[deltriggah]

I've been looking as well. I'm an electrical engineer with focus on HV electrical power systems and been working with the power utility for a decade. Development in this area are mostly on renewable energy. The only experience I have in coding is creating Python scripts to automate Siemens (PTI) PSS/E software for load flow, fault, dynamics simulations, etc. Since you are interested in control you may want to look at SCADA systems and perhaps develop a cheaper system or a better implemented one than what the major players like Siemens, Alstom, Schneider, Areva and ABB offer.

[fburnaby]

Agreed. I'm aware of a few small businesses that seem to be doing well at undercutting the big players with SCADA.