________________________________________________________________________________ Sargent Electric Company
We’ re seeing a significant number of gas turbine power plant projects pop up
For Russ Timmers, Vice President of Sargent’ s Great Lakes Region, the past year has shown just how volatile and resilient the market can be. Russ joined Sargent in 2020 to launch its Wisconsin operation and start Sargent’ s solar group. He’ s spent much of his career building businesses around evolving customer needs. These days, that experience is invaluable as project developers, utilities, and end users rethink where and how they invest.
“ It’ s been a little dicey. Many of the solar projects we targeted got delayed or canceled. That threw a wrench in our plans and made it tough to manage tools, equipment, labor, and sites,” Russ recalls. But those delays didn’ t mean demand dropped. Instead, they pushed Sargent to diversify its project mix and branch
into markets, attracting new investment across the power sector.“ We’ re seeing a significant number of gas turbine power plant projects pop up, and we’ ve been invited to work on two of them. We’ ve also built a strong data center group this past year and are lining up several new projects.”
Russ doesn’ t chase certainty in a shifting market. Instead, he makes sure the business can win in several sectors at once. As developers balance renewable energy targets with rising electricity demand, Sargent has expanded its presence across both solar and conventional power generation.
Consistent demand
Several solar projects are moving through Sargent’ s pipeline. Hart Solar in Michigan is almost done. Sunflower Sky Solar in Kansas is still under construction. Grant Solar in South Dakota should wrap up next year. Sargent also finished the Double Black Diamond Solar Project in Illinois, which now powers the grid.
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