Electrical Contractor Magazine examines consolidation in the electric utility sector as utilities face rising capital requirements and rapidly growing electricity demand. Data centers are one factor increasing the need for generation, transmission and distribution investment. Larger utility systems can bring greater access to capital and broader operating resources, while mergers also raise questions about local control, regulation and customer impacts. For the electrical construction market, utility investment translates into continued work on substations, transmission lines, distribution systems and related infrastructure needed to connect new large loads and maintain reliability.
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