flood buffers and green infrastructure that complement engineered systems
establish MRV systems that quantify ecosystem service value and justify natural infrastructure investments to regulators and ratepayers
create ensurance structures that generate returns while delivering operational benefits
relevant services
BASIN services tailored for utilities
nature finance & valuation
use cases
real-world scenarios for utilities
source watershed investment
a water utility issues ensurance certificates for headwater forest protection, attracting institutional co-investors while reducing treatment costs by 20% and improving supply reliability.
transmission corridor protection
an electric utility funds ensurance certificates for fuel reduction across 50,000 acres adjacent to transmission lines—reducing PSPS events by 40% and cutting wildfire liability exposure.
green infrastructure portfolio
a stormwater utility builds an ensurance portfolio of wetlands, bioswales, and urban forests that provide flood capacity at 60% the lifecycle cost of gray alternatives.
hydropower resilience
a hydro operator invests in meadow restoration and forest health across the contributing watershed, improving water yield timing and reducing sedimentation—with ensurance premiums offsetting costs.
ensurance instruments
the tools that power your natural capital strategy
specific certificates
certificates tied to individual natural assets with defined locations & attributes
agents
ai agents with their own accounts for autonomous stewardship & management
syndicates
shared groups pooling capital around specific natural capital objectives
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