ANAHEIM, Calif. Contractors from California and other Western states strolled the aisles at Electric West 2001 Feb. 27 to March 1 to search for time and...More
CEE News Product of the Year finalists A panel of judges selected 20 finalists for CEE News' Product of the Year. Now it's your turn to help us vote for...More
The electrical industry has seen many dot-coms come and go over the past year, but it hasn't seen a company marketing e-business services that has quite...More
In the emergency mode, upon loss of utility power, every available generator is started and independently synchronized to the bus. Looking at the electrical...More
Power failures, staged power blackouts (like those that Californians now experience) and unexpected disturbances of the utility grid are as painful today...More
This installation was discovered after the local serving utility, somewhere in southern California, found that the electricity usage and electric bills...More
Home media system replaces expensive cable with Cat. 5 The Decora Media System makes it possible to replace old-style audio/video distribution components...More
A new voice/data association wants to improve the lives of telecom contractors and other electrical companies with interests in this growing market. Looking...More
The Electronic House Expo offered information on the latest trends in home networking, including remote medical monitoring systems for the elderly and...More
ANAHEIM, Calif. Dot-coms flooded the show floor at Electric West 2000 in Las Vegas. A year later, the focus shifted to the California energy crisis with...More
The following violations of the 1999 National Electrical Code were noted at the equipment serving the underground feeder: The underground feeder is in...More
Data transfer unit helps clients gather information The DTU-3xe allows fast, reliable, on-site data retrieval from the manufacturer's recorders. The data...More
Give the specific 1999 NEC references related to any violations you find. Write Joe a Violation Notice rather than sending in a copy of the Code rule....More
Q What is the intent of the NEC Section 225-32 Exception 1 when it says that a disconnect can be located elsewhere where safe switching procedures are...More
John Escoto, electrical supervisor from the Coachella Valley, Calif., Water District, snapped this photo of a violation he found in a newly-installed...More
A five-person panel with dozens of years of field experience selected 20 products as finalists from more than 70 entrants in the 2001 CEE News Product...More
Nicholas Kleyn, an electrical contractor in Grand Rapids, Mich., discovered this situation while estimating repairs needed in a church that was built...More
OnQ Technologies Inc., Harrisburg, Pa., and Vicinium Systems Inc., Pleasanton, Calif., have partnered to allow builders and developers to provide a complete,...More
SMARTELECTRICAL OFFERS WESCO PRODUCTS ONLINE SEATTLE SmartElectrical, a SmartContractor community and provider of Web-based services for electrical contractors,...More
CEE News Product of the Year finalists A panel of judges selected 20 finalists for CEE News' Product of the Year. Now it's your turn to help us vote for...More
A five-person panel with dozens of years of field experience selected 20 products as finalists from over 70 entrants in the 2001 CEE News Product of the...More
A panel of judges have selected the top 20 finalists for CEE News' annual Product of the Year competition. These finalists were showcased at the Electric...More
Arecent study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC)'s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) has...More
LEDs have unique and compelling characteristics that make them ideal for industrial lighting applications. But there are a variety of misconceptions about LEDs, how well they work, how long they last, and more. Digital Lumens developed this whitepaper to dish up the facts around LEDs and address some common misunderstandings....More
An arc flash is associated with the explosive release of energy caused by an electrical arc, due to either a phase-to-ground or a phase-to-phase fault. This kind of fault can result from many factors – a dropped tool, accidental contact with electrical systems, buildup of conductive dust, corrosion or improper work conditions.....More
Abstract: In this webinar, Mike will not only explain the current NEC requirements for GFCIs and AFCIs, but he'll explain how they operate, what causes their premature failure, and when they won't provide the safety protection you might have thought they would.
Abstract: This webinar will teach attendees the difference between risk and hazard, and how the choice of system grounding has a direct impact on reliability and safety.
