There are many ways to measure solar power's growth in the United States. According to a recent study, much of it is happening in major metropolitan areas. In April, Environment America Research and Policy Center teamed up...
According to recent testimony by U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) workplace inspections will increase in the future. In 2017 and 2018, OSHA workplace inspections...
Most experts agree, were it not for a plethora of federal, state and local financial incentives in recent years, including tax credits and rebates, U.S. solar energy would not be nearly as large as it is. Last week, a...
Turning seemingly far flung ideas into new energy resources with great mainstream potential has been a hallmark of the renewable revolution. In the spirit of that tradition, as offshore wind gains its own foothold in the...
Updated on 4/16/19: Gov. Ricardo Rosselló signed the Puerto Rico Energy Public Policy Act into law on April 18, 2019. While the mainland United States debates the Green New Deal, Puerto Rico last month committed to 100...
In April, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced the launch of LEED v4.1 Residential , an updated rating system that combines the relevant aspects of four existing LEED rating systems (Single Family and Lowrise...
Florida Power & Light Co. (FPL) last month announced plans to build the 409-megawatt FPL Manatee Energy Storage Center, expected to be operational by late 2021. The center will cover a 40-acre parcel of land and will be able...
According to a new report, "Global DER Deployment Database," from Navigant Research, new global capacity deployments of distributed energy resources (DER) are outpacing the deployment of new centralized generation capacity....
Renewable energy is rapidly approaching the point at which it will outperform other sources of electricity generation in the nation’s overall energy mix. According to recent figures released by the U.S. Energy Information...
The Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) recently published its first power technology market gap analysis report, titled " 2019 Grid Integration Insights ," which is designed to bridge the gap between the technologies...
According to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA) " Residential Energy Consumption Survey ," U.S. households consumed an average of 1,105 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity for lighting in 2015 (the...
Since the advent of renewable energy, observers have kept a close watch on coal. Of course, replacing coal as the primary fuel source for generating electricity in the United States has always been one of the primary...
U.S. energy generation is increasingly nearing a “cost crossover,” in which traditional energy sources will become more expensive than wind and solar. The crossover is even closer when the two variables sources are combined...
This year, St. Louis Cardinal baseball fans and players will experience something new at Busch Stadium, especially during night games. In January, electricians from St. Louis-based Sachs Electric Co. began the process of...
According to Dodge Data & Analytics, the number and size of new warehouse starts has been increasing significantly in recent years. In 2010, warehouse construction starts totaled just 49 million square feet. In 2018, however,...
In December 2017, the Thomas Fire killed two people and burned 300,000 acres in the hillsides surrounding Santa Barbara, Calif. One month later, during a winter rain storm, the burnt slopes gave way to mudslides, which killed...
Every industry has its premier conference, and for electrical maintenance and safety professionals, it's PowerTest. From Mar. 11–15, the InterNational Electrical Testers Association (NETA) held its 2019 PowerTest Conference...
Using 10 years worth of photo and project data provided by Boston-based Suffolk Construction, image analysis firm SmartVid, using its artificial intelligence engine, was able to predict roughly one in five safety incidents...
Many creative forms of financing solar power have helped boost the technology and overcome challenges to widespread adoption. In Florida, one of the nation’s largest energy providers is embracing one of those innovative...
The latest report from USG Corp. and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce confirm what contractors have known for a long time: It is difficult to find skilled labor. The "Q1 2019 USG Corporation & U.S. Chamber of Commerce Commercial...
