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Cleveland-Cliffs' $1B Middletown Works Overhaul Locks In $500M DOE Grant

Cleveland-Cliffs finalized a $500 million DOE grant framework to fund a $1 billion blast furnace and cogeneration upgrade at its Middletown Works steel plant, with construction employing 1,500 workers at peak.

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Industry

Private Equity Moves Into Utilities as AI Power Demand Reshapes the Grid

Oilprice.com reports utilities are selling off non-core assets to private equity for the first time in decades to fund AI-driven grid buildouts, opening a faster pipeline of transmission and gas-fired generation work for field crews.

Aug 23, 2026

Industry

NVIDIA Pours Up to $105B Into Ohio AI Data Center Megaproject

NVIDIA is investing up to $105 billion in land, power and shell capacity for a 10-GW AI data center campus in Piketon, Ohio, developed by SB Energy with Bechtel and Kiewit already on board for construction, ENR reports.

Aug 19, 2026

Industry

FRA Awards $5.3B for Rail Crossings, Track Upgrades in 23 States

The Federal Railroad Administration's $5.3 billion rail package will fund the closure of over 30 grade crossings and upgrades to 1,000 more, opening civil and infrastructure bid work across multiple states.

Aug 19, 2026

Editorial image: Grade crossing bridge construction golden-hour - FRA Awards $5.3B for Rail Crossings, Track Upgrades in 23 States

Industry

DOE Cancels Three Federal Grid Corridor Designations

The Department of Energy has withdrawn plans to designate three National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors, cutting a batch of long-haul transmission routes from the federal permitting pipeline.

Aug 18, 2026

Industry

US Rig Count Climbs to 593 as Oklahoma Adds Rig

Baker Hughes data shows the U.S. rig count rose to 593 last week while Oklahoma gained one rig to reach 51, pointing to steady near-term work for drilling and completions crews.

Aug 16, 2026

Editorial image: Aerial multi-rig basin at golden-hour - US Rig Count Climbs to 593 as Oklahoma Adds Rig

Industry

Dominion's Offshore Wind Costs Jump $288M on PJM Upgrades, Tariffs

Dominion Energy now pegs its Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project at $11.7 billion, up nearly $300 million, citing PJM network upgrade charges, tariffs and revised turbine installation schedules, Utility Dive reports.

Aug 3, 2026

Industry

Dayton Taps Shook Construction for $350M PFAS Water Plant Overhaul

Dayton, Ohio has hired Shook Construction as construction manager at risk on a $350 million PFAS removal facility at its Ottawa Water Treatment Plant, while suing Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to recover costs, ENR reports.

Aug 3, 2026

Industry

AEP Locks Up 13 GW of Gas Turbines Through 2031, Eyes 10 GW More

American Electric Power has secured 13 GW of gas turbine capacity from GE Vernova and Mitsubishi through 2031, with options for 10 GW more by 2035, deepening an already tight turbine supply chain, Utility Dive reports.

Aug 3, 2026

Industry

Northeast Gas Prices Buck National Trend on Power Demand Strength

Natural Gas Intelligence reports Northeast cash prices rallied Friday on regional power demand, even as broader Lower 48 markets stayed soft on comfortable supply.

Aug 2, 2026

Industry

Kentucky's $100B Data Center Campus Signals Years of Power and Civil Work

A $100 billion Paducah, Kentucky data center campus with 4.6 GW of dedicated gas and battery generation will require years of civil, electrical, and mechanical subcontracting, Rigzone reports.

Jul 31, 2026

Industry

PJM Board Files FERC Proposals to Manage Data Center Power Demand

PJM's Board of Managers has directed two regulatory filings with FERC to fast-track power procurement for data centers and create a curtailment mechanism, aiming to address a projected 6.8 GW capacity shortfall.

Jul 31, 2026

Industry

FirstEnergy Cuts Lakewood Outage Time 98% With New Substation Transformer

FirstEnergy's Illuminating Co. installed the first of two new power transformers at its Lakewood Substation in Ohio, part of a reliability program that has already cut customer outage time 98% year over year.

