News and Announcements

Inaugural episode highlights disaster safety in conjunction with National Electrical Safety Month PITTSBURGH (May 23, 2019)— Power management company Eaton today announced the launch of Current Thinking , a new broadcast series featuring industry and Eaton experts sharing insights on digitalization, cybersecurity, grid modernization and other important topical issues and opportunities around intelligent power and innovation. Current Thinking kicks off on May 28, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. EST, with a roundtable discussion titled “When Disaster Strikes: Electrical Safety Before, During and After a Disaster,” moderated by Brett Brenner, president, Electrical Safety Foundation International. Each year in May, the Electrical Safety...

Experience Long-lasting, Quality “Light Where You Need It” with a Full LED Portfolio from a Trusted Partner for Distribution Wilmington, Mass. (May 21, 2019)— At LIGHTFAIR® International (LFI®), LEDVANCE, the maker of SYLVANIA general lighting in the United States and Canada, is showing how SYLVANIA LED lighting products are advancing light in renovation, making the company the best retrofit partner for quality lighting products for any purpose, commercial and residential. LEDVANCE LLC offers a wide range of SYLVANIA LED luminaires for various applications, intelligent lighting products for Smart Homes and Buildings, one of the largest LED lamps portfolios in the...

Grid Innovation and Infrastructure Expo Participants Urge Congress to Invest in Modern, Cleaner Power Grid ROSSLYN, Va., May 22, 2019— The Edison Electric Institute, GridWise Alliance, and National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) hosted the Grid Innovation and Infrastructure Expo on Capitol Hill May 21st in conjunction with the U.S. Congressional Grid Innovation Caucus, co-chaired by Rep. Jerry McNerney (D-CA) and Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH). “Innovation will be central to the long-term resilience of our nation’s energy infrastructure,” said Congressman Jerry McNerney. “Today’s expo brings together leading industry companies to highlight new technologies and innovative partnerships that are forging the path...

WEST HARTFORD, CT, May 13, 2019— Legrand, North and Central America (LNCA), the global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures, today announced that it has joined the International Living Future Institute’s Living Product 50 (LP50) and signed onto their open letter to the design community. As a group of leading manufacturers, the organization’s mission is focused on collaborating to transform the materials economy through transparency, optimization and supply chain innovation. The LP50 has become a leading platform for product manufacturers to have a cohesive voice to influence customers and their supply chains, and to push the building design community...

Combination of creative strategies, innovative products raise the standard of lighting excellence by illuminating the human experience in workplaces, hotels, educational institutions Coopersburg, PA (May 9, 2019) – In recent years, human centric lighting – a philosophy describing lighting that creates more comfortable, welcoming, and engaging environments for people – has become a widely discussed talking point in the building industry. But differences of opinion regarding its impact and scope have generated discussion among industry specifiers and end users. Lutron Electronics, the leader in lighting controls and automated shading solutions, believes human centric lighting should promote comfort, enable enhanced well-being,...

Infrastructure Week – May 13-20, 2019 – is a weeklong series of events raising awareness for infrastructure needs BETHESDA, MD. (May 13, 2019)— Today, the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) announced its participation in the annual national advocacy and educational event, Infrastructure Week, which will take place from May 13-20, 2019. Across the country, hundreds of businesses, labor organizations, elected officials and more will come together to spread the message that the nation must #BuildForTomorrow. Investing in infrastructure is one of the issues that draws the strongest bipartisan support from voters, with more supporters wanting action from government on infrastructure...

First-of-its-kind report uses recent CGA research to provide damage prevention stakeholders with tactics and messages likely to resonate with professional excavators WASHINGTON (May 1, 2019) – Common Ground Alliance (CGA) , the leading national authority on protecting underground utility infrastructure from excavation-related damages and near-miss events, today announced the release of a new White Paper that offers a blueprint for all stakeholders to increase the effectiveness of their outreach to professional excavators about preventing damage to underground utilities. CGA White Paper: Data-Informed Insights and Recommendations for More Effective Excavator Outreach analyzes data from the most recent CGA DIRT Report, a...

V2I Standards designed to accelerate deployment of traffic control devices that communicate with vehicles ROSSLYN, Va., April 17, 2019— The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) today announced the formation of the Connected Vehicle Infrastructure Technical (CVIT) Committee to develop a harmonized technical specification for roadside connected vehicle (CV) devices. The Standards, to be completed by the end of 2019, are for traffic signals, school zone beacons, pedestrian crossings, and other electronic devices that control the movement of vehicles and pedestrians on the nation’s roadways. The ability to transmit safety messages, alerts and warnings from the infrastructure to vehicles and vice...