According to the just-released ninth annual " Deloitte Resources 2019 Study ,” the knowledge gap between business customers and residential customers related to the benefits of clean energy is continuing to widen. While...
The Massachusetts Associated General Contractors (AGC) has a strong commitment to reducing opioid abuse. Mike O'Brien, Massachusetts AGC's chairman of the board and vice president of Gilbane Building Co. wrote in a message on...
According to the 2019 Summer Reliability Assessment by the North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC), projected electric grid resources are at or above the levels needed to satisfy summer peak demand until anticipated...
For electrical contractors working on energy storage projects of all sizes, a new report offers some good news. According to the latest U.S. Energy Storage Monitor report , published by Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables and...
In many parts of the western United States, there are times of the day when demand for electricity is lower than the production of renewable energy, which leads to curtailment of renewable generation and negative electricity...
Last week, General Motors, the nation's largest automaker, and Bechtel, the nation's largest construction company, announced plans to team up to build thousands of electric vehicle (EV) fast-charging stations around the...
According to the latest annual report published by FireStarter Speaking and Consulting, " 2019 People in Construction Report ," employees in construction and construction-related jobs feel relatively satisfied in most...
A new initiative offered by Duke Energy, and recently approved by the State of North Carolina Utilities Commission, may be a template for things to come with other utilities that are tasked with serving remote locations in...
In April, an explosion at a utility-scale lithium-ion battery facility owned by Arizona Public Service (in place to store power from a solar energy array) sent eight firefighters to the hospital. The firefighters were there...
Update 5/23/19: A provision based on Norcross and Kelly's Bill to allow 529 tax-free savings plans to be used for apprenticeships was passed through the House with a 417-3 vote as part of H.R. 1994, the Secure Act, a...
In recent years, California has been hit with a number of massively destructive wildfires, some of which utility infrastructure has triggered, and the resulting liabilities have created financial stress for these utilities....
Last week, OSHA announced the availability of $10.5 million in training grants for nonprofit organizations, including employer associations, labor unions, joint labor/management associations, state-funded colleges and...
