For any electrical contractor, sustainable technology has become a central theme for many contracts, and it will continue to be front and center.
Adjacent to most sustainable technology is new ways to create batteries and energy storage. Specifically, lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery technology is advancing. One challenge is streamlining the design of Li-ion batteries with ideal materials, which are often in
According to an October 2022 report from CNN, many convenience stores are not installing electric vehicle charging stations due to high utility fees. Despite passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which provides $7.5 billion in funding for EV chargers, demand charges—and competition—from utility companies has discouraged some store owners from investing in new infrastructure.
While fees vary from
One of the general public’s biggest hesitations about using electric vehicles centers on range anxiety, which is directly related to charging time. Most home outlets—a level 1 charger—require 40 hours to fully charge the average EV. Many level 2 chargers work at a rate of 15–25 miles of range per hour, which still requires several hours to fully charge. Some
Smart energy is going to school, literally.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced a major funding opportunity in October for clean energy improvements at elementary school campus facilities throughout the country.
The $80 million program, made possible by the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will offer grants to fund energy and health improvements in public K-12 schools. Electrical contractors working
In September 2022, Hurricane Fiona caused another island-wide blackout in Puerto Rico. The storm dropped 30 inches of rain, while producing flooding and mudslides. While nearly a million customers lacked power in the immediate aftermath and thousands were still without power in mid-October, restoration is moving faster than after Hurricane Maria, which hit the island in September 2017.
Although more
I’m sure you, like me, are amazed at what that smartphone we carry around in our pocket all the time can do. It’s a telephone, sure, but also a portable device to message, read email and access the web, a navigation system, camera, calculator, calendar, timer/alarm clock, weather monitor, radio or TV and even a wallet with ID and credit
