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Granite JV Lands $325M Big Creek Sewer Tunnel in Cleveland

Granite Construction and Super Excavators will build the $324.8 million Big Creek Tunnel for NEORSD, a 20-foot-diameter rock tunnel with shafts, diversion structures and utility work. Construction starts fall 2026.

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Industry

DOE's $1.9B Transmission Push Signals Near-Term Work for Line Crews

The Department of Energy will fund 31 grid-improvement projects worth $5.3 billion in combined spending, adding 23 GW of capacity and generating reconductoring and substation work across multiple states.

Sep 25, 2026

Editorial image: aerial reconductoring work on transmission corridor - DOE's $1.9B Transmission Push Signals Near-Term Work for Line Crews

Compliance

CSB Final Report: Coke Trap Cleaning, Valve Mix-Up Caused Shell PA Furnace Blast

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board's final report on the June 2025 Shell Polymers Monaca furnace explosion cites a mislabeled valve interface and reliance on administrative controls as root causes, with two recommendations for engineered safeguards.

Sep 24, 2026

Industry

Congress Debates Who Pays for Data Center Grid Upgrades

A House bill passed 417-3 would push states toward making large data centers cover the cost of power infrastructure built to serve them, but a stalled Senate effort shows the fight over grid cost allocation is far from settled.

Sep 21, 2026

Industry

Power Boom Forecast Hides a Construction-Readiness Gap

A new MSI Economics forecast projects $150 billion in annual U.S. power-generation construction by 2030, but equipment shortages and interconnection delays mean only a fraction of announced capacity is actually financeable or buildable near-term.

Sep 15, 2026

Industry

Pennsylvania PUC Opens Review of Data Center Rates, Curtailment Rules

The Pennsylvania PUC voted to examine ratemaking transparency and emergency curtailment rules as data center load growth strains PJM grid capacity, setting up regulatory changes that could reshape utility rate cases and interconnection timelines.

Sep 12, 2026

Editorial image: substation grid feeding data center - Pennsylvania PUC Opens Review of Data Center Rates, Curtailment Rules

Industry

EIA: Solar Generation to Jump 21% in 2026 on Data Center Demand

The U.S. Energy Information Administration forecasts solar generation growth of 21% in 2026 and 18% in 2027, driven by data center and manufacturing electricity demand, with growth concentrated in ERCOT and MISO.

Sep 12, 2026

Editorial image: Aerial solar farm meets data center construction - EIA: Solar Generation to Jump 21% in 2026 on Data Center Demand

Industry

Aligned Breaks Ground on 2GW "Project Phoenix" Data Center Campus in Pennsylvania

Aligned Data Centers has broken ground on Project Phoenix, a 2 GW, three-facility data center campus in Shippingport, Pennsylvania, anchoring an estimated $10 billion in regional investment and roughly 3,000 construction jobs, per a GlobeNewswire release.

Sep 10, 2026

Editorial image: Massive data center groundbreaking site - Aligned Breaks Ground on 2GW "Project Phoenix" Data Center Campus in Pennsylvania

Industry

DOE Closes $1.9B Loan for NextEra's Duane Arnold Nuclear Restart

The U.S. Energy Department finalized a $1.9 billion loan to help NextEra Energy restart the 615-MW Duane Arnold nuclear plant in Iowa, joining a growing federal push to finance shuttered reactor recommissioning.

Sep 8, 2026

Editorial image: Dormant nuclear plant awaiting restart - DOE Closes $1.9B Loan for NextEra's Duane Arnold Nuclear Restart

Industry

Equinor's 100 MW Texas Battery Project Goes Online in ERCOT

Equinor's East Point Energy has started up the 100 MW/200 MWh Citrus Flatts battery storage facility in Harlingen, Texas, adding grid-scale capacity to the ERCOT market.

Sep 6, 2026

Editorial image: Battery storage facility at golden-hour - Equinor's 100 MW Texas Battery Project Goes Online in ERCOT

Industry

PJM Stands to Gain Most From New Transmission Study, $6.7B in Benefits

A new study from S&P Global's CERA Consulting finds 13 high-value transmission projects could deliver $15.3 billion in net benefits through 2050, with PJM capturing the largest share, pointing to a wave of upcoming transmission work.

