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PA DEP Seeks Potential Fast-track Storage, Generation Projects

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/pennsylvania-dep-fast-track-storage-generation-pjm/816846/

utilitydive.com reports the Pennsylvania DEP issued a request for information for generation and storage projects that could qualify for state backing in PJM's proposed Expedited Interconnection Track which would fast track grid connections for projects of at least 250MW with state support.

Data Center Salaries For Electricians Soar, With Trade-Offs

https://cowboystatedaily.com/2026/04/05/us-data-centers-drive-explosion-in-pay-for-electricians-some-as-much-as-260-000/

cowboystatedaily.com reports data center construction is pushing electrician pay as high as $260,000 in some markets with IBEW locals expecting thousands of new job openings

Best of the Best: Local Sponsors Lineman's Rodeo (Video)

https://www.click2houston.com/video/houston-life/2026/04/04/the-best-of-the-best-winners-of-the-2026-ibew-local-66-linemans-rodeo/

click2houston.com covers the winners of the 2026 IBEW Local 66 Lineman's Rodeo where linemen competed in real-world emergency skills challenges

Local Sees Rise in Women Entering Electrical Trades (Video)

https://nevadasportsnet.com/news/reporters/ibew-local-401-seeing-a-rise-in-women-entering-electrical-trades

nevadasportsnet.com features IBEW Local 401 organizer Jillian Nahman on the growing number of women entering the electrical trades

Panel : How Will Energy Demand from Data Centers Nationwide Impact PA?

https://www.alleghenyfront.org/energy-demand-from-data-centers-nationwide-impact-pennsylvania/

alleghenyfront.org covers a University of Scranton panel where clean energy researchers warned that Pennsylvania as the top energy exporter in the PJM grid will be expected to power data centers across the region with increased fossil fuel generation raising health and cost concerns for residents.