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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

Industry

Manufacturers Plan Nearly $2B in US Facility Investments This Fall

US Steel, USA Rare Earth, Array Technologies and four other manufacturers are pouring nearly $2 billion into new and expanded US facilities, creating fresh construction and skilled trade work across six states.

Sep 15, 2026

Editorial image: New manufacturing plant under construction - Manufacturers Plan Nearly $2B in US Facility Investments This Fall

Industry

Rare-Earth Plant, Army Munitions Facility, Nevada Grid Build Headline Bid Activity

A $1.2B South Carolina rare-earth magnet plant, a $581M Army explosives-facility contract and a 155-mile Nevada transmission project mark a active week for multi-vertical construction bidding, per Construction Dig's morning briefing.

Sep 10, 2026

Industry

Duke Energy Plans 18.5 GW Solar Buildout in Carolinas Through 2041

Duke Energy's 2026 Carolinas Resource Plan calls for 18.5 GW of new solar, 14 GW of gas and 13 GW of storage by 2041 to meet fast-growing demand in North and South Carolina.

Aug 21, 2026

Editorial image: Solar panel installation close-up - Duke Energy Plans 18.5 GW Solar Buildout in Carolinas Through 2041

Industry

Skanska Wins $1.2B Deal for Four Data Centers in Southeast US

Skanska will build four data centers totaling 808,000 square feet in the southeastern US under a $1.2 billion contract, with construction running from Q3 2026 through Q3 2028, ConDig reports.

Aug 20, 2026

Editorial image: Data center shells under construction dusk - Skanska Wins $1.2B Deal for Four Data Centers in Southeast US

Industry

Charleston Picks Spray-In-Place Lining Over Dig-and-Replace for Water Mains

Charleston, South Carolina used spray-in-place polymer pipe lining to rehab two aging ductile iron water mains, a pilot project Trenchless Technology reports the city plans to replicate systemwide.

Aug 7, 2026

Industry

Clayco Sues AESC Over $26.2M Unpaid Balance on Stalled SC Battery Plant

Clayco has filed a lien foreclosure lawsuit against AESC over $26.2 million owed on a suspended $1.6 billion EV battery plant in Florence, South Carolina, ENR reports.

Jul 22, 2026

Industry

Major GCs Post Big Contract Wins Across Data Centers, Rail and Health Care This Summer

Construction Dive rounds up summer 2026 project wins, from a $100B Micron megafab to a $3.5B California rail contract, showing where major GC bidding activity is concentrated.

Jul 22, 2026

Industry

ES Foundry Completes 2-GW Expansion at South Carolina Solar Cell Plant

ES Foundry has opened an expanded solar cell manufacturing facility in Greenwood, South Carolina, tripling its capacity and adding more than 400 manufacturing jobs, Plant Services reports.

Jul 17, 2026

Industry

EPC Power Triples Capacity With New South Carolina Inverter Plant

EPC Power is opening a 167,000-sq-ft factory in Fountain Hill, South Carolina, tripling its production capacity to meet demand for AI data center power conversion equipment.

Jul 16, 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

Industry

HRSG Desuperheater Failure After Seven Years Offers Maintenance Contractors a Hard Lesson

A case study from Inspectioneering Journal examines an attemperator desuperheater failure at a facility running five HRSG units, highlighting the risks of long-cycle equipment degradation in combined cycle and industrial power plants.

Jun 26, 2026

Industry

Boardwalk's Kosciusko Junction Pipeline Project Eyes Early 2028 Completion

Boardwalk Pipeline's Kosciusko Junction project may come online ahead of schedule in 2028, potentially accelerating midstream construction activity across the Southeast.

Jun 23, 2026

Industry

South Carolina Approves $5B Gas Plant for Dominion Energy and Santee Cooper

The South Carolina Public Service Commission has approved a $5 billion, 2,180-MW gas-fired power plant to be built by Dominion Energy South Carolina and Santee Cooper, opening years of utility construction work in the state.

