William Atkinson

After realizing the success of the industry’s first COVID-19 safety stand down in April 2020, many industry-related associations and their member companies are doing the same again the week of Jan. 11–15, 2021. One such...

On Dec. 28, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released two rules related to the use of “unmanned aircraft,” commonly known as drones. Utilities are more frequently using drones for...

Ames Electric Services, a municipal electric utility based in Ames, Iowa, has teamed up with Iowa State University, also located in Ames, to provide support for a mobile microgrid project sought by the Iowa Army National...

According to a report from Dodge Data & Analytics, Hamilton, N.J., total construction starts fell 2% in November 2020 to a seasonally-adjusted rate of $797.5 billion, following a strong gain in October. While nonbuilding...

Earlier this year, the American wind, solar, hydropower and energy storage industries united around a collective idea to generate over half of the country’s electricity within 10 years, according to a report from Wood...

A research report from UCLA’s Fielding School of Public Health in Los Angeles, “High Frequency and Prevalence of Community-Based Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Infection,” tracked the results of more than 700,000 COVID-19 tests in...

According to a report from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), Washington, D.C., builder confidence, while still strong, is down from a record high in November. “Ending a string of three successive months of...

Each year since 2007, the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), Washington, D.C., has published an annual ranking of states based on their commitments to energy efficiency. The 14th edition, the “2020...

The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), Atlanta, announced that its Electric Information Sharing and Analysis Center (E-ISAC) is partnering with the U.S. Department of Energy to expand its Cybersecurity...

As more OSHA inspections are turning up infractions related to employers’ failure to protect the safety of workers and others related to COVID-19 exposures and follow-up, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration...

According to the latest report from the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), Arlington, Va., construction employment increased by 27,300 jobs in November. However, the majority of the gains are in the residential...

With the winter holiday season approaching, this might be a good time to get word out to your customers about the importance of electrical safety, especially as it applies to holiday lighting—indoor and outdoor. In Part 1, we...