Data centers are the beating heart of education settlements. Medium sized installations with 100-500-odd racks require 100-200 miles of wire and 50-100 miles of fiber. We coordinate writing the wiring safety regulations for data centers with the Joint IEEE Industrial Applications and Power & Energy Societies. The 2026 Edition of the National Electrical Code will be approved for release by the NFPA Standards Council this week at its Annual Meeting in Las Vegas.