Jun 17, 2026

Editorial image: Gas plant construction site - South Carolina Approves $5B Gas Plant for Dominion Energy and Santee Cooper

Industry

Williams Targets End-of-2027 In-Service Date for $1.2B Southeast Supply Enhancement Project

Williams is targeting an end-of-2027 in-service date for its $1.2 billion Transco Southeast Supply Enhancement project, adding 1.6 million dekatherms per day of gas transport capacity across Virginia, the Carolinas, Georgia, and Alabama.

Jun 13, 2026

Editorial image: Pipeline lowered into trench - Williams Targets End-of-2027 In-Service Date for $1.2B Southeast Supply Enhancement Project

Industry

Data Center Construction Claims Are Surging — Here's What the Loss Data Shows

A Zurich analysis of more than 500 insured data center projects identifies the top loss drivers hitting contractors and owners, with lessons for managing risk during construction and phased handovers.

May 30, 2026

Editorial image: Data center phased handover risk - Data Center Construction Claims Are Surging — Here's What the Loss Data Shows

Industry

Infra Pipes Adds Five US Plants with Atkore HDPE Acquisition

Infra Pipes acquires Atkore's HDPE manufacturing business, adding five US facilities and $28 million in capitalization to expand its North American pipe supply network.

May 26, 2026

Editorial image: HDPE pipe yard expansion - Infra Pipes Adds Five US Plants with Atkore HDPE Acquisition

Industry

Duke Energy, Evergy, and Dominion Push 3.3 GW of Combined-Cycle Gas Projects Forward

Three major utilities have announced construction milestones for combined-cycle natural gas plants in Indiana, Kansas, and South Carolina, totaling more than 3.3 GW of new capacity and signaling significant subcontract opportunities ahead.

May 20, 2026

Editorial image: Gas plant construction at dawn - Duke Energy, Evergy, and Dominion Push 3.3 GW of Combined-Cycle Gas Projects Forward

Industry

NextEra-Dominion $67B Merger Would Create World's Largest Electric Utility

NextEra Energy's proposed $67 billion acquisition of Dominion Energy would create the world's largest regulated electric utility by market capitalization, triggering a massive wave of transmission, substation, and grid infrastructure work across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic.

May 19, 2026

Editorial image: Substation night dramatic contrast - NextEra-Dominion $67B Merger Would Create World's Largest Electric Utility

Industry

Duke Energy Signs 2.7 GW in New Data Center Agreements, Total Pipeline Hits 15.4 GW

Duke Energy added 2.7 GW of contracted data center agreements in Q1 2026, bringing its total executed deals to 7.6 GW — nearly two-thirds already under construction, signaling a major buildout across six states.

May 7, 2026

Editorial image: Massive substation powering data centers - Duke Energy Signs 2.7 GW in New Data Center Agreements, Total Pipeline Hits 15.4 GW

Compliance

OSHA's Revised Heat NEP Puts Outdoor Field Crews Directly in the Inspection Crosshairs

OSHA released an updated Heat National Emphasis Program on April 10, 2026, maintaining aggressive enforcement targets for outdoor worksites. Here's what oil and gas and heavy civil subcontractors need to know before inspectors show up.

Apr 14, 2026

Editorial image: Pumpjacks dusk aerial heat - OSHA's Revised Heat NEP Puts Outdoor Field Crews Directly in the Inspection Crosshairs

Industry

LNG Terminals and Data Centers Are the Biggest Construction Stories in Texas and the Southeast

A new ENR report confirms LNG export terminals and hyperscale data centers are dominating construction activity across Texas and the Southeast, with individual projects surpassing the entire prior year's top 10 combined.

Apr 6, 2026

Editorial image: Mega LNG terminal at dawn - LNG Terminals and Data Centers Are the Biggest Construction Stories in Texas and the Southeast

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