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Google Fiber Touches Down in Kansas City
by
Rick Laezman
| March 2012
| under
  • Systems

A tornado is about to hit Kansas. Not the kind that sent Dorothy and Toto to Oz, but one that would get them onto the Internet lightning fast.

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Green Button Helps Homeowners Increase Energy Efficiency
by
Rick Laezman
| March 2012
| under
  • Your Business

Just as the smart grid is helping utilities manage energy transmission, online technology is also helping homeowners manage their energy use.

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Renewable Growth on a Rapid Pace
by
Rick Laezman
| March 2012
| under
  • Green Building

With all the popular support and government subsidies that renewable power enjoys in the United States, it seems that it would only be a matter of time before they completely take over the nation’s energy markets.

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Nanoscience Heats up Solar Cells From Plants
by
Rick Laezman
| March 2012
| under
  • Green Building

In a recent breakthrough, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have made great strides into what could be the future of solar power.

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NRC Approves First New Nuclear Reactors in 30 Years
March 2012
| under
  • Your Business

In February, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approved licenses to build two new nuclear reactors on the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant site in Burke County, Ga. They are the first new licenses the NRC has approved in more than three decades.

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AGC Reports Rise in Construction Employment in December
February 2012
| under
  • Your Business

Construction employment increased in December by 17,000, driven by gains in nonresidential construction employment, according to an Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) analysis of new federal employment data.

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Competition Spurs Retail Electricity Markets
by
Rick Laezman
| February 2012
| under
  • Your Business

It makes sense in this age of expanding digital offerings that consumers want choice. The days of top-down markets are rapidly dwindling. Even the retail delivery of electric power is succumbing to this trend.

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EBCI on Four-Month Run, Eight-Month High
February 2012
| under
  • Your Business

The National Electrical Manufacturer’s Association (NEMA) released its January Electroindustry Business Confidence Index (EBCI) for current North American conditions, beginning 2012 on a high note.

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Electrodeless Lighting
by
Craig DiLouie
| February 2012
| under
  • Lighting

While experimenting with high-frequency current, inventor Nikola Tesla developed an electrodeless lamp, but the concept remained largely unexplored for the next century (except as a novelty lamp in the 1980s).

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Obama Administration Invests Heavily in Building Energy Efficiency
by
Rick Laezman
| February 2012
| under
  • Your Business

In the ongoing pursuit of a more sustainable energy future, the efficient use of power in existing buildings is taking on an ever-expanding role. The White House recognizes this growing movement and has invested a healthy amount of federal dollars into it.

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Palo Alto Plugs Into EVs
by
Rick Laezman
| February 2012
| under
  • Your Business

Silicon Valley has a proud history of groundbreaking discoveries and trendsetting in the areas of digital technology and energy use.

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Tidal Power Rising in Maine
by
Rick Laezman
| February 2012
| under
  • Green Building

The renewable-power industry is one of the greatest showcases of human innovation and ingenuity, drawing energy from sources that are clean, free and infinite. It also seems to possess a flair for the dramatic.

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Transmission Lines to Be Replaced at Grand Coulee Dam
by
Rick Laezman
| February 2012
| under
  • Systems

The nation’s largest hydroelectric facility is about to get an upgrade. As its 75th anniversary approaches, aging transmission lines at Washington’s Grand Coulee Dam will be removed and replaced with safer, more reliable lines.

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Blustery Year for Wind, More Gusts in the Forecast
by
Rick Laezman
| February 2012
| under
  • Green Building

As the renewable power revolution carries on, wind power continues to lead the way. According to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), the trade association for the U.S. wind energy industry, 2011 was a year of many milestones, and 2012 promises more of the same.

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Transmission Expansion Projects Unanimously Approved
January 2012
| under
  • Systems

MISO, a regional transmission organization, approved its Transmission Expansion Plan 2011 (MTEP11), a comprehensive, long-term regional plan for the electric grid that will bring more than $2 billion in annual benefits for decades to come for energy consumers throughout the Midwest.

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American Support for Solar Is Sizzling
by
Rick Laezman
| January 2012
| under
  • Green Building

It’s not often in the United States that something can generate widespread, near unanimous support, and even less likely for it to completely ignore political party lines. According to a recent poll, solar power is currently enjoying that kind of popular appeal.

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Virginia Tech’s ‘VT Alerts’ Praised for Notifying Campus of Shooting
by
Timothy Johnson
| January 2012
| under
  • Systems

Tragedy is often an unforgiving teacher. In the university environment, it is the kind of lesson no one wants to learn.

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Lighting the Way Forward
by
Craig DiLouie
| January 2012
| under
  • Lighting

By now, the electrical industry is well aware that national energy standards have eliminated the manufacture and import of fluorescent magnetic ballasts for 4- and 8-foot standard and energy-saving T12 lamps, with few exceptions.

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2012 Construction Outlook
by
Joseph M. Kelly
| January 2012
| under
  • Residential

Leading construction experts and economists are certain about one thing in construction right now: The future is mostly uncertain because consumers are scared, and too many Americans are unemployed. Economists see 2012 as a big question mark because of the risk of a double-dip recession.

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Solar Program on Fire in California
by
Rick Laezman
| January 2012
| under
  • Green Building

California has long been a pioneer in renewable technologies, in particular, solar power. But blazing a trail and staying on it are two different things. In this case, the Golden State has managed to succeed at both.

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