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    The Importance of Grounding Renewable Systems

    July 17, 2024
    Best practices for maintaining the electrical systems of solar and wind assets
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    Steam turbines readied at Georgia Power’s Plant Vogtle.

    Will Nuclear Power Have a Second Coming?

    Nov. 11, 2024
    A clean slate to start anew awaits visionaries of new ways of generating energy from a controversial source.
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    Code Quiz of the Week: No. 460

    Oct. 14, 2024
    Weekly Quiz on the 2023 National Electrical Code
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    EPA Announces $965M Available to Fund Clean School Buses

    Oct. 8, 2024
    Learn more about the fourth round of funding for clean school buses
    Bob Eaton, managing partner, Dayton & Night Solar, offered contractors insight into using federal IRA tax incentives to fund solar projects.

    Financing Solar Projects with IRA Tax Incentives

    Sept. 30, 2024
    Highlights and insights from a session during Day 1 of NECA

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