Jim Lucy

Jim Lucy

Editor-in-Chief, Electrical Wholesaling & Electrical Marketing

Over the past 40-plus years, hundreds of Jim’s articles have been published in Electrical Wholesaling, Electrical Marketing newsletter and Electrical Construction & Maintenance magazine on topics such as electric vehicles, solar and wind development, energy-efficient lighting and local market economics. In addition to his published work, Jim regularly gives presentations on these topics to C-suite executives, industry groups and investment analysts.

He launched a new subscription-based data product for Electrical Marketing that offers electrical sales potential estimates and related market data for more than 300 metropolitan areas. In 1999, he published his first book, “The Electrical Marketer’s Survival Guide” for electrical industry executives looking for an overview of key market trends.

While managing Electrical Wholesaling’s editorial operations, Jim and the publication’s staff won several Jesse H. Neal awards for editorial excellence, the highest honor in the business press, and numerous national and regional awards from the American Society of Business Press Editors. He has a master’s degree in communications and a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Glassboro State College, Glassboro, N.J. (now Rowan University) and studied electrical design at New York University and graphic design at the School for Visual Arts.

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2024 Construction Forecast

Dec. 13, 2023
While no one seems to be expecting gangbusters growth in 2024, next year the electrical construction market should provide a steady flow of solid business opportunities.
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EV Charger Applications Expected to Expand Business Opportunities for Electrical Contractors

Oct. 1, 2023
NECA 2023 seminar session highlights what electrical contractors can do to capitalize on opportunities in the EV charger installation space
Facility Solutions, Austin, Texas (#64 on EW’s ranking), expects Netflix’s plans to redevelop the Fort Monmouth, N.J., campus into a major film studio to provide business in the coming years. According to a Netflix press release, the first phase of the project will include the construction of 12 soundstages that will range in size from 15,000 sq ft to 40,000 sq ft each with a maximum build out of 480,000 sq ft.

2023’s Largest Electrical Distributors

Aug. 10, 2023
Despite concerns over a recession, most of 2023’s Top 150 distributors expect to power through the uncertain economic climate and log increased revenues this year.