Randy Slagle
Mission Critical Executive Balfour Beatty
Seminars
Thursday 23rd July 2026
Panel: Working with Texas Utilities to Manage Capacity Constraints & Protect Power Delivery Timelines
1:40 pm
- Examining the Execution constraints Texas utilities are managing today, including overlapping large-load demand, capital prioritization, transformer availability workforce limits and constrained construction and outage windows
- Aligning your project planning as sumptions with how Texas utilities sequence and execute work, addressing engineering timelines, construction windows and outage coordination before designs and schedules are locked
- Coordinating ERCOT interconnection milestones with utility delivery activities, including inspections, outage planning and energization, to avoid timing gaps that delay power delivery
Thursday 23rd July 2026
Case Study: Selecting Regional vs. National Suppliers Strategically to Mitigate Lead Time Risk
11:00 am
- Evaluating regional and national suppliers beyond price, including responsiveness, familiarity with requirements and performance under compressed schedules
- Conducting early vendor vetting focused on capacity, backlog and delivery reliability for Texas-scale projects
- Balancing regional suppliers for specialized scopes with national providers: how we balanced regional expertise with national data center experience
