With a change in the White House, it is challenging to predict precisely where investments will land across the power delivery sector. However, we anticipate continued activity in the following areas:
- Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) and Microgrids
- Rising energy demand from Data Centers
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning for load forecasting and asset management
- Utilities implementing strategies to boost nuclear power use
Below are the locations we expect to be busy with new power delivery projects in 2024, supporting the increased energy loads driven by these new data center developments.
- Northern Virginia: Continues to dominate as the world’s largest hub for hyperscale data centers.
- Texas: Emerging as a hub due to affordable land, access to renewable energy, and a favorable regulatory environment.
- Arizona: Rapidly growing thanks to its proximity to California’s tech hubs and water-efficient infrastructure designs.
- Iowa, Missouri, and Ohio: Gaining traction as preferred locations due to lower costs and abundant renewable energy
Work from home here to stay?
Remote working has been a hot topic of conversation since the pandemic, and the debate doesn’t seem to be fading anytime soon. However, we observed a decline in remote working opportunities throughout 2024 and expect this trend to continue into 2025.
Currently, the general landscape shows that most Investor-Owned Utilities (IOUs) and large EPC firms have scaled back their remote-working arrangements. Generally, employees at those companies are now working in the office under hybrid schedules, with the most common format being three days in the office and two days at home.
The companies still offering fully remote opportunities tend to be small to mid-sized engineering consultancies. These organizations often leverage flexible working environments to attract top engineering talent who value work-life balance and remote working independence.
