**IBEW Daily Dispatch - Friday, May 29, 2026**
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LU-26 Washington DC** leads with 244 calls at $59.50/hr, dominated by data center work with guaranteed 60-hour weeks and 24-month durations. **
LU-481 Indianapolis** has 181 calls at $45.45/hr with Meta and Lilly projects paying 10% above scale plus extended schedules. **
LU-124 Kansas City** offers 160 calls at $54.01/hr with major battery plant and Google projects running 5-10s.
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LU-494 Milwaukee** shows strong market tightness with only 13 on the books but 144 calls at $50.86/hr plus $10/hr incentives at Port Washington Data Center. **
LU-1426 Grand Forks** has 141 calls at $43.02/hr with significant shift differentials and $100-150/day incentives. **
LU-100 Fresno** rounds out the top markets with 102 solar calls at $51.00/hr.
Data centers continue driving the strongest opportunities nationwide, with DC, Milwaukee, and Indianapolis offering the best combination of scale, hours, and duration.