The push to a green energy society has many benefits. Among them are the severing of dependency on foreign oil, combatting global warming, and a generally cleaner planet. One benefit—cost—gets less attention, but it is of...
As digital innovation, green power and energy efficiency become increasingly intertwined in our daily lives, it makes sense that manufacturers recognize the growing interconnectedness of their products and the importance of...
Success in the renewable-energy revolution seems to be measured at least in part by bragging rights and record-breaking, as states leapfrog over each other for the title of largest wind farm, highest portfolio standard or...
Every electrical project is fraught with danger and risk. However, not every project involves stringing cable over a gorge, suspending yourself from it in a basket, and stabilizing it so your employer can walk across it later...
No doubt superstorm Sandy was a profound wake-up call to electric utilities and government at all levels. That event and the general agreement that we must speed up the modernization of the grid and fortify it against all...
Here is some promising news for electrical contractors and the entire industry: a study by the Rexel Foundation found that American consumers are driving the adoption of energy-efficient technologies. It also found that the...
Imcorp, provider of the Factory Grade test for power cable systems, recently released its 2012 Annual Cable System Quality Rating for utility-scale renewable-energy sites. This test locates existing cable system defects and...
As digital technology occupies an ever-widening space in our daily lives, the prospect of total digital control over the household does not seem too far-fetched. In the latest iteration of the ongoing techno-evolution, AT&T...
In these times of rapidly changing technologies and consumer needs, industries must react with agility. Two of the electrical industry’s biggest heavyweights launched divisions and services in an effort to evolve with the...
The Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center (NNMREC), which is based at Oregon State University, chose Newport, Ore., as the future site of the first utility-scale, grid-connected wave-energy test site in the United...
cold winter weather serves as a reminder for employers to take necessary precautions to protect workers from the serious, and sometimes fatal, effects of carbon monoxide exposure, says the Occupational Safety and Health...
If solar is the world’s most plentiful source of energy, it could be argued that the practical implications of solar technology should be equally limitless. While the effectiveness of solar power has so far been mostly...
According to the National Alliance for Advanced Battery Technology, the confluence of powerful trends underway across the nation’s electrical-energy system is driving the need for a drastically different approach to managing...
If renewable energy is driven by innovation and creativity, then the state of New Jersey has taken these driving forces to a new extreme. The Garden State is cementing an already well-established reputation as a leader in...
While growth in heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) and electrical jobs increase, a gap persists between job requirements and available skills. When almost one-quarter of an industry’s work force is planning to...
Extreme weather in extreme temperatures poses the most danger to electricity transmission and delivery. Unfortunately, we have seen time and again that it is in those circumstances that electricity service is needed most....
Each May, the Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI)—a nonprofit organization dedicated exclusively to promoting electrical safety—creates a theme for National Electrical Safety Month. This year's theme is...
The Trump Administration's recent adoption of tariffs on imported solar panels had plenty of detractors in the solar industry. Arizona-based First Solar was not one of them. The company came out in support of the tariffs, and...
Safety is the word for May: contractors can use this time to highlight not only National Electrical Safety Month but also the construction industry’s Safety Week and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA)...
When it comes to equipment, cable customers are used to not having much of a choice. A recent proposal by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) attempts to give customers more options, particularly when it comes to set...
