D.C.’s Electrical Alliance Bringing EV Charger Training Home
NECA’s Washington D.C. Chapter has announced plans to sponsor an electrical vehicle infrastructure training course early next month for employees or staff members of state licensed and bonded...
View ArticleNECA Endorses Bill to Fast Track Deployment of Electric Vehicles
We are pleased to report that the Electric Vehicle Deployment Act (HR 1685) was recently introduced by U.S. Representatives Judy Biggert (R, IL-13), Ted Deutch (D, FL-19), Anna Eshoo (D, CA-14), Edward...
View ArticleRosendin Goes Greener With Fleet Of All-Electric Forklifts
Rosendin Electric, the nation’s largest private electrical contractor and a 100% employee-owned company, has always been an advocate of LEED sustainable construction and green building practices. As...
View ArticleNECA Supports Legislation Backing Use of Building Information Modeling (BIM)...
The National Electrical Contractors Association joined fellow members of the buildingSMART alliance in signing a letter to Rep. Frank Guinta (R-NH), voicing the association’s support for H.R. 2089,...
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Southern Contracting Takes a New Approach to Hydro-Power
Several years ago NECA member company Southern Contracting in San Marcos, Ca., made a strategic decision to diversify company resources and pursue energy solutions projects. Southern’s recently...
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DOE Guarantees $967M for Agua Caliente Solar Project
The U.S. Dept. of Energy announced it will guarantee a $967 million loan to support the Agua Caliente Solar Program sponsored by NRG Solar LCC. NECA member Conti Electric is the electrical contractor...
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What’s Involved in a Level-2 Charging Station Install?
Mike Johnston, NECA executive director, standards and safety, added his expertise on electric vehicle supply equipment to an article in the fall issue of American Garage magazine, “Do-It-Yourselfers...
View ArticleOhio Wind Powers Energy Solutions Summit
The first statewide Ohio Energy Solutions Summit was held Sept. 30 and included the dedication of a new wind turbine at the Toledo Electrical Joint Apprenticeship Training Center. Congresswoman Marcy...
View ArticleGood-Bye to the Incandescent Light Bulb
This January marks a regulatory milestone in the lighting industry with Thomas Edison’s light bulb being phased out in the United States. More specifically, this legislation, or the Energy...
View ArticleTop Energy Technologies to Watch in 2014
This year, sizeable growth is expected in the deployment of advanced energy efficiency technologies. We also expect to see growth in renewable and natural gas powered distributed energy generation...
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