Renewables

Tracking the latest developments in the renewables market (including wind and solar power) and the use of green materials in smart building design

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Highlights

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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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Energy Prices Drive Construction Materials Costs Slightly Higher in October

Nov. 22, 2024
ABC analyzes the latest construction materials numbers.
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NEMA Launches Four New Standards

Nov. 18, 2024
The new standards aim to bolster supply chains, improve grid stability, and build resilient infrastructure.
Courtesy of Georgia Power.
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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What's Causing Storage Battery Failures and Fires?

Sept. 20, 2024
New research finds many culprits, but integration and installation glitches rank high.
Mike Holt
Interconnected Power Sources

NEC Requirements for Interconnected Power Sources

Sept. 16, 2024
Article 705 covers the installation of electric power sources operating in parallel with the primary source of power.
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Envisioning the All-Electric Future in the United States

Sept. 11, 2024
This has been an eventful year so far for electrification, as a Berkeley gas ban upended and Massachusetts embarks on testing electric prioritization.
EPIC

NETA Reveals Agenda for EPIC | Electrical Power Innovations Conference

Sept. 4, 2024
The new conference will be held October 13th–15th, 2024 at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas.