EC&M's Youngest Fans 

Nov 2, 2011, 

Seeing is Believing 

Oct 25, 2011, By Mike Berrie, Irisys

New Survey Shows Smart Meters Increasing 

Sep 28, 2011, 

A new survey by the Institute for Electric Efficiency (IEE) shows that more than one-in-five households now have a two-way communicating digital electric meter, and that by 2015, more than half of the homes in the country will have one of the new smart meters...

Pike Research Predicts Uninterruptible Power Supply Market to Expand by 12% in 2011 

Sep 28, 2011, 

Expansion of the worldwide uninterruptible power supply (UPS) market is driven by the growing need to protect sensitive electronic devices from grid power quality instability as well as by the decreasing acceptance of downtime...

SolarTech Streamlines Solar PV Permitting and Inspection 

Sep 28, 2011, 

SolarTech, a non-profit industry collaborative driving six initiatives to streamline the growth and acceleration of solar in the United States, announced recently the release of the first edition of a Microinverter and AC Module Application Guide...

IES Publishes Standard on Useful Lifetime of LEDs 

Sep 28, 2011, 

The Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IES) recently introduced a new document, TM-21-11, "Projecting Long Term Lumen Maintenance of LED Light Sources...

Pike Research Releases Report on Electric Vehicle Charging Station Installations 

Sep 14, 2011, 

A new report from Boulder, Colo.-based Pike Research forecasts that by 2017 more than 1.5 million locations to charge vehicles will be available in the United States, with a total of 7.7 million locations worldwide...

NEMA Supports Transfer of DOE Transmission Corridor Authority to FERC 

Sep 14, 2011, 

Citing its commitment to improving the regulatory environment for the planning, development, siting, and construction of transmission infrastructure, the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) weighed in at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in support of the transfer from DOE to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) of certain directives regarding transmission corridors authorized under the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct05)...

Reed Construction Data Includes Possibility of Recession in its Economic Forecast 

Sep 14, 2011, 

Bernard M. Markstein, Reed Construction Data's chief economist, recently offered a revised prediction, which includes a recession scenario, for the firm's economic forecast...

Producer Price Index for Construction Materials Is Up 7.9% for the Year 

Sep 14, 2011, 

The amount contractors pay for a range of key construction materials declined in August, but contractors continue to be squeezed as materials cost increases have outstripped the price of finished buildings over the past year, according to an analysis of producer price index figures released recently by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), Arlington, Va....

Pike Research Releases Report on Microgrids for Campus Environments 

Aug 30, 2011, 

Microgrids, which are pockets of distributed energy resources that can be isolated from the utility power grid, represent an attractive option for single-owner campus environments, according to a new report from Boulder, Colo.-based Pike Research...

National Demand-Response Directory Launches 

Aug 30, 2011, 

Skipping Stone, a Los Angeles-based energy consulting firm providing market assessment, strategy development, strategy implementation, talent management, and managed services, announced recently the formal launch of the National Demand Response Directory, a reference guide to all the commercial and industrial demand-response programs in the United States...

Manufacturing Technology Orders up 103.9% from June 2010 

Aug 30, 2011, 

June U.S. manufacturing technology orders totaled $459.39 million according to the Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT), McLean, Va., and the American Machine Tool Distributors’ Association (AMTDA), Rockville, Md....

Respondents to NEMA Survey Report Decline in Improvements in July 

Jul 28, 2011, 

The broad economic slowdown of recent months continued to affect the electrical manufacturing sector in July...

Construction Materials Rise for Fourth Straight Month 

Feb 23, 2011, 

According to the February 16 Producer Price Index (PPI) report by the U.S. Department of Labor, prices for construction materials rose by 0.9 % in January...

Manufacturing Technology Consumption up 85% in 2010 

Feb 16, 2011, 

December U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $446.76 million...

Lighting Retrofit Revenues Expected to Grow in 2011 

Jan 31, 2011, 

Energy-efficient lighting industry professionals are anticipating strong business in 2011 as a result of continued investment in energy-efficiency projects...

Increase in Nonresidential Construction Spending Not Expected Until Late 2011 

Jan 26, 2011, 

According to the American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) semi-annual Consensus Construction Forecast, a slow recovery period is projected for the nonresidential construction industry this year...

More Construction Firms Plan to Hire Rather Than Cut Workers in 2011 

Jan 24, 2011, 

More construction firms are planning to hire workers this year than are planning to make layoffs...

Materials Prices Jump 0.9% in December While Bids Stay Flat 

Jan 19, 2011, 

Construction firms faced increasing pressure in December as nearly every material used by contractors rose in price, while bid prices for new buildings remained flat...

Manufacturing Technology Consumption Continues to Strengthen 

Jan 12, 2011, 

November U.S. manufacturing technology consumption totaled $318.18 million, according to a recent United States Manufacturing Technology Consumption (USMTC) report...

PV Module Capacity Growing Faster than Demand Could Mean Trouble for Tier-2 Suppliers 

Jan 6, 2011, 

According to IMS Research, PV module production capacity increased by almost 70% during 2010, reaching nearly 30 GW by the end of the year...

Revolving Loan Program to Help Industries Save Energy, Boost Profits 

Dec 14, 2010, 

AlabamaSAVES (Sustainable and Verifiable Energy Savings), a $60 million revolving loan program, will be a new tool to help Alabama businesses make upgrades that save energy, reduce operating expenses, and create work for state residents...

Third-Quarter 2010 Lighting Systems Index Improves 

Dec 9, 2010, 

Third-quarter 2010 NEMA Lighting Systems Index (LSI) performance bested the second quarter’s by 0.9% and was 5.6% ahead of third-quarter 2009’s...

57.9 Million Smart Meters Planned for Installation in the United States 

Nov 29, 2010, 

Smart electric meters, which use 2-way communications networks to enable frequent readings of electricity consumption, are at the forefront of the utility world’s transition to a smarter electrical grid...