Industry and IBEW News

Local Keeps Members at Home With Modular Jobs (EW)

https://ibew.org/electrical_worker/tennessee-local-keeping-members-at-home-with-modular-jobs/?ref=ew

ibew.org reports Nashville Local 429 is staffing a major Modular Power Systems prefabrication facility in Mount Juliet Tennessee where up to 1400 IBEW electricians will build electrical components for data centers and cell towers across the eastern US.

Revolution Wind Seeks PURA Cert

https://hartfordbusiness.com/article/revolution-wind-seeks-pura-clean-energy-certification-after-surviving-trump-shutdown-attempts/

hartfordbusiness.com reports the 704-megawatt Revolution Wind offshore project which survived multiple Trump administration shutdown attempts and is now about 90 percent complete has filed with PURA for clean energy certification ahead of its expected full commercial operation later this year.

Connecticut Developer Fee Brought in $8M, But Fewer Affordable Units

https://www.planetizen.com/news/2026/04/137331-connecticut-developer-fee-brought-8m-affordable-housing-fewer-affordable-homes

planetizen.com covers a Stamford report showing the city has collected over $8 million in developer fees for its affordable housing trust fund while on-site affordable unit production has declined as more developers choose the fee-in-lieu option.

First Referendum Opposing Data Centers Passes

https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5822566-port-washington-data-center-vote/

thehill.com reports Port Washington Wisconsin voters approved the first anti-data center referendum in the nation requiring public approval before tax incentives are awarded to future projects

Eversource Backs Out of 3 Solar Projects Supported by State

https://ctmirror.org/2026/04/08/eversource-backs-out-solar-agreements-deep/

ctmirror.org reports Eversource has declined to finalize power purchase agreements for three state-selected solar projects totaling 54 megawatts citing cost concerns raising questions about the viability of the projects.