Hannah Fullmer

The 2018 NECA Show has officially ended, and the Electrical Contractor staff can definitely say it was a resounding success. For the editorial team, the theme of this year’s show was Go!Go!Go! We zoomed around the trade show...

While much of the buzz on NECA 2018 Philadelphia's final day surrounded the appearance by President Trump in the afternoon, the show floor was very much still open for business. ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR spent Tuesday walking the...

The Monday morning general session at the 2018 NECA Show included recognition of the 2018 Project Excellence Award winners for the extraordinary projects they completed in 2017. Thirteen companies were selected by a jury of...

In the Monday morning general session at the 2018 NECA Show, attendees were treated to a talk by cyber security experts Christopher Tarbell and Hector Monsegur, who were once on opposite sides of a criminal investigation, one...

One of the most popular places at the NECA Show is the Showstopper Showcase, a dedicated space on the trade show floor highlighting the newest products, technology and services on the market. A panel of tool experts and...

NECA Student Chapters at Illinois Institute of Technology, Penn State University and Iowa State University will head to the 2018 NECA Show in Philadelphia later this month for the final stage of the Green Energy Challenge,...

In late July, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials said, last summer, Russian hackers gained access to power company control rooms, according to The Wall Street Journal . On March 15, DHS and the Federal Bureau of...

In June, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released the results of a study investigating a group of new LEDs claiming efficacies exceeding 200 lumens per watt (LPW). While all the LEDs performed within 12 percent of their...

In an analysis of the U.S. Department of Labor’s producer price indexes and employment cost indexes, the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America found that material prices rose nearly 9 percent from May 2017 to May...

There really is no substitute for experience. This adage is the reason Professor Michael Siminovitch’s lighting design course at the University of California, Davis is such a valuable opportunity for students to learn about...

Electric utility Westar Energy has shut down the Jeffrey Energy Center in St. Mary’s, Kan., for investigation after two employees died from severe burns received during an equipment failure on Sunday, June 3. According to the...

For decades, California has led the country in its commitment to clean energy production and energy reduction, adopting solar rebate and net metering programs, and regularly updating its 30-plus-year-old energy efficiency...