A global energy recruiting firm has opened an office in the United States in The Woodlands, inside the Market Street town center, as Texas grapples with an unprecedented surge in power demand. EarthStream Global, a staffing specialist focused on renewable energy, power and grid, and industrial sectors, set up shop at 9595 Six Pines Drive, placing itself north of downtown Houston in a township that has become a magnet for oil, gas and power companies.
The office occupies Regus Executive Suites in Suite 8210 within Market Street, a 560,000-square-foot mixed-use town center known for blending office space with upscale retail and dining, according to Regus. EarthStream describes the new location as a hub connecting energy-sector talent with regional employers. Chevron Phillips Chemical is based in The Woodlands, per Community Impact.
Cory Stewart, managing director at Xcede Group, EarthStream's parent company, called the launch a milestone for the brand. According to PRWeb, Stewart said, “Opening our US office is a defining moment for EarthStream.” He added that the company chose The Woodlands for its position in a dynamic energy community surrounded by companies shaping the future.
A Recruiter Built for the Data Center Era
EarthStream says it will initially concentrate its recruitment efforts on the data center, power, and renewable energy sectors, connecting engineers, project managers and commercial specialists with organizations building clean energy infrastructure. The firm plans to expand its presence in the region and grow its local team as new projects are secured, per the same PRWeb release. The timing lines up with a dramatic shift underway across the Texas grid.
In August, Texas Governor Greg Abbott directed state utility regulators and grid operator ERCOT to audit large power connection requests after the queue swelled to 474 gigawatts in interconnection requests, with roughly 90% of those requests coming from data centers, as reported by Forbes. That figure is more than five times the state's all-time peak load record of 91.1 gigawatts, set in July. In response, the Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 6 in 2025, creating a mandatory regulatory framework for ERCOT's so-called Batch Zero large-load grid connections that forces data center operators to disclose more project details, commit upfront funding, and cover infrastructure upgrade costs, according to S&P Global.
Texas Already Leads the Nation in Energy Jobs
The scale of the opportunity helps explain why a global staffing firm would bet on The Woodlands. Texas leads all 50 states in total energy workforce with 990,000 workers and ranks second nationally in clean energy employment with more than 280,000 clean energy jobs, according to the U.S. Department of Energy's 2025 United States Energy & Employment Report. Texas produces more wind power than any other U.S. state, per the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Clean energy job growth has outpaced the broader economy, too. Southern states led by Texas added more than 41,000 clean energy jobs in 2024, expanding three times faster than the overall U.S. job market, according to an economic analysis released by clean energy group E2.org. Battery storage and grid technologies are among the growth drivers.
Energy Giants Keep Doubling Down on The Woodlands
EarthStream's arrival adds to a pattern of energy-sector commitment in the township even as healthcare and biotech firms expand nearby. Chevron Phillips Chemical moved into a 360,000-square-foot local space in 2025, reaffirming its footprint even amid broader commercial diversification, as Hoodline previously reported in its coverage of the area's biotech boom.
EarthStream was acquired in October 2017 by London-headquartered Xcede Group, according to Dealroom. EarthStream has offices across EMEA, the Americas and beyond. EarthStream was named Best Engineering Recruitment Agency of the Year at the British Recruitment Awards in 2023, per EarthStream Global's own announcement.
For now, EarthStream says its focus is building out its Market Street team as it chases the engineers, project managers and commercial specialists that Texas's energy transformation will require.