Sep 3, 2026

Editorial image: Transmission tower construction at dusk - PJM Stands to Gain Most From New Transmission Study, $6.7B in Benefits

Industry

Constitution Pipeline Clears Federal Hurdle, But NY Fight Signals More Delay

FERC found the revived 125-mile, $1B Constitution Pipeline would have no significant environmental impact, but New York regulators and landowner groups are contesting the decision, setting up another round of delay for a project already stalled once.

Sep 2, 2026

Industry

Pennsylvania Data Center Rules Shift Infrastructure Costs to Developers

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's new GRID requirements force data center developers to pay for power infrastructure and secure local approvals, joining New York and Texas in tightening data center oversight, Construction Dive reports.

Aug 26, 2026

Industry

Court Upholds NY Water Permit for Williams' $1B Gas Pipeline

A federal appeals court upheld New York's water-quality approval for Williams Cos.' Northeast Supply Enhancement pipeline, clearing a legal hurdle for the 37-mile, $1-billion project targeting late 2027 service.

Aug 25, 2026

Editorial image: Pipeline staging yard at night - Court Upholds NY Water Permit for Williams' $1B Gas Pipeline

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

Pennsylvania's $90B Transportation Plan Signals Long Bid Pipeline for Contractors

Pennsylvania's State Transportation Commission adopted a $90 billion, 12-year infrastructure plan with $16.9 billion for highways and bridges in the first four years, pending federal sign-off.

Aug 13, 2026

Editorial image: Long highway and bridge corridor - Pennsylvania's $90B Transportation Plan Signals Long Bid Pipeline for Contractors

Compliance

CSB Final Report Faults Valve, Siting Failures in Fatal Clairton Coke Plant Blast

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board's final report on the August 2025 Clairton Coke Works explosion cites an ad hoc water-cleaning procedure, a brittle 70-year-old valve, and poor facility siting as root causes that killed two workers and injured 11.

Aug 12, 2026

Industry

PPL-Blackstone Venture Locks Up 5 GW of Gas Turbines for PA Data Centers

PPL and Blackstone's Invitium Energy joint venture has secured reservation agreements for more than 5 GW of combined-cycle gas turbines, bypassing PJM's capacity auction through direct bilateral deals with data center customers.

Aug 10, 2026

Industry

Nuclear Restarts Show Uneven Path for Subcontractor Work

OilPrice.com details how Holtec's Palisades restart hit corrosion, supply-chain and equipment problems, while Constellation's Three Mile Island project looks far more straightforward, signaling uneven timelines for reactor recommissioning work.

Aug 9, 2026

Editorial image: Nuclear plant turbine overhaul at dusk - Nuclear Restarts Show Uneven Path for Subcontractor Work

Workforce

Pittsburgh's 22M-lb Bridge Slide Signals Growing Market for Heavy-Move Specialists

ENR details how crews in Pittsburgh executed one of the heaviest bridge slide-ins in U.S. history, a feat that shows the specialized rigging and skid-system expertise subcontractors can market on future infrastructure mega-projects.

Aug 5, 2026

Editorial image: Bridge slide rigging skid-shoe close-up - Pittsburgh's 22M-lb Bridge Slide Signals Growing Market for Heavy-Move Specialists

Compliance

Turner Industries Diversifies Beyond Petroleum as Safety Becomes a Selling Point

ENR profiles Turner Industries' pivot from a 93%-petroleum backlog into data centers, pharma, carbon capture, and nuclear work, with safety metrics driving the expansion strategy.

Aug 4, 2026

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

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

Trenchless Liner Restores Century-Old Water Main in Hazleton, PA

The Hazleton City Water Authority used Primus Line FFRP technology to rehabilitate a 1915 cast iron transmission main, avoiding open-cut excavation through protected wetlands. Trenchless Technology reports the project cut installation time from months to about one week.

Aug 1, 2026

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