Despite tremendous growth in recent years, the electric vehicle (EV) industry needs more than market forces and regulatory pressure to achieve maximum market penetration. That's where the federal government steps in. Included...
On Jan. 29, OSHA announced that it is issuing stronger worker safety guidance to help employers and workers implement a coronavirus prevention program and to better identify risks that could lead to exposure and contraction...
Ameren Transmission Company of Illinois, based in St. Louis, completed the final span of its ambitious Illinois River Project in December 2020, bringing improved energy grid reliability, increased transmission capacity...
According to a recent survey published by Newsweek, Dunwoody College of Technology, Minneapolis, is ranked 20th in the nation in terms of graduates who earn the highest amount of money with their community college degrees...
According to a new white paper co-published by NECA, the Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA), Rockville, Md., and the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors’ National Association (SMACNA), Chantilly, Va...
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), San Francisco, is facilitating the commercialization of microgrids across the Golden State, in part to secure backup power ahead of wildfire season, particularly within...
While numerous corporations and smaller companies have been making commitments to go “100% clean” in terms of energy in recent years, and many have even succeeded in doing so, public entities have been somewhat slower to make...
In the pursuit of renewable energy, states with the most abundant resources have often shown the greatest tendencies toward innovation. Hawaii has embraced one of its most plentiful resources with a proposal that will create...
According to a new report from Americans for a Clean Energy Grid, Arlington, Va., transmission line contractors and other electrical contractors are losing out on a lot of work due to excessive costs and significant...
Perhaps not surprisingly, the COVID-19 pandemic has spurred the adoption of mobile apps on construction job sites, but integration and data sharing with other apps or other company software is still lagging, according to the...
The seventh annual Union Craft Labor Supply Survey done by The Association of Union Constructors (TAUC), Arlington, Va., is underway for 2021, and NECA is encouraging its members to participate. TAUC is a trade association...
As the energy industry becomes smarter, consumers are getting smarter, too. Building energy management systems (BEMS) give owners greater control over efficiency and consumption in their buildings. Published in September of...
New Jersey is set to get its first offshore wind farm. Atlantic City plans to have the 1,100-megawatt (MW) farm operational by 2024, according to an article in NJ Spotlight News. The Ocean Wind farm will include up to 99...
After realizing the success of the industry’s first COVID-19 safety stand down in April 2020, many industry-related associations and their member companies are doing the same again the week of Jan. 11–15, 2021. One such...
The use of smart meters around the world is continuing to ramp up. By 2030, the global smart meters market should reach $20 billion in revenue, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 4.9% from $13.1 billion in 2019...
On Dec. 28, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released two rules related to the use of “unmanned aircraft,” commonly known as drones. Utilities are more frequently using drones for...
As renewables and distributed energy continue to expand, the importance of batteries also grows. Batteries help store power generated by solar and wind power, and by compensating for the variability of those technologies...
More than 80 people began their careers as apprentice electricians with the East Midlands Electricity Board (EMEB) in September of 1971. 2021 marks 50 years since the 1971 class of apprentices—who would now be in their mid...
Ames Electric Services, a municipal electric utility based in Ames, Iowa, has teamed up with Iowa State University, also located in Ames, to provide support for a mobile microgrid project sought by the Iowa Army National...
Electric vehicles (EVs) have been on the scene now for many years. An important tool in the race to combat global warming, they are steadily gaining market share. Soon they are expected to become the dominant choice...
