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Industry Trends

 
Americans Increasingly Turn to Renewables for Power Needs
by
Rick Laezman
| June 2012
| under
  • Green Building

Despite the rhetoric, popular sentiment and public policies favoring green power, it may be surprising to realize that alternative-energy industries are still the underdog in the transformation of how we generate and consume power.

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Demand for Wireless Broadband Rises
by
Rick Laezman
| June 2012
| under
  • Your Business

You can never get too much of a good thing. That seems to be what Americans are thinking when it comes to their wireless connectivity. According to a recent survey from CTIA-The Wireless Association, Americans love mobile devices, and they want more.

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Harnessing Potential: Renewable Growth
by
Darlene Bremer
| June 2012
| under
  • Green Building

For years, the United States has been looking for ways to end its addiction to fossil fuels and create a greener, cleaner and safer environment.

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Big Sockets to Fill
by
Craig DiLouie
| June 2012
| under
  • Lighting

On July 14, 2012, Department of Energy (DOE) standards covering many popular incandescent reflector lamps will take effect, eliminating a majority of lamps from the market in favor of more efficient, higher cost alternatives.

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3M, NJATC Enter into Mutually Beneficial Training Partnership
by
Timothy Johnson
| May 2012
| under
  • Miscellaneous

Some partnerships aren’t only good for the parties involved. When they give back to their industry, they’re good for everyone.

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Army Charging up on Renewables
by
Rick Laezman
| May 2012
| under
  • Green Building

Major shifts in human behavior often require kickstarting by big players. When it comes to energy usage, the U.S. Army is well-positioned to create momentum.

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Construction Industry Slowly Building From Breakdown?
by
Timothy Johnson
| May 2012
| under
  • Your Business

The construction industry lost 7,000 jobs in March, following a similar decline of 6,000 jobs in February, inching the unemployment rate up to 17.2 percent, according to the April 6, 2012, Department of Labor employment report.

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The Downside of Green Building
by
Rick Laezman
| May 2012
| under
  • Green Building

Every silver cloud has a black lining, to twist an old cliche. In this case, the silver cloud is the burgeoning industry of green building, one of the stalwarts of the larger green power movement.

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Support for Oil and Gas Rebounds, Dips for Renewables
by
Rick Laezman
| May 2012
| under
  • Systems

In this age of energy transformation, the role of public opinion is clear. Although it does not make or break a particular energy source itself, it can serve as a reliable barometer for the future.

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Building Energy Retrofits Are a Vast Untapped Resource of Efficiency
by
Rick Laezman
| May 2012
| under
  • Green Building

Within the larger effort to transform the way the nation receives and uses its power, efficiency holds first-tier status, right next to solar, wind and electric cars. The importance of building energy use within the realm of efficiency also is well-established.

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Editors' Pick
The Year of Living Socially
by
Julie Knudson
| April 2012
| under
  • Your Business

Many companies will remember 2011 for its ups and downs, but history might also label it as the year electrical contractors (ECs) embraced social media. Cupertino Electric Inc., San Jose, Calif., got into the game in a big way last year.

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Prestigious Intersolar Award to Honor Solar Projects in North America
April 2012
| under
  • Your Business

Intersolar North America, a solar industry exhibition and conference, is featuring next-generation solar products and cutting-edge technologies from exhibitors from around the world.

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Molten Batteries Could Charge up Renewables
by
Rick Laezman
| April 2012
| under
  • Green Building

Renewable power has the potential to transform our energy consumption, but like most innovations, it has a downside. One of the biggest stumbling blocks to a renewable-powered society is the intermittent nature of its generation.

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Think Globally, Act Nationally—and Locally!
by
Dennis F. Quebe
| April 2012
| under
  • Your Business

If you turn on almost any news program, talk radio show, or cable news network between now and Nov. 6, you’re bound to hear many opinions and predictions about who will occupy the White House for the next four years.

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EV-Everywhere Challenge to Drive Development
April 2012
| under
  • Your Business

While speaking to an audience at the Daimler Truck factory in Mt. Holly, N.C., President Obama launched EV-Everywhere, the second in a series of Energy Department “Clean Energy Grand Challenges” aimed at addressing ongoing energy challenges.

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Investments in North American Wind Energy to Total $145 Billion Through 2017
April 2012
| under
  • Green Building

Although the North American wind energy industry lags in certain areas behind Europe and Asia, falling costs and larger, more efficient turbines are giving rise to a sense of cautious optimism.

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Grid Modernization: Benefits and Challenges Abound
by
Rick Laezman
| April 2012
| under
  • Systems

As we transform into a high-tech, renewable-powered society, so must the grid we rely on to deliver our energy. Concurrent with those changes, the smart grid has emerged as the power delivery system for a new age.

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PPL Electric Utilities Plans $664 million in Improvements to Electric Delivery System
April 2012
| under
  • Systems

PPL Electric Utilities, serving central and eastern Pennsylvania, plans $664 million in capital improvements in 2012 to its electricity delivery system.

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Number of Retired Coal-Fired Plants Reaches a Milestone
by
Rick Laezman
| April 2012
| under
  • Systems

In the long-running battle for the nation’s energy soul between green power and fossil fuels, victories are taken in measure. Despite their emergent success in recent years, renewables still have a long way to go to become the predominant power source.

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Boulder’s SmartGridCity Recognized as a Model City of the Future
by
Rick Laezman
| April 2012
| under
  • Systems

As the global population grows and its energy use expands, consumers, policy-makers and utilities look to city leadership for models of effective program planning, design and implementation that help tackle the challenges that accompany expansion.

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