Here's a scenario that should keep utility executives awake at night. Your company just received approval for a $2 billion transmission expansion project. The regulators signed off, the financing is secured, and the equipment is on order. There's just one issue: you can't find enough people to build it.
This isn't hypothetical. According to the U. S. Department of Energy's 2025 United States Energy and Employment Report, 89 percent of construction employers in the transmission, distribution, and storage sector report difficulty finding qualified workers. Nearly nine out of ten are struggling to staff their projects at a time when every project matters.
