Public utilities: electric utilities; project labor agreements and prevailing wage and fringe benefit rates; require for certain data center contracts. Amends 1939 PA 3 (MCL 460.1 - 460.11) by adding sec. 10ii.
Key claim: SB1048 would require project labor agreements and prevailing wage and fringe benefit rates for certain data center contracts under Michigan’s electric utility law.
Abstract
(SB1048 · 103rd Legislature) Public utilities: electric utilities; project labor agreements and prevailing wage and fringe benefit rates; require for certain data center contracts. Amends 1939 PA 3 (MCL 460.1 - 460.11) by adding sec. 10ii. Latest action (2026-06-24): Senate Co-sponsor(s) Named: Sean Mccann
Why this matters
SB 1048 fuses labor standards with utility regulation, using the electric utility statute as a lever to impose project labor agreements and prevailing wage/fringe benefit rates on data center contracts. For workers on data center projects, this could mean union-scale wages and benefits; for utilities and hyperscale developers, it raises project cost and contracting complexity. It also signals a broader legislative pattern of attaching labor conditions to the fast-growing data center sector in Michigan.