The sun almost always shines in Los Angeles, but it never seems to get too hot, even in the dog days of summer. This fourth of July holiday, the sun...

Once considered an out-of-the-box process for construction projects, design/build is becoming the preferred delivery method for a growing number of public and private owners, according to FMI Corp.’s Design-Build Utilization...

Minnesota homeowners are joining co-ops to create bulk purchasing power opportunities for solar power systems. Installations can cost $15,000 and higher, but these co-ops help consumers save 10–30 percent of...

By and large, those in the construction and electrical industries continue to have confidence that growth will continue, particularly in the short term. However, there are concerns that factors such...

For electrical contractors, especially those involved in utility work, drones are becoming increasingly popular. Their uses include surveying, monitoring and providing feedback at new project and construction sites; conducting existing...

The National Electrical Code (NEC) is the most important and comprehensive document created for the practical safeguarding of persons and property from the use of electricity and its hazards. Right...

Switched on in December 2017, a 100-megawatt (MW) Tesla battery in Australia is the world's largest utility-scale battery installation. But maybe not for long. Last week, Pacific Gas & Electric...

On June 27, the Supreme Court ruled on the case of Janus v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees , declaring it unconstitutional for public-sector unions to charge...

For most electrical contractors, the majority of their projects are similar in nature—work they have done before and will continue to do into the future. For some, though, new opportunities...

The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its employment data for June with great news. However, with it comes an interesting nuance, further strain of the...