Homer City Energy Campus
Under constructionProject labor agreement
Redevelopment of the former Homer City Generating Station in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, into a natural gas-powered data center campus of about 4,500 MW on more than 3,200 acres. Kiewit Power Constructors is building the power plant under a project labor agreement with North America's Building Trades Unions. In September 2026 the workforce passed 1,800 tradespeople, including members of nine local unions such as Boilermakers Local 154, IBEW Local 5 and Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 354. No data center tenant has been announced in the sources reviewed.
Key facts
- Capacity
- 4,500 MW
- Estimated cost
- $10,000,000,000More than this, for power and site readiness; data centers extra
- Building size
- Not available
- Construction start
- 2025Gas power plant
- Expected completion
- 2027Power production begins
- Last verified
- Not yet re-verified
Companies and roles
- Developer
- Homer City Redevelopment — listed as “Homer City Generation, L.P.”
- General contractor
- Kiewit — listed as “Kiewit Power Constructors Co.”
Unions
- North America's Building Trades Unions (NABTU) · Project labor agreement · Multiple trades
- Boilermakers Local 154 · Union labor reported · Boilermakers
- IBEW Local 5 · Union labor reported · Electricians
- Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 354 · Union labor reported · Plumbers & pipefitters
Locals with jurisdiction over this site
Local with jurisdiction over this site (not confirmed on the job)
- Electricians
- Plumbers & pipefitters
- Ironworkers
- Sheet metal & HVAC
- Laborers
- Operating engineers (heavy equipment)
- Carpenters
- Insulators
- Plasterers & cement masons
Prevailing wages (government minimums)
Minimum hourly pay the U.S. Department of Labor sets for federally funded building work in Indiana County, by trade. It is a floor, not what this project pays: data center jobs often pay above scale, and non-union survey rates can be many years old.
| Trade | Wage /hr | Overtime 1.5× | Double time 2× | Benefits /hr | Total comp /hr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ElectriciansUnion rate · IBEW Local 712 · effective Dec 29, 2025ELECTRICIAN (ALARM INSTALLATION ONLY)Overtime 1.5× $77.18 · Double time 2× $102.90 · Benefits /hr $29.77 | $51.45 | $77.18 | $102.90 | $29.77 | $81.22 |
| ElectriciansUnion rate · IBEW Local 5 · effective Dec 26, 2025ELECTRICIANOvertime 1.5× $73.67 · Double time 2× $98.22 · Benefits /hr $36.79 | $49.11 | $73.67 | $98.22 | $36.79 | $85.90 |
| Plumbers & pipefittersUnion rate · Plumbers and Pipefitters Local 449 · effective Jun 1, 2024PIPEFITTER (HVAC PIPE INSTALLATION ONLY)Overtime 1.5× $72.23 · Double time 2× $96.30 · Benefits /hr $29.17 | $48.15 | $72.23 | $96.30 | $29.17 | $77.32 |
| Plumbers & pipefittersUnion rate · Plumbers & Pipefitters Local 354 · effective Jun 1, 2024PIPEFITTEROvertime 1.5× $60.03 · Double time 2× $80.04 · Benefits /hr $26.55 | $40.02 | $60.03 | $80.04 | $26.55 | $66.57 |
| IronworkersUnion rate · Iron Workers Local 3 · effective Jun 1, 2023IRONWORKER, STRUCTURAL, REINFORCING AND ORNAMENTALOvertime 1.5× $58.34 · Double time 2× $77.78 · Benefits /hr $34.54 | $38.89 | $58.34 | $77.78 | $34.54 | $73.43 |
| IronworkersUnion rate · Iron Workers Local 207 · effective Jun 1, 2025IRONWORKER (METAL ROOF INSTALLATION ONLY)Overtime 1.5× $54.39 · Double time 2× $72.52 · Benefits /hr $28.16 | $36.26 | $54.39 | $72.52 | $28.16 | $64.42 |
| Sheet metal & HVACNon-union survey rate · effective Aug 20, 2014 · old rateSHEET METAL WORKER (METAL FLASHING INSTALLATION ONLY)Overtime 1.5× $47.15 · Double time 2× $62.86 · Benefits /hr $20.05 | $31.43 | $47.15 | $62.86 | $20.05 | $51.48 |
