At the end of 2017, two energy-efficient tax incentives expired. One, in section 25C of the tax code, provided a tax credit to homeowners that covered part of the cost of energy-efficient upgrades, including air conditioners,...
According to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), the solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC), enacted in 2006, has created over 200,000 jobs and $140 billion in private sector investment. However, the ITC is scheduled...
Technology company Itron, Inc., Liberty Lake, Wash., released Disaster Preparedness: Itron Resourcefulness Insight Report that details the results of a survey of 300 utility executives and 500 consumer utility ratepayers. The...
FPL SolarTogether, a new project announced by Florida Power & Light (FPL) is expected to almost double the amount of community solar online in the United States. Currently, there are 1,523 megawatts (MW) of community solar...
On Oct. 9 , the Office of the United States Trade Representative announced a once-exempt type of solar panel will now be subject to a tariff. The technology, called bifacial solar panels, will be subject to a 25% tariff...
While opioid addiction is even more prevalent in the construction industry than amongst the general population, all electrical contractors should consider how to deal with workers who are using opioids for the health and...
Updated 10/10/19 10:15 a.m.— PG&E has restored power to approximately 50,000 customers in the Sierra Foothills since the shutoff began. Sometimes, it’s good to have backup power, and, for 800,000 customers of PG&E, that time...
Beginning Oct. 1, 2019 (the beginning of OSHA’s 2020 fiscal year), OSHA will utilize a new weighting system for its inspections. The new OSHA Weighing System (OWS) is designed to replace the former system, which was...
Last week, the City of New York announced an aggressive new initiative designed to utilize “deep energy retrofits” in nine of the city’s buildings, with another 28 to follow. The first nine projects that the city selected are...
On the heels of a recent announcement by the North American Electric Reliability Corporate, providing details of a cyber event in March that adversely impacted a utility in the western United States, Proofpoint, a security...
While more renewables are coming online in the United States, built and installed by large utilities, homeowners and commercial businesses, an often-overlooked market for these purchases is large corporations. According to a...
On Sept. 18, the San Jose, California city council unanimously passed a proposal to require new construction of detached accessory dwelling units (ADUs), single-family, low-rise and multifamily buildings in the city to be all...
