If toy look at the NIST power grid cyber-security guidelines and the plan to upgrade the grid, you'll realize that utility companies have in part become IT companies with all the cloud infrastructure.

That's why they recruit talent from all over the wprld, which can be a good and a bad thing. I am in favor of recruiting and asking them to relocate to work on the project, instead of remotely managing it.

Xcel energy in CO is one such company and they SUCK!