| LaborersUnion rate · Laborers Local 910 · effective Jan 1, 2024LABORER (COMMON OR GENERAL; CONCRETE WORKER)Overtime 1.5× $40.23 · Double time 2× $53.64 · Benefits /hr $19.39 | $26.82 | $40.23 | $53.64 | $19.39 | $46.21 |
| Operating engineers (heavy equipment)Union rate · Operating Engineers Local 66 · effective Jun 1, 2024POWER EQUIPMENT OPERATOR: BACKHOE/EXCAVATOR/TRACKHOE, BOBCAT/SKID STEER/SKID LOADER, PA…Overtime 1.5× $62.54 · Double time 2× $83.38 · Benefits /hr $24.05 | $41.69 | $62.54 | $83.38 | $24.05 | $65.74 |
| CarpentersUnion rate · Carpenters Local 423 · effective Jun 1, 2025CARPENTEROvertime 1.5× $52.14 · Double time 2× $69.52 · Benefits /hr $20.64 | $34.76 | $52.14 | $69.52 | $20.64 | $55.40 |
| BoilermakersUnion rate · Boilermakers Local 154 · effective Jan 1, 2025BOILERMAKEROvertime 1.5× $72.42 · Double time 2× $96.56 · Benefits /hr $33.17 | $48.28 | $72.42 | $96.56 | $33.17 | $81.45 |
| InsulatorsUnion rate · Heat and Frost Insulators Local 2 · effective Aug 1, 2024ASBESTOS WORKER/HEAT & FROST INSULATOROvertime 1.5× $69.75 · Double time 2× $93.00 · Benefits /hr $29.43 | $46.50 | $69.75 | $93.00 | $29.43 | $75.93 |
| PaintersUnion rate · Painters Local 57 · effective Jun 1, 2023PAINTER: BRUSH AND ROLLER ONLYOvertime 1.5× $45.84 · Double time 2× $61.12 · Benefits /hr $23.72 | $30.56 | $45.84 | $61.12 | $23.72 | $54.28 |
| PaintersUnion rate · Painters Local 41 · effective May 1, 2014PAINTER (SPRAY ONLY, EXCLUDES WORK ON INDUSTRIAL SITES)Overtime 1.5× $41.93 · Double time 2× $55.90 · Benefits /hr $16.12 | $27.95 | $41.93 | $55.90 | $16.12 | $44.07 |
| Plasterers & cement masonsUnion rate · Plasterers and Cement Masons Local 526 · effective Jun 1, 2021CEMENT MASON/CONCRETE FINISHEROvertime 1.5× $47.66 · Double time 2× $63.54 · Benefits /hr $21.89 | $31.77 | $47.66 | $63.54 | $21.89 | $53.66 |
| RoofersNon-union survey rate · effective Aug 20, 2014 · old rateROOFER, EXCLUDES INSTALLATION OF METAL ROOFSOvertime 1.5× $36.20 · Double time 2× $48.26 · Benefits /hr $11.95 | $24.13 | $36.20 | $48.26 | $11.95 | $36.08 |
| Teamsters (drivers)Non-union survey rate · effective Aug 20, 2014 · old rateTRUCK DRIVER: DUMP TRUCKOvertime 1.5× $37.47 · Double time 2× $49.96 · Benefits /hr $11.88 | $24.98 | $37.47 | $49.96 | $11.88 | $36.86 |
- Wage:
- the hourly pay in the worker's paycheck, before taxes, at straight time.
- Overtime and double time:
- the wage × 1.5 and × 2. Federal contracts require time and a half after 40 hours a week; when double time applies (for example Sundays, holidays or after 10–12 hours) is set by each union contract.
- Benefits:
- paid by the employer on top of the wage into the worker's health insurance, pension and annuity, and apprenticeship training funds (sometimes vacation and holiday pay). Not in the paycheck.
- Total comp:
- wage + benefits for one straight-time hour.
Journeyman rates only; shift premiums and per diem are not included. Source: Davis-Bacon general wage determinations on SAM.gov.
Apprentices: rates above are for journeymen. Apprentices are usually paid a percentage of the journeyman rate, typically starting around 40–60% and rising about 10 percentage points every 6 months to a year until they reach the full rate. Exact steps vary by trade and local.
- U.S. Department of Labor wage determination PA20260055 (SAM.gov) (opens in a new tab)sam.gov · Government filing
Sources
Every fact on this page comes from these public sources:
- DatacenterDynamics (opens in a new tab)datacenterdynamics.com · News
- ENR (opens in a new tab)enr.com · News
- Business Wire (via OffshoreSource) (opens in a new tab)offshoresource.com · Press release
- IBEW inside jurisdiction map (PA) (opens in a new tab)ibew.org · Other
- U.S. Department of Labor wage determination PA20260055 (SAM.gov) (opens in a new tab)sam.gov · Government filing
- Baxtel (tracker) (opens in a new tab)baxtel.com · Other
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