| | | | | | Despite recent setbacks, advocates of leveraging grassroots legislative power to get further down the road to an all-electric future continue fighting back, securing some gains in the process. Bold efforts to move some communities away from natural gas in favor of electric were dealt a blow in April, further complicating the national picture of where... |
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| | | | The editors of EC&M are back to present the three most popular The Everyday Electrician™ videos from last month! In case you missed them, these social media videos were Trevor Ottmann's most popular in August 2024. Trevor is the president of 3/O Electric in Bennet, Neb. Read this article to watch the embedded Instagram reel or click the links to view... |
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| | | Finding and correcting the root causes of voltage sags and swells is an important part of ensuring quality power supply in your facility. Addressing these issues reduces overall costs and increases uptime. |
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| | | In Episode 53, we're featuring an audio-only version of a popular video from Eddie Guidry, who addresses some of our readers' most pressing questions regarding the differences between NEC and OSHA electrical requirements — and why we need both. He also explains the scope and enforcement of OSHA citations in electrical settings as well as describes ... |
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| | | Editor-in-Chief Ellen Parson and NEC Expert Russ LeBlanc discuss some of the most significant changes to the 2023 edition of the National Electrical Code. In this episode, they look at Sec. 210.8(D) regarding specific appliances. |
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| | | One of the most important areas covered by the National Electrical Code (NEC) is the installation and selection of luminaires (aka “light fixtures”) — essential electrical equipment used in residential, commercial, and industrial lighting applications and systems. This handy article covers fixture type selection, terms associated with luminaires, location... |
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| | | In a memorandum to Code-Making Panel 17 about proposed TIA No. 1800, Sarah Caldwell, senior committee administrator, wrote, "The public comment circulation has passed, therefore, according to Section 5.7(a) in the NFPA Regs, the final results show this TIA HAS achieved the ¾ majority vote needed on both Ballot Item No. 1 (Technical Merit) and Ballot... |
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| | | How well do you know the Code? Think you can spot violations the original installer either ignored or couldn’t identify? Hint: Forgotten firestopping. |
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| | | Take a look at some of the innovative project photos sent in by Top 50 companies this year, representing the diverse scope of work that helped many of them reach record revenue levels in 2023. Photos are shown in alphabetical order by company name. |
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| | | Take a look at some of the innovative project photos sent in by Top 50 companies this year, representing the diverse scope of work that helped many of them reach record revenue levels in 2023. Photos are shown in alphabetical order by company name. |
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