We often hear of CME warnings telling us that mobile communications could be disrupted. What we haven’t heard much about is how a CME could cripple an electrical grid.
It was during preparation for the education program at the 2018 IAEI Section meeting that I came up with the idea of increasing the presence of women in the electrical construction field.
IREC honored the International Association of Electrical Inspectors (IAEI) for its work with solar training and education at the 2018 3iAwards.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), roughly 125 million people, ranging from firefighters to electricians, are exposed to asbestos occupationally.
Electricians and other construction-industry specialists are retiring in record numbers and, in some areas, are virtually impossible to replace.
Costly damage and downtime are real problems for broadcast facilities operating in lightning prone locations. Fortunately, these problems can often be prevented and without expensive solutions.
One of the largest power-generating dams on the Columbia River in the northwest United States needed to replace a single-ended unit substation to ensure operational uptime.