POWER Magazine•14 days ago
Bridging the Gap: How the Power Industry Is Tackling Its Workforce Crisis
Key Takeaway
The power industry's ambitious 2026 expansion is jeopardized by a critical skilled labor shortage, threatening project timelines and reliable power supply for developers and large consumers.
AI Summary
- •The power industry's extensive 2026 expansion plans face a critical bottleneck: a severe shortage of skilled workers.
- •This workforce crisis is identified as a primary non-technological, non-regulatory, and non-capital impediment to growth.
- •For developers and large power consumers, this implies potential project delays, increased labor costs, and risks to timely grid modernization and new capacity deployment.
Topics
datacentertransmission
Article Content
The power industry’s ambitious expansion plans for 2026 face an unexpected obstacle that has nothing to do with technology, regulations, or capital: there simply aren’t enough skilled workers to build and The post Bridging the Gap: How the Power Industry Is Tackling Its Workforce Crisis appeared first on POWER Magazine .