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Posted Dec 2019

Fast-Tracked Conversion

Jeff Griffin
The Cricket Valley power plant in Dover Plains, N.Y., promotes a highly efficient and environmentally responsible process that converts clean-burning natural gas into electricity. E-J Electric Installation Co. was responsible...

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Dec 2019

Pro Tips: Sticky Feet and Staying Organized

First Place A clean heat When wiring control boxes, cabinets, electrical panels, etc., and using adhesive cable-tie mounts (sticky feet), it helps to clean the surface with alcohol wipes and heat the area. The wipes remove...
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Dec 2019

The Defining Difference

Andrew McCoy,
Fred Sargent
In part 1 of this series, we surveyed the current condition of the construction industry in view of the increasing deficits of capable manpower and project managers that plague it unendingly. In part 2, we highlighted rewards...
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Dec 2019

Fast-Tracked Conversion

Jeff Griffin
The Cricket Valley power plant in Dover Plains, N.Y., promotes a highly efficient and environmentally responsible process that converts clean-burning natural gas into electricity. E-J Electric Installation Co. was responsible...
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Dec 2019

Remaining Focused Through Change

Claire Swedberg
NECA’s president, Larry Beltramo, has a mission to further develop growth for the association and aid the electrical construction industry with the rapid transitions underway. As contractors navigate the changing tides of...
Current NECA President, Larry Beltramo. Image source: Mark Morgan/ Rosendin
Nov 2019

Battery Prices Fall as Electrification Grows

Rick Laezman
A recent report documents a significant drop in the price of batteries just as electric vehicles are taking off in new directions. The market research firm Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) released its “2019 Battery Price...
Batteries.
Nov 2019

Construction Starts Continue to Strengthen

William Atkinson
2018 was strong for construction starts. Although there was talk of slowing down in the latter half of 2019, that did not happen. In fact, the last half of 2019 has seen even stronger growth than the first. The early months...
A bulldozer.
Nov 2019

Small-Scale Utilities Targeted in Cyberattacks

Holly Sauer
The FBI is investigating a series of cyberattacks that occurred in August 2019 on more than a dozen U.S. utilities recently identified by the Wall Street Journal . The attacks were first discovered by researchers at Silicon...
cybersecurity
Nov 2019

Construction Employment on the Rise

Rick Laezman
Recently, the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) released an analysis of federal employment data that shows construction employment is on the rise in a majority of metro areas across the country. Ironically, this...
construction
Nov 2019

NARUC Sets Course for 2020

William Atkinson
U.S. electric utilities are regulated by state public utility commissions (PUCs). In fact, not much can or does happen with a utility that is not sanctioned or required by the state’s PUC. When the national organization that...
Electrical power line,
Transmission Power Lines Sunset Image by fancycrave1 from Pixabay
Nov 2019

Pro Tips: Protect Yourself Now and Later

First Place A little dab’ll do When using plastic anchors in cinderblock, concrete or tile walls, I apply an instant-grab glue to ensure the anchor does not pull out. An electrician knows that the plastic anchors pull out...
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