But Ray Gogel, president and chief operating officer of the CURRENT Group, who previously ran smart grid projects for Xcel, worries there's too much focuson the "edge" of the grid, where consumers connect.
The two have previously worked together onprojects, and the new deal will focuson expanding Global's existing fabrication work for the oil and gas and offshore renewables industries.
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