IBEW Local 488 Features

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Industry and IBEW News

This State's Towns Lead Center Bans

https://www.insidernj.com/press-release/more-than-100-new-jersey-towns-have-now-banned-data-centers/

insidernj.com - More than 100 New Jersey municipalities have now enacted bans or moratoriums on data center development.

Centers Impact Governors Race

https://www.govtech.com/artificial-intelligence/how-data-centers-are-impacting-floridas-political-campaigns

govtech.com - Data centers have become a defining issue in Florida's governor's race, with candidates Byron Donalds and David Jolly staking out sharply different positions as polling shows broad voter opposition.

Settlement Mandates A Statewide Review

https://www.wpr.org/news/wisconsin-environmental-cost-of-data-centers-lawsuit-settlement

wpr.org - A legal settlement between Sierra Club, Midwest Environmental Advocates and the Wisconsin DNR requires a full statewide review of data centers' environmental impacts, stemming from a lawsuit over a $15 billion Port Washington project.

The Quote, Largest Financial Bet in US History

https://racinecountyeye.com/2026/10/19/data-centers-largest-financial-bet/

racinecountyeye.com - Report frames the current wave of US data center investment as the largest financial bet in the nation's history.

This Startup Wants to Make Clean Energy the Default for Centers

https://www.fastcompany.com/91623731/this-startup-wants-to-make-clean-energy-the-default-for-data-centers

fastcompany.com - Startup Firma Power uses software to assemble portfolios of wind, solar and battery projects, helping data centers get online with clean power faster and cheaper than new gas plants.