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How a University and Industry Partner Are Building Tomorrow’s Power Workforce

Key Takeaway

The power industry's severe workforce shortage, exacerbated by massive infrastructure investment, poses a critical threat to project development and energy reliability, making initiatives to build the future workforce essential.

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  • The power industry faces a severe workforce crisis due to an aging labor force and insufficient new recruits.
  • A "historic wave of energy infrastructure investment" is worsening this labor gap, threatening project timelines and costs for developers and large power consumers.
  • A partnership between Stony Brook University and Haugland Group aims to build the future power workforce, addressing a critical bottleneck for new energy projects and infrastructure development.

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Article Content

The power industry is staring down a workforce crisis. An aging labor force is heading for the exits, new recruits aren’t arriving fast enough to replace them, and a historic wave of energy infrastructure investment is only widening the gap. Against that backdrop, a partnership between Stony Brook University and Haugland Group—an infrastructure services company […] The post How a University and Industry Partner Are Building Tomorrow’s Power Workforce appeared first on POWER Magazine .