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Ethernet service and cable tester 

Apr 30, 2012, 

The NaviTEK II Ethernet service and cable tester includes IPv6, PoE+, VLANs, trace route, and a 3.5-in. color LCD screen ...

EBCI Indicates Improvement in North American Conditions Slowed in April 

Apr 27, 2012, 

NEMA’s Electroindustry Business Confidence Index (EBCI) for current North American conditions retreated nearly 13 points in April to 59.1, following a sharp run-up earlier in the year to its highest levels since 2005...

Los Angeles Program Puts Solar Energy on City's Rooftops 

Apr 27, 2012, 

On April 12, Los Angeles City Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa signed into law a solar feed-in tariff program, which received unanimous votes by the City Council the previous week...

Electrical Power Response to Natural Disaster Proves Effective 

Apr 27, 2012, 

Year in and year out — from coast to coast — we are reminded how dependent we have become on the underlying infrastructure that delivers the clean water, electricity, and communications we have come to take for granted. ...

Navy Exercise Tests Smart Grid Capabilities at San Diego Installations 

Apr 27, 2012, 

Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southwest engineers along with Navy Region Southwest (NRSW), Marine Corps Installation West (MCIWEST), and San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E) capitalized on a Navy-wide security exercise March 22-23, to test the abilities of local Navy and Marine Corps installations to reduce electrical consumption...

Outdoor luminaires 

Apr 27, 2012, 

The Southwest Series of outdoor luminaires is now available with wiHUBB technology...

Data center cabinet 

Apr 26, 2012, 

The Procyon data center cabinet provides mounting, storage, power, and cooling for data center equipment...

Griffin Electric Completes Chatham Police Station and Annex Building Project 

Apr 25, 2012, 

Wayne J. Griffin Electric, Inc. (Griffin Electric) has completed the electrical installation work at the new Chatham Police Station and Town Hall Annex...

Small and Midsized Manufacturers Plan for Continued Growth 

Apr 25, 2012, 

Manufacturers anticipate increases in revenues, capital investments, and hiring and cite top purchasing concerns...

Rosendin Electric’s Participation in Associated Schools of Construction Student Competition Helps Train Next Generation of Project Managers  

Apr 25, 2012, 

Rosendin Electric was back again this year with an extended program to support construction management students participating in the Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) Western Region Student Competition...

Ballast 

Apr 25, 2012, 

The LevelPRO step-dimming ballast allows users to flip one switch to cut power to luminaires by 50% ...

EMCOR Group, Inc. Subsidiary Awarded Contract for Design/Build of Electrical Systems for Consolidated National Operations Center for U.S. Coast Guard Main Headquarters 

Apr 24, 2012, 

EMCOR Group, Inc. recently announced that its subsidiary, Dynalectric Co., has been awarded a contract for the design/build of the electrical systems for the Consolidated National Operations Center of the U.S. Coast Guard Main Headquarters in Washington D.C....

Energy Department Announces Funding to Develop "Plug-and-Play" Solar Energy Systems for Homeowners 

Apr 24, 2012, 

As part of the Energy Department's SunShot Initiative, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu recently announced up to $5 million available this year to develop plug-and-play PV systems that can be purchased, installed, and operational in one day...

Broken Breakers, Part 7 

Apr 24, 2012, 

Sometimes, it would be more accurate to call breaker maintenance "breaker breaking" because of the way it gets done...

Sine wave inverters 

Apr 24, 2012, 

The PRP-750 Series of sine wave inverters provides up to 750VA of power in a chassis-mount package...

Electrical Troubleshooting Quiz, April 24, 2012 

Apr 24, 2012, 

Last month, the scrap rates on a stamping line suddenly lurched upward and have remained there...

Replacing Cables, Part 10 

Apr 24, 2012, 

When maintaining breakers, you must take care not to use too much lubricant...

NEC in the Facility, April 24, 2012 

Apr 24, 2012, 

Section 110.27(A) provides requirements for the guarding of live parts from accidental contact, but these are sometimes implemented inadequately...

Safety, April 24, 2012 

Apr 24, 2012, 

If a base gets on your skin, you might not know until you happen to see or smell the smoke from the reaction...

sPower Installs Solar Electric Systems for the University of Utah 

Apr 23, 2012, 

Sustainable Power Group (sPower) has announced the installation and commissioning of solar power generation systems on the rooftops of the Natural History Museum of Utah and the HPER East Building at the University of Utah...

Standardization Roadmap for U.S. Electric Vehicle Deployment Released 

Apr 23, 2012, 

ANSI Electric Vehicles Standards Panel facilitates the safe, mass rollout of EVs and charging infrastructure to help enable EV penetration of the consumer market...

Explosionproof extension cord 

Apr 23, 2012, 

The EPEXC-3X-100 extension cord is designed to allow users to connect up to three devices to one power source...

Solar ground mounting system 

Apr 20, 2012, 

The Panda Bear GM is a ballasted mounting system for solar ground applications...

Shermco Industries Adds Energy Consulting Services 

Apr 19, 2012, 

The company has expanded into the energy consulting services market...

Remodeling Recovery Expected to Strengthen by Year’s End 

Apr 19, 2012, 

After two years of bouncing around a bottom, remodeling activity is expected to pick up later this year, according to the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) released by the Remodeling Futures Program at the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University...

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