2018 was strong for construction starts. Although there was talk of slowing down in the latter half of 2019, that did not happen. In fact, the last half of 2019 has seen even stronger growth than the first. The early months...
After several years of a reduced number of inspections, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration performed more inspections in 2019 than they in any year since 2016. From fiscal year (FY) Oct. 1, 2013 to Sept. 3,...
U.S. electric utilities are regulated by state public utility commissions (PUCs). In fact, not much can or does happen with a utility that is not sanctioned or required by the state’s PUC. When the national organization that...
On Nov. 21, the City of Cincinnati released details of a plan to build the largest municipal solar array in the United States—a 100 megawatt (MW) solar installation. The project will be installed approximately 40 miles east...
Last week, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) announced that its Office of Electric Reliability (OER) will be realigning its functions in order to establish one division focused exclusively on cybersecurity. As...
In 2002, Kit Carson Electric Cooperative, Taos, N.M., began implementing solar energy for its distribution grid, which serves three counties in the state. At the time, board members voted to move toward a goal of 100%...
According to the 2018 Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment Statistics Survey data, as well as analysis by the National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB), half of payroll workers in construction earn more than...
According to the J.D. Power 2019 Electric Utility Business Customer Satisfaction Study , released last week, overall business customer satisfaction with electric utilities has climbed significantly since last year—from 761...
COSCO Fire Protection operates out of 10 locations in California, Nevada, Oregon and Washington. The Brea, Calif., company offers services in two general areas. The first is fire suppression systems that includes wet and dry...
Following the unprecedented power blackout by PG&E during the week of Oct. 7 that affected almost 800,000 homes and businesses, up to a total of 2 million people in the state, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)...
While the U.S. electric sector has so far been able to keep hackers from actually disrupting operations, experts say that it is only a matter of time. Adding to the concern is that, according to Argonne National Laboratory,...
Dodge Data & Analytics released its 2020 Dodge Construction Outlook , reporting that U.S. construction starts will slip to $776 billion in 2020, a decline of 4% from 2019’s estimated level of activity. “The recovery in...
