IBEW Local 531

Work Outlook

WORK: NEW PRISON BEING BUILT, BEEN GOING ON FOR A YEAR, BUT HAS 2-3 YEARS LEFT. WORKING 40 SPOTTY OT. MICROSOFT DATA CENTER IN LAPORTE, IN SHOULD KICK OFF THIS FALL. 1 BUILDING IS $1B AND ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD 8 TOTAL BUILDINGS. AMAZON DATA CENTER IN WHEATFIELD, IN WILL START EITHER THIS FALL OR BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. $11B TOTAL PROJECT, FIRST PHASE BEING $3B. NIPSCO(PROVIDES OUR UTILITIES) IS DOING A 3 OR 4 UNIT NATURAL GAS/HYDROGEN UNIT IN WHEATFIELD, IN. THE PRELIMINARY WORK IS GETTING READY TO START AND THE PROJECT WILL BEGIN AT THE START OF 2026. NIPSCO HAS AT LEAST 1 PEAKER CONFIRMED, WITH A POSSIBLE 3 MORE THROUGHOUT THE JURISDICTION. THERE WILL BE A VERY LARGE BESS INSTALLED CLOSE BY THE POWER PLANT IN WHEATFIELD, UNSURE OF THE START DATE. BECHTEL IS DOING A 1.2GW SOLAR FARM, STARTED 2 MONTHS AGO AND WILL TAKE ABOUT 2.5 YEARS AND WILL NEED 400+ IBEW MEMBERS. IT IS IN WINAMAC, IN AND THEY ARE WORKING 5 10S MINIMUM AND PAYING BK1 AND BK2 10% OVER SCALE CURRENTLY. CUPERTINO WILL START A 275MW SOLAR FARM THIS FALL IN SAN PIERRE, IN AREA. OTHER THAN PROPOSED LARGE PROJECTS THAT WE CANNOT VERIFY AT THE MOMENT, WE ALSO HAVE PLENTY OF NICE 40 HOUR SPOTTY OT CALLS. CALL THE HALL FOR DETAILS 219-362-2119. CAN SIGN IN PERSON OR HALL TO HALL FAX 219-362-2110.