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Alternative Solution: Green Energy

Wall Street is, apparently, in melt down. Jobs are being lost daily, compounding the problems of the banks, homeowners, homebuilders, and, of course, electric manufacturers. The U.S. economy is in crisis, but pouring money at the top of the pyramid will reach the individuals and institutions that drive...

Published Fri, Sep 26 2008 2:08 PM by Darraugh, Barbara

Filed under: Economics

The Heart of The Problem

Central to the credit market turmoil that has dominated the news in the last two weeks is the future direction of housing prices. As it stands, prices are expected to move lower as bloated inventories of unsold homes are worked off. However, inventories remain huge and, in some parts of the country,...

Published Thu, Sep 25 2008 2:04 PM by Lego, Brian

Filed under: Economy

Water, Water, Where?

You may have noticed that the future of our water supply has been getting more attention lately. What does that have to do with electricity? Of course, quite a bit of electricity is generated by the flow of water and even more can be into the future. But electricity also plays a major role in whether...

Published Fri, Sep 26 2008 1:06 PM by updykec

Filed under: Environment, renewable energy, electricity

“All This For A Turbine”

Got juice? In Afghanistan power means, well, power, with international and Afghan forces recently going all out to bring a strategic source back on line. We’re talking about Kajaki, a lake and dam northwest of Kandahar that were key points-of-attack when the U.S. beseiged the Taliban in 2001. Now with...

Published Mon, Sep 29 2008 7:46 AM by Meakem, John

Texas Commission Reduces Safety Rules in Unincorporated Areas

On September 1, 2008, the Texas State Legislature passed House Bill 1038, which requires that residential construction, both new and remodel, completed by builders in unincorporated areas or in areas not subject to municipal inspections must have a minimum of three inspections conducted by a fee inspector...

Published Tue, Sep 30 2008 2:07 PM by baclawskiv

Filed under: Electrical Safety

IEEE Standards Board Approves Project to Develop Copycat Standard?

From the "What could they have been thinking?" desk. On December 7, 2005, the IEEE Standards Board approved a Project Approval Request (PAR) for a new project to develop a standard for "Ground Rod Electrode, Clamp & Coupling Specification" ( http://standards.ieee.org/board/nes...

Published Tue, Sep 30 2008 2:14 PM by baclawskiv

Filed under: Safety and Standardization

What’s the Next Move?

Following yesterday's bipartisan defeat (subscription req'd) of the Emergency Economic Stability Act of 2008 (EESA, for short), many analysts are left scratching their heads and wondering "What comes next?" After equity markets tanked yesterday, some optimism has returned that Congress...

Published Tue, Sep 30 2008 3:36 PM by Lego, Brian

Filed under: Economics

A True Bedtime Story

Once upon a time, when I was a little boy, I had a pillow for snuggling that had a basset-hound face with big, droopy eyes and ears, which I called “Battawee”. His name should have been “ Battery”, since my thinking at the time was apparently that he needed some sort of electric pick-me-up to get over...

Published Tue, Sep 02 2008 9:16 AM by Meakem, John

Georgia Officials Oppose Child Electric Safety Standards

After building and legislative officials in nearly 20 states have embraced the 2008 National Electrical Code® (NEC) and its tamper-resistant receptacle requirement, some Georgia officials are turning their backs on better child electrical safety. In a baffling move during a July 24 public hearing, the...

Published Tue, Sep 02 2008 10:37 AM by Moldoveanu, Andrei

Filed under: Electrical Safety, Building Codes, Tamper Resistant Receptacles

Electricity and Hurricane Season

A tropical storm season that came in like lamb now seems destined to go out like a lion. While the remnants of Gustav soak the Midwest, we await Hanna's arrival along the East Coast in a couple of days. Close on its tail is Ike , and Josephine isn't far behind. Those of us in the electrical industry...

Published Tue, Sep 02 2008 5:10 PM by golds

Filed under: Electrical Safety

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