Jul 31, 2026

Industry

Eolian's 200-MW Battery Project Signals Storage Race Near Ohio Data Centers

Eolian is building a 200-MW, 1-GWh battery storage project next to a New Albany, Ohio data center campus, marking the first grid-scale battery permitted by the Ohio Power Siting Board.

Jul 30, 2026

Industry

BLM Sets September Lease Sale for Ohio's Wayne National Forest

The BLM will auction 2,840 acres and 41 parcels in Ohio's Wayne National Forest on September 15, 2026, opening the Marietta Unit to horizontal drilling and fracking for the first time.

Jul 28, 2026

Industry

FERC Sets September Deadline for PJM Governance Overhaul

FERC Chairman Laura Swett warns PJM Interconnection must adopt board and stakeholder reforms by the end of September or the commission will impose its own changes, following a technical conference on the grid operator's governance crisis.

Jul 25, 2026

Industry

Water Infrastructure Projects Surge Nationwide Into 2026

A wave of municipal water and wastewater contracts, from a $1B Ohio River tunnel to a $518M Virginia floodwater project, signals sustained bid opportunities for civil and treatment-plant subs through 2026.

Jul 25, 2026

Editorial image: Dawn tunnel shaft construction site - Water Infrastructure Projects Surge Nationwide Into 2026

Industry

TGP Floats 219 South Expansion as 4-State Natural Gas Power Corridor Takes Shape

Tennessee Gas Pipeline opened a non-binding open season for its 219 South Project, offering up to 530,000 Dth/d of new Appalachian-to-Southeast firm capacity to meet rising power demand.

Jul 13, 2026

Industry

Grid Congestion Costs Signal Transmission Upgrade Wave for Electrical Contractors

Transmission congestion cost PJM Interconnection market participants $1.8 billion over May and June combined, a Reuters column via BOE Report reports, pointing to sustained demand for transmission and substation upgrade work.

Jul 21, 2026

Industry

FERC's Large-Load Orders Could Decide Which Data Centers Get Built First

FERC's June 18 show cause orders to six grid operators aim to standardize data center interconnection rules, and the projects that offer grid flexibility may break ground fastest, Utility Dive reports.

Jul 16, 2026

Editorial image: Data center substation interconnection gap - FERC's Large-Load Orders Could Decide Which Data Centers Get Built First

Industry

DOE Invokes Emergency Order to Shore Up PJM Grid During Mid-Atlantic Heat Wave

The Department of Energy issued a Section 202(c) emergency order on July 14, 2026, letting PJM tap 35 GW of backup generation as a record heat wave pushes peak demand past 160,000 MW.

Jul 16, 2026

Industry

PJM Capacity Auction Misses Target by 6.8 GW for Third Straight Year

PJM Interconnection's 2028/2029 capacity auction fell 6,831 MW short of reliability requirements, marking a third consecutive shortfall as data center demand outpaces new generation across the mid-Atlantic grid.

Jul 15, 2026

Industry

Data Center and Megaproject Boom: What's Actually Bid-Ready for Trades Now

Construction Today outlines eight trends behind the US data center and manufacturing megaproject wave; here's which ones translate into near-term subcontract work in MEP, civil, and electrical trades.

Jul 14, 2026

Industry

Exelon CEO Warns of 2027 Blackouts, Seeks Power Plant Buildout

Exelon CEO Calvin Butler says the U.S. risks blackouts by 2027 and wants states to let regulated utilities build power plants again, a shift that could reshape generation construction bidding.

Jul 13, 2026

Industry

DOE Draft Report Ties $12B Congestion Costs to Transfer Capacity Gaps

A DOE draft study finds transmission congestion cost $12 billion in 2024 and identifies interregional transfer capacity as the top fix, flagging ERCOT, the Southeast, and Northeast links as priority zones.

Jul 10, 2026

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