The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) recently published ANSI/NEMA WC 67-2012, "Standard for Uninsulated Conductors Used in Electrical and Electronic Applications"...More
Firm will use in-house electrical and low-voltage designers teamed with an experienced construction team to ensure completeness of design, code compliance, and coordination with other trades for the new mixed-use community....More
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s School of Engineering and Lewis and Clark Community College recently signed a 2+2 Program agreement, which allows a student to spend the first two academic years at Lewis and Clark followed by two years at SIUE to obtain a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering....More
Following the implementation of the new efficiency standards for general service fluorescent lamps (GSFL), NEMA’s T12 lamp shipment index reveals a decline of nearly 40% on a year-over-year basis during Q3 2012. T8s and T12s also posted double digit declines....More
The Medical Center, Columbus, Ga., replaced an aging backup power system with a new central power plant, located across the street from the main hospital in a free-standing building, equipped with four 2,500kW generator sets from MTU Onsite Energy
The Medical Center, Columbus, Ga., replaced a 30-year accumulation of backup generators with a new central power plant equipped with four 2,500kW gen-sets from MTU Onsite Energy...More
White paper outlines the industry’s first and only comprehensive, independent performance rating standard based on lifetime energy production of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules...More
The Michigan Public Service Commission approved DTE Energy's plan to expand its SolarCurrents customer-owned pilot program, which offers customers a more affordable way to install solar PV systems on their homes and businesses...More
White paper provides an overview of some of the industry’s most popular voluntary energy efficiency certification programs, performance initiatives, and labeling/packaging standards for lighting products in the United States and Canada...More
Using 2,600 high-performance volumetric Relight kits from Lithonia Lighting, Eco Engineering LLC, created and installed a customized lighting solution for Medical Mutual of Ohio...More
No matter where your political affiliation lies, I think you would have to agree with this statement: The solar and wind power generation sectors should both benefit from the results of this election....More
This fall, hundreds of thousands of businesses in construction and manufacturing will receive 2012 Economic Census forms from the U.S. Census Bureau. Selected companies will receive forms in November, but most will get them in December....More
For an energy source that’s so consistent and measured in its 93-million-mile trek to Earth’s atmosphere, solar power rides a roller coaster of heady promise and stark reality as it’s factored into the market for electrical energy....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.
Arlington’s new 9” diameter ceiling cover plate is the neatest way to cover unused “high hat” cans. With no tools needed, installation couldn’t be faster! CP9000’s spring anchor brackets slip between the turned down metal tabs inside the “can” or directly to the “can”....More
