The fight against global warming and the expansion of sustainable energy practices have contributed to a number of growing trends, such as electric vehicles, smart homes and distributed generation. Add zero energy or net zero...
Using opioids to medicate pain caused by workplace injuries for more than a week can exacerbate the danger, according to a study by Boston University researchers, published in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine . If...
State and local policymakers, and others involved in energy generation, are not quantifying or fully reflecting the health benefits of efficiency and renewables projects during decision-making processes, according to a new...
Two years after Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico, the repair and recovery of the island’s power delivery system is still underway. This week that effort encountered a setback when Governor Wanda Vazquez announced that she...
Seattle City Light's new Denny Substation is, in the utility's own words, "not your typical substation.” It is unusual both in its design and its location, which is in the middle of Seattle’s historic Cascade neighborhood....
Heat waves and intense summer temperatures can be deadly , especially for those that work in physical jobs. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' (BLS) most recent data, 38 workers died from exposure to temperature...
A new study published in the Journal of Applied Psychology by researchers at Portland State University suggests that bosses who bully employees not only lower the morale at work but can also lead to problems with workplace...
As demand for energy storage continues to rise and as battery costs fall and renewable energy proliferates, storage installations around the world will “multiply exponentially,” according to the Bloomberg New Energy Finance...
Federal support of solar power has been an unpredictable ally over the years, as politics have more than once cast a long shadow over the renewal of tax credits. This year, members of Congress have taken steps to remove that...
Retirement programs for employees are never cheap. However, for large electrical contractors with extensive resources, such programs are feasible and are considered an important element of attracting and retaining employees....
As a result of growing concern over the impacts of more frequent and more powerful storms battering the nation's electric grid infrastructure, as well as the increasing frequency and threat of manmade threats to cripple the...
In a historic first, wind power generated more energy for the state of Texas than coal, according to a new report from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). Electricity generated from wind power has been steadily...
According to a new study by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE), U.S. cities are ramping up their clean-energy efforts, though less than half of surveyed cities with city-wide climate goals are on...
Currently, over 2,000 of the nation's electric utilities are publicly owned, meaning they are owned and operated by municipalities. There are almost 900 electric cooperatives (co-ops), and less than 200 investor-owned...
A new interim ruling issued last week by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will allow tens of thousands more businesses, including electrical contractors, to be considered eligible for "small businesses"...
The benefits of energy efficiency retrofits are multifaceted. A new report, soon to be released by Energy Efficiency for All (EEFA), shows retrofits of multifamily housing cut down on energy consumption, create jobs and...
On Saturday, July 13 , 72,000 customers on Manhattan's West Side, which includes Times Square, Broadway and Central Park, unexpectedly lost power. Coincidentally, the blackout occurred 42 years to the day after the city's...
Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a request for information related to the resilience of the electric grid against severe weather events. In the request, the DOE notes concern among government...
Summer heat waves could lead to major power outages in several major metropolitan areas, including New York City, Chicago and Washington, D.C. Utility officials in the cities told USA Today they were preparing for the extreme...
Utilities have only a few options available to them when it comes to customers who don’t pay their bills. In Arizona, the option of cutting off service has been taken off the table for now. On June 20, Commissioners for the...
