Jim Romeo

In 2010, a cyberattack was launched against the Iranian nuclear program. Stuxnet—a malicious computer worm that is part of a family of worms often referred to as malware—invaded the nuclear power plant through its control...

In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, much of the electrical infrastructure was damaged and had to be rebuilt. Restringing power lines through the jungle is a dangerous pursuit that ordinarily would require...

In New York’s Chautauqua County, the community is going green in many ways. It has adopted a policy that will track and report energy use in the county’s municipal buildings. It has deployed two all-electric, heavy-duty...

Like pyramids in Egypt, oil wells dot the landscape on the plains of Oklahoma, pumping ceaselessly. Back in Texas, petroleum engineers sit in their cubicles, monitoring picture-perfect renditions of the wells on a flatscreen...

In April 2018, a fire broke out in New York’s Trump Tower. An overloaded electrical circuit caused a fire that killed one person and injured six firefighters. By some estimates, electrical fires have reached a level where...

In March, the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation released a joint alert that revealed Russian government hackers have attacked and gained access to U.S. government infrastructure,...

In 2017, three employees were unloading and staging structural metal beams with a boom truck crane. The truck-mounted crane was moving the beams from an open-top container when the boom truck cable touched a high-power line,...

The internet of things (IoT) is becoming common parlance in technology circles. For buildings and building systems, the IoT is gaining momentum as data is collected from numerous points and fed into large repositories where...

In Morrow, Ga., Wendy’s restaurant chain has opened its first smart branch. It is loaded with slick new smart technology features that enable the restaurant to reduce its footprint while providing top-notch services to...

“The next big thing” is a familiar phrase for electrical contractors as they are introduced to new technology each year. As Phil Santoro, U.S. contractor segment manager, Schneider Electric, in Franklin, Tenn., pointed out,...

As new technology such as Amazon Alexa is linked to smart home devices, lamps are becoming more than simple lights that turn on when you flip a switch. 
 Nowadays, smart lamps provide a host of options, from serving as a...

In Austin, Texas, monk parakeets nest in power transformers on poles high above street level. The nests become so large they can cause fires and power outages. Workers from the local electrical utility, Austin Energy, use...