The movement to embrace renewable power has always been inclusive, favoring any and all viable sources. Earlier this month the Trump administration borrowed a page from that playbook as it announced the opening of two new lea...
Until recently, the city of Pittsburgh had 10 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations to fuel its fleet of EVs. The city is adding five more , and the state of Montana announced it is adding three new EV charging stations to...
Escalating in recent weeks, the Trump administration has been exchanging tariffs with foreign countries , such as China. While the "tariff wars" have affected electrical contractors (ECs) to some degree related to specific ma...
As Puerto Rico continues to rebuild its battered electrical infrastructure more than six months after the devastation of Hurricane Maria, one tool is emerging as a popular, outside-of-the-box solution. It is also becoming a s...
After a modest launch in 2005, the Construction Trades Career Fair hosted by the San Joaquin Area Apprenticeship Coordinators Association, in partnership with the San Joaquin County Office of Education, recently held its 13th...
According to the latest American Community Survey (ACS), recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau, self-employment in construction is considerably above average compared to other sectors. The survey finds 23 percent of con...
The construction industry is experiencing steady, but modest, job gains since 2011, when construction employment decreased sharply, according to a construction employment analysis from the National Association of Home Builder...
Amid coverage of Russia’s involvement in the 2016 presidential election, more news of nefarious Russian cyber activity has come to light. This time, a Russian campaign to infiltrate U.S. power and infrastructure sectors gaine...
In August 2016, OSHA released the "electronic reporting rule," which mandated that all OSHA-covered work sites with 250 or more employees, and work sites with 20 or more employees in industries that OSHA considers to be high-...
A recent event at the Minnesota State Community and Technical College (Wadena, Minn.) is just one component of an overall strategy by the college to begin to attract elementary and high school students to careers in electrica...
It's no secret that the American economy burns up a lot of electricity. This year promises to be no exception, and in fact, energy generation is on the rise. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) " Ele...
A new report from the NFPA Fire & Life Safety Policy Institute, titled " Falling Behind on Electrical Safety ," states that, between 2010 and 2014, an average of over 61,000 fires in the U.S. were attributed to electrical fai...
Prevailing wage laws help close the income gap among African American and white construction workers, according to an Illinois Economic Policy Institute study (ILEPI) released in February. The income gap between African Ameri...
In March, the Associated General Contractors (AGC) of America honored Rosendin Electric , San Jose, Calif., with the 2018 Grand Award for Construction Safety Excellence. This was part of the 19th annual Construction Safety Ex...
College campuses are often at the vanguard of new technology and scientific discovery. A campus on the Hawaiian island of Maui is taking a bold step in the field of renewables and energy storage. In March, the University of H...
Nationally, the average rate of full-time employees working without health insurance is 11.7 percent, but many construction professions have rates three, four or five times that amount, according to an analysis of Bureau of L...
On March 23, Congress passed, and the president signed, a $1.3 trillion federal spending bill. It keeps the federal government open for the remainder of the fiscal year and contains portions that may be favorable to electrica...
For 10 years, power-management company Eaton has been tracking power outages in the United States and compiling their findings into the Blackout Tracker Annual Report . The company recently released its report on 2017, and th...
Support for offshore wind power has been growing in recent years, just as other forms of renewables are increasing market share. One of the biggest hurdles facing the technology is the lack of an efficient infrastructure to t...
While not actually a highway in which vehicles are propelled by electric rails, the Nevada Electric Highway (NEH) is a vision launched in 2016, with the publication of "Nevada's Strategic Planning Framework: Generations to Co...
