|  Facility professionals provided insights regarding power surge incidences, misconceptions, and the usage of surge protective devices in their facilities. Most interestingly, transient overvoltage events, more commonly referred to as surges, were cited as the third leading cause of downtime. Surge protective devices were viewed as a success by most respondents, as 79% estimated that downtime and equipment failure was significantly reduced. |
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|  It was a typical night shift at ABC Manufacturing. Employees worked meticulously to assemble aerospace hardware for a large spacecraft project. The company was running on time for delivery but could not get behind in production. On this unassuming night, in the blink of an eye, the plant shut down and production ground to a halt. |
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|  On the afternoon of Aug. 29, 2021, Hurricane Ida made landfall near Port Fourchon, La., as a Category 4 hurricane. Thanks to New Orleans-based Entergy, which generates and distributes electric power to 2.9 million customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas, for supplying these pictures of the unfathomable destruction caused by Hurricane Ida. |
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|  Don't miss this article by an EC&M author who shares his personal story on what it was like being in the North Tower 20 years ago during the World Trade Center tragedy. |
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|  As of 7 a.m. EDT on September 2, there were approximately 1.2 million storm-related outages. Approximately 920,000 customer outages remain in Louisiana due to Ida, with an additional 230,000 outages in the Northeast after remnants of Ida passed over the region. |
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|  Single-family residences used to be built with a 30A service that used fuses. When a fuse would blow, homeowners would stick a penny in the fuse slot until they could swing by the hardware store for a replacement fuse. Sometimes, they would forget about this temporary fix and need to call an electrician to replace the damaged wiring. A similar temporary quick fix often takes place in industrial settings. |
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|  Electricians looking for the highest possible pay in the nation may want to consider a move to Illinois, the newest No. 1 ranked state in terms of compensation for electricians. See which other states topped the charts in terms of electrician compensation in 2020. |
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|  Based on updated research from the Bureau of Labor Statistics in its Occupational Employment and Wages Study from May 2020 report, southern states overall continue to pay electricians less for their work. |
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|  For the fifth straight year, data center/mission critical construction and health care held their places as the top two markets bringing in the greatest dollar volume of projects in 2020, followed by manufacturing, transportation, and renewable energy. Take a look at some of the innovative project photos sent in by Top 50 companies, representing the diverse scope of work that helped many of this year's group reach record revenue levels once again. |
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Members Only |  PREMIUM CONTENT: In this episode of “EC&M Tech Talk,” Randy Barnett walks viewers through five practical steps for performing electrical work safely by creating an electrically safe work condition. Whether you are the qualified electrical worker doing the job, the apprentice learning the trade, or the manager responsible for electrical safe work, this Tech Talk puts into perspective the myriad of requirements of the NFPA 70E Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace. |
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