Compensation, hiring demand and infrastructure intelligence across the ERCOT transmission and power build-out, written for the leaders delivering it.
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The flagship report: compensation benchmarks by role and seniority, hiring demand and the talent-supply squeeze across the Texas grid build-out.
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A free public index of the largest 765 kV transmission builds and the largest data-center and large-load campuses now reshaping the Texas grid.
$30.2B of transmission entering service 2026-2031
July 2026 · ≈7 min read
A 454 GW generation queue, a large-load queue that quadrupled, and Senate Bill 6. Where the ERCOT interconnection bottleneck really sits.
233 GW large-load queue, up ~269% in a year
July 2026 · ≈9 min read
ERCOT enters the 765 kV era: a $33 billion statewide plan, record utility capex, and the largest project in ERCOT history. The delivery talent it demands.
$9.38B Eastern Backbone: largest project in ERCOT history
July 2026 · ≈9 min read
Twelve new 765 kV substations, transformer lead times past two years, and a new IBR protection standard. The scarcest engineering discipline in the build.
Transformer lead times ~128 weeks and rising
July 2026 · ≈9 min read
The headline ERCOT story: a large-load queue up four-to-seven-fold in two years, a forecast ERCOT calls too high, and the law that lets it curtail data centers.
438 GW requested by mid-2026, ~90% data centers
July 2026 · ≈9 min read
Texas is the #2 US battery market and the fastest-growing, but merchant revenue has collapsed over 80% since 2023. Why value is moving to the operators.
ERCOT BESS fleet nearly doubled to 13.9 GW in 2025
July 2026 · ≈9 min read
The flagship report: compensation benchmarks by role and seniority, hiring demand and the talent-supply squeeze across the Texas grid build-out.
450k-1.5M global power-engineer shortfall by 2030
July 2026 · ≈11 min read
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