Issue 1 · Friday, Oct 16, 2026
Data center work this week
Where the big builds are, which ones died, and what the calls pay.
New projects
- New project
Meta named behind $10B Mason County, KY campus
4,000+ construction jobs under a benefits agreement passed Oct 13. · DCD
- New project
AWS files 36-building Homer City, PA campus
Construction starts December 2026, runs to 2036. 4.5 GW gas plant alongside. · TechRadar
- New project
Project Star: ~8,400 peak construction jobs in Encinal, TX
$22.3B, 6.47 GW gas power campus feeding a 5 GW data center campus next door. · Press release
- New project
TeraWulf doubles Muskie campus power to 1 GW
Eastern Kentucky; one phase moved up from 2030 to 2029. · Data Center Frontier
Delays and cancellations
- Cancelled
Westfield, MA board kills $3B hyperscale project
Unanimous vote against extending Servistar's permit. · Boston.com
- Cancelled
Brighton, CO campus pulled; moratorium advances
Developers withdrew rezoning for a 2.5M sq ft campus. · Denver7
- Cancelled
Hancock County, IA landowner backs out
700+ acre site no longer available for proposed data center. · KSCJ
Pay and per diem moves
- Pay
IBEW 743 CTP Data Center: $197/day per diem
Plus $6.30/hr over scale; 100+ miles to qualify for per diem. · TrampHereBro
- Pay
IBEW 1426 Polaris Forge: $100/day per diem
Calls listed Oct 12, Harwood, ND. · TrampHereBro
- Pay
IBEW 474 Memphis data center calls: $10/hr over scale
Calls listed Oct 12. · TrampHereBro
- Pay
IBEW 38 inside JW rate to $50.63/hr Oct 26
$77.26 with full package. · IBEW 38
Workforce news
- Workforce
IBEW Local 3 recruiting 300 apprentices
Oct 19–30, application requests by Registered Mail only. · NY DOL
- Workforce
IBEW Local 41 Buffalo taking applications
In person on Wednesdays through Sept 2027. · NY DOL
Project spotlight
- Spotlight
5,500+ on site daily at Google's Amarillo campus
Crusoe confirmed as developer; building since June 2025. · Data Center Frontier
