New Jersey is set to get its first offshore wind farm. Atlantic City plans to have the 1,100-megawatt (MW) farm operational by 2024, according to an article in NJ Spotlight News. The Ocean Wind farm will include up to 99...
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...
The use of smart meters around the world is continuing to ramp up. By 2030, the global smart meters market should reach $20 billion in revenue, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 4.9% from $13.1 billion in 2019...
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...
As renewables and distributed energy continue to expand, the importance of batteries also grows. Batteries help store power generated by solar and wind power, and by compensating for the variability of those technologies...
On Dec. 8, 2020 at 2 p.m. EDT, Trimble MEP and ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR magazine hosted a free, 1-hour webinar covering cloud-based estimating software. Now available on-demand: The need for 24/7, remote access to estimates is...
More than 80 people began their careers as apprentice electricians with the East Midlands Electricity Board (EMEB) in September of 1971. 2021 marks 50 years since the 1971 class of apprentices—who would now be in their mid...
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...
The NEC generally provides prescriptive requirements for electrical installations and systems. A few performance requirements exist, such as performance testing rules of ground-fault protection of equipment and witness testing of emergency and legally required standby systems. The AHJ is required to conduct or witness the testing when installation is complete. How much do you know about testing?