In recent years, power grid enterprises have faced the contradiction between talent shortage and the demand for science and technology innovation. This study analyzes the factors influencing the development of scientific and technological innovation talents in power grid enterprises using structural equation modeling (SEM). The study constructed a model based on the framework of “education input-practice input-talent output efficiency”, and explored the influence of family education, school education, social education, theoretical innovation, practical innovation and other factors on the effectiveness of talent development. Through the statistical analysis of the data from 400 questionnaires, the results show that school education has a significant impact on the development of scientific and technological innovation talents, with a path coefficient of 0.27 (p<0.05); The indirect effect of social education on talent output efficiency is the most significant, with a path coefficient of 0.53; the direct effect of practical innovation on talent output efficiency is 0.334. The conclusion shows that grid enterprises need to strengthen the interaction between school education and social education, and increase the input of practical innovation to enhance the cultivation efficiency of scientific and technological innovation talents. At the same time, family education plays a fundamental role in it and affects the effect of school education and social education. Therefore, power grid enterprises should adopt diversified talent introduction and cultivation strategies in different fields to optimize the existing talent development system.
