As the electrical industry begins to move through 2026 under sustained pressure from labor shortages, electrical ...

Electrical contractor M&A activity declined in 2025 but is expected to rebound or grow into 2026, driven by a normalized market environment. Private equity firms are increasingly active, focusing on ...

NEMA's Make It American program now includes specifications for EVSE and CMS, expanding support for domestic manufacturing in transportation infrastructure. Third-party audits verify that ...

From lettuce to cannabis, LEDs are becoming a major technology in horticulture lighting. But energy efficiency isn’t the only ...

Take this weekly quiz to test your knowledge of the 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) requirements. The Code Quiz features three questions that are presented in a Fill-in-the-Blank or Multiple ...

How outcome-based energy and emissions mandates are reshaping retrofit strategies, lighting controls, and long-term compliance planning for electrical contractors ...

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From IoT integration to smart cities to LED advancements, several key trends are powering growth in the lighting and control ...

Keynote speaker Dan Shaffer shares strategies with the PowerTest26 audience on how to focus on controllable factors to drive ...

In Part 7, we look at the fall protection requirements for scaffolding users [29 CFR 1926.451(g)]. At what point does OSHA require fall protection for scaffolding users? If the level the employee is ...

The DOE is offering approximately $1.9 billion to support grid modernization projects across the U.S. Projects will focus on reconductoring and advanced transmission technologies to improve transfer ...