Benchmark Electrical Solutions has always been rooted in Northern Colorado, but our clients' projects don't stop at the state line—and neither do we. In 2026 and beyond, we're executing a deliberate growth strategy built around three pillars: geographic expansion across the Mountain West, entry into new market sectors, and disciplined team growth that preserves the quality our clients expect.
Geographic Expansion
We are already licensed in more than twenty states, and our field crews regularly work in Wyoming, New Mexico, Utah, and beyond. This year, we're formalizing that presence with dedicated project management resources and stronger regional partnerships in key Mountain West markets. Our target geographies include the Permian Basin extension into southeastern Colorado and northeastern New Mexico, Wyoming's wind corridor, and the growing industrial corridor along the Front Range.
Geographic expansion doesn't mean we're becoming a national contractor that parachutes into markets and leaves. It means we're building the relationships, local knowledge, and logistical infrastructure to serve regional clients as reliably as we serve our neighbors in Fort Collins and Greeley.
New Market Sectors: Renewables and Medium Voltage
The energy transition is the defining infrastructure story of this decade, and Benchmark is positioning to be a central participant in it across the Mountain West. We're actively expanding our capabilities in:
- Utility-scale solar electrical installations and inverter wiring
- Battery energy storage system (BESS) electrical integration
- Medium Voltage infrastructure including substation work
- EV charging infrastructure for commercial fleets and facilities
These sectors draw directly on the skills we've built over years of oil and gas and industrial work: high-voltage systems, instrumentation, automation, SCADA. The technology changes; the discipline required does not. Our existing workforce is well-positioned for the transition, and we're supplementing it with targeted certifications and partnerships.
Team Growth Done Right
Scaling a quality contractor is hard. The temptation is to grow headcount faster than culture, and that's how quality slips. Our approach is different: we're growing our team in parallel with our project pipeline, onboarding new journeymen, foremen, and project managers who share our values and meet our technical standards before we commit them to client work.
Every person we add to Benchmark represents our company on a client's most important infrastructure. That's a responsibility we don't take lightly.
We're also investing in our apprenticeship pipeline, developing the next generation of electricians who will carry Benchmark's standards forward for decades to come.
An Invitation to Partner
If you're a developer, operator, or general contractor working on projects in the Mountain West—whether in energy, infrastructure, or industrial sectors—we'd welcome the opportunity to discuss how Benchmark can support your work. Our team is growing precisely because we have the capacity to take on more, and we're selective about the partners we choose because quality matters to us as much as it does to you. Reach out and let's talk.