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    ACEEE Awarded $9.6 Million to Lead National Effort to Update Building Energy Codes

    July 18, 2023
    With $9.6 million in funding over five years from the Department of Energy, ACEEE will establish the National Energy Codes Collaborative.
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    Low-Voltage Lighting in Smart Buildings

    July 11, 2023
    Demand is booming for networked lighting, low-voltage, and other smart home technologies. So why aren’t more electrical contractors seizing the opportunity?
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    Welcome to Inaugural Issue of EV Infrastructure

    July 3, 2023
    As previously announced, we have ceased production of Electrical Wholesaling's G-Biz email newsletter. As a replacement, we are launching EV Infrastructure, which will track the...

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