Part I. Introduction: 1. You get what you ask for Part II. Three Frameworks: 2. Energy: the product 3. Energy: the delivery system 4. Energy: the value proposition Part III. Critical Decisions: 5. The international Niagara commission of 1891 6. Trash as treasure 7. Paying for pavement 8. Heat, without the hot air 9. The collision of two critical infrastructures Part IV. Energy Futurism: 10. Towards better management of energy infrastructures 11. Risk management in energy 12. Resilience as a core value 13. Exploring energy security 14. Energy-as-a-service Part V. Societal Advancement: 15. Bringing it all together References Index