Electrical Contractor

ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR magazine focuses on the electrical construction industry, covering a wide range of topics such as inside and line work, lighting, maintenance, control systems, voice/data solutions, security, fire and life safety, fiber optics, as well as home and building automation systems. Although it is affiliated with the National Electrical Contractors Association, the magazine caters to the entire electrical construction sector. With over 85,000 readers, its audience includes business owners, partners, company presidents, engineers, estimators, purchasing agents, project managers, supervisors, foremen, electricians, and more. ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR Magazine is recognized as the official publication of the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA). Meanwhile, ECmag.com is rapidly becoming the most popular online destination for electrical contractors, providing an extensive range of digital resources that are easy to search. The site features archives dating back to 2000 and offers a wealth of content, including videos, webinars, white papers, and much more.

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Northeast States Planning for Increased Transmission

1 week ago | ecmag.com | Andrea Klee |Rick Laezman

Grid operators are striving to address increased demand and other challenges across the country. In the Northeast, officials have come together to coordinate their efforts. In July 2024, several states signed a memorandum of understanding to form the Northeast States Collaborative on Interregional Transmission (Collaborative). The purpose of the agreement was to coordinate enhanced interregional transmission planning and development.
Drones Sharpen Focus on Emerging Applications

1 week ago | ecmag.com | Andrea Klee |Deborah O’Mara

Packed with the latest sensing, machine-learning and computer processing technologies, the role of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), also known as drones, is being redefined in next-generation emerging applications—finding increased use in markets seeking higher levels of safety and more efficient operations. UAV deployment continues to proliferate and grow exponentially.
Study Proposes “All-of-the-Above Approach” to Meeting Increased Electricity Demand

1 week ago | ecmag.com | Andrea Klee |Lori Lovely

It’s no secret that demand for electricity is increasing rapidly. A recent study conducted by PA Consulting and released by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), “A Reliable Grid for an Electric Future,” projects an escalation in demand of 50% over the next 25 years. Furthermore, electricity is projected to grow from 21% of final energy use to around 32% by 2050.
Clean Energy Adds Capacity, Challenges Just in Time for Summer

2 weeks ago | ecmag.com | Andrea Klee |Rick Laezman

States across the country have dramatically increased their generating capacity from renewable sources, which will help them face the coming demands from summer heat. This clean power will also add a new layer of challenges during periods when the weather is extreme. The North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) is the regulatory authority that oversees the continent’s electric grid, ensuring reliability and efficiency in the areas it regulates.
Virginia Enacts VPP Pilot Program

2 weeks ago | ecmag.com | Andrea Klee |Katie Kuehner-Hebert

Virginia has become the first state to require a utility company to pilot a virtual power plant (VPP) program. While a number of VPPs have been launched voluntarily across the country, in May, Virginia enacted the Community Energy Act, mandating that Dominion Energy’s Virginia subsidiary develop a pilot program to evaluate the effectiveness of VPPs to provide grid services, including peak-shaving, during times of large electric demand.
NECA Holds 2025 Legislative Conference

2 weeks ago | ecmag.com | Andrea Klee |Holly Sauer

The 2025 NECA Legislative Conference was held from April 28-30, and attendees had the opportunity to hear from Congressional representatives and Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer before meeting with their members of Congress and staff. The meeting began with a fireside chat between Rep. Rob Bresnahan (R-Pa.) and Marco Giamberardino, NECA’s senior vice president of government and public affairs.
California Utilities Look to