Residential

An electrical contractor emailed me a photo of a feed-through all-in-one 200A 120/240V, single-phase, eight-circuit panelboard with 200A main circuit breaker. It had an auxiliary 2-pole circuit breaker position where...

The growth of renewable energy has enabled private homeowners to act as their own power providers independent of the grid. Virtual power plants are completing the role reversal by turning...

When I was an electrician, I tried to ensure the location and sequence of switches made sense, especially when there were several installed in one location. My goal was that...

Switching out circuit breakers or fuses in existing homes Care must be taken when replacing circuit breakers and fuses in existing services and panelboards at single- family, two-family and multifamily...

When I was doing fire and electrocution investigations, I received a phone call from an insurance company about a fire in a home the company insured. Upon arrival at the...