July 2020

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Lutron’s Hi-lume Driver

Keystone Technologies’ 120V/227V Pocket Driver

Feit Electric’s G63 300 Lumen, 2,000K Dimmable LED Lamp

Fulham’s WorkHorse LED-Connected Driver

Megaman’s B05P0232-42x1 Electronic Ballast

Hubbell’s 12W Fixed-Output Switch Mode LED Driver

TCP’s 3W Elite LED Blunt Tip Deco Lamp

Sylvania Quicktronic Prostart DL40 Ballast

Sylvania’s Quicktronic Prostart DL40 Ballast

EarthTronics A19 Amber Filament LED Lamp

Solar Plus Storage Delivers Wildfire Readiness in San Francisco Bay Area

Rick Laezman

Renewable power and energy storage are teaming up to help the country combat global warming in many ways. Just outside of San Francisco, communities are making contingencies against the growing risk of wildfires. Last month...

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Integrated Systems

Jul 2020

Don’t Look Up! You might not like what you see

Jim Hayes

For the last few months, I’ve been showing you photos of fiber optic installations I’ve taken as I wander around the city of Santa Monica, Calif., where I live. This month is another in this series, with a few detours around...

Fiber Optics Image Credit: Shutterstock / Ranjith Ravindran

Your Business

Jul 2020

Washington, D.C., Seeks to Facilitate Microgrid Projects

William Atkinson

With Washington, D.C. seeking to deliver 100% renewable energy by 2032, leaders believe that microgrids will be a key component of achieving that goal. For this reason, regulators are considering measures to lighten...

Integrated Systems

Jul 2020

NSA, CISA Issue Critical Infrastructure Warning

William Atkinson

On July 23, the U.S. government issued a cybersecurity alert to operators of critical infrastructure, including electric utilities, outlining “immediate actions” that they should take during what it defines as a “time of...

Green Building

Jul 2020

Solar and Storage Team up for a Big Play in Nevada

Rick Laezman

From dams to casinos to billboards, nothing is done small in Nevada. Sun and land are large commodities, too. Recently, two companies tapped into those abundant resources in what they are describing as “one of the largest...

Your Business

Jul 2020

Construction Starts “Crushed” by Pandemic in First Half of Year

William Atkinson

According to a new report from Dodge Data & Analytics, while commercial and multi-family starts were quite healthy during January and February, the subsequent COVID-19 pandemic and resulting recession have “wreaked havoc” on...

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Integrated Systems

Jul 2020

Tech Takes on COVID-19

Deborah L. O'Mara

What will workplaces look like as they begin to reopen from the coronavirus? Will contact tracing with smartphones locate, track and report potential carriers? Will temperature and fever detection become required to gain...

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Your Business

Jul 2020

Will Your Firm Be Technically Competent in the Year 2030?

Wayne D. Moore

As I often hear these days, we live in interesting times. The times prove interesting for many reasons, but none less so than the fact that by the year 2030 our demographics will change markedly. By 2030, the baby boomer...

QUIZ: What Are the Keys to Success?

How do you determine whether an electrical contractor’s safety program is a success? Test yourself on some of the key indicators.

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QUIZ: What Do You Know About Plants?

The construction of a fiber optic cable plant is a complicated process that often involves heavy equipment, rights of way and avoiding other utilities. How well do you know the processes involved in fiber optic cable plant construction?

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July 2020

Table of Contents

2020 Profile of the Electrical Contractor

Accelerating Science: Superior Electric and Shaw Electric

Find Your Path to Productivity

The Pandemic’s Impact on Utilities

Roger That: Emergency Responder Communications

Featured Products

Lutron’s Hi-lume Driver

Keystone Technologies’ 120V/227V Pocket Driver

Feit Electric’s G63 300 Lumen, 2,000K Dimmable LED Lamp

Fulham’s WorkHorse LED-Connected Driver

Megaman’s B05P0232-42x1 Electronic Ballast

Hubbell’s 12W Fixed-Output Switch Mode LED Driver

TCP’s 3W Elite LED Blunt Tip Deco Lamp

Sylvania’s Quicktronic Prostart DL40 Ballast

EarthTronics A19 Amber Filament LED Lamp

More Stories From This Issue

Solar Plus Storage Delivers Wildfire Readiness in San Francisco Bay Area

Don’t Look Up! You might not like what you see

Washington, D.C., Seeks to Facilitate Microgrid Projects

NSA, CISA Issue Critical Infrastructure Warning

Solar and Storage Team up for a Big Play in Nevada

Construction Starts “Crushed” by Pandemic in First Half of Year

Tech Takes on COVID-19

Will Your Firm Be Technically Competent in the Year 2030?

July 2020

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