Not just in print, the current issue of IAEI News is now available online. November-December 2011 is available now for you to flick through from cover to cover online! Click here to view We would love to know what you think.
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In recent years, there have been a great number of gated or private communities built across this country. These are neighborhoods where the streets and other common use facilities may not be installed or maintained by the utility or local government as they are in public neighborhoods. Not long ago, a journeyman electrician, who had recently purchased a home in a gated community, complained about its ungrounded streetlights. Many thought he was crazy. But, he was right. The streetlights had no equipment grounding conductor (EGC) connection.
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In this article we will continue where we left off discussing branch circuit requirements, picking up with 210.8, Ground Fault Circuit-Interrupter Protection for Personnel.
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Based upon an assessment of current and emerging smart grid technologies, a review of the NEC was conducted and NEC sections were identified as candidates for revision. Some of these code sections may require revisions to address Smart Grid monitoring or control, (such as Chapter 4, Equipment, and Chapter 6, Special Equipment), while other code sections may require revisions due to utility interfaces (Chapter 1, General, and Chapter 2, Wiring and Protection), emergency power (Chapter 7, Special Conditions), or wired/wireless communication (Chapter 8, Communication Systems).
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There is an old saying, “How time flies when you are having fun.” All I can say is that these past twelve months have gone by at light speed. Even though the time has gone by so fast, as I reflect back on this year, a lot got done; and, yes, overall I enjoyed my time as the International President along with all the work.
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The year 2011 is an exciting milestone for NACMA as it marks the 25th anniversary of the founding of the association, and celebrates the continued widespread knowledge and usage of armored cable within the electrical industry.
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Photovoltaic (PV) power systems are becoming more numerous, larger and more complex. Inspectors and plan reviewers have limited time to deal with these new systems and still carry on the routine electrical system inspections that have been done for 100 years or more. I intend for this “Perspectives on PV” articles to provide you with information on the Code requirements for these systems and also give you information on how to make the plan reviews and inspections easier and faster.
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See the humble beginnings of energy storage and, in particular, battery storage for the sustainment of electricity, and how energy storage has developed over time with innovative technology and good solid engineering principles to create what we now know to be many of the modern methodologies used for the storage of energy (electricity).
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Just when you thought you could take a break from financial drama, following the resolution of the debt ceiling issue, here comes Act 2: the downgrade of the U.S. long-term credit rating. As a citizen, you may be feeling frustrated. And as an investor, you might be getting worried. But is this concern really justified?
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I am involved in discussions with contractors and the authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) all the time about issues with the Code. Generally, someone is looking for you to back their position on a certain subject and will begin a sentence such as, “Wouldn’t you agree with me….?” That statement is fraught with misgivings and already sets the stage that they are intending for you to agree with them. They are not interested in the true intent of the code, just to get you to agree with their standpoint.
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