Dive Brief:

• In the face of an aging workforce, utilities are rethinking their hiring practices.
• Utilities may increasingly poach employees from other utilities.
• Like other industries, utilities are becoming more efficient and can now get by with fewer employees.

Dive Insight:

Dealing with an aging workforce is one of the biggest challenges facing utilities. Older workers with skills and knowledge are retiring in droves. Utilities are developing new ways of finding workers and keeping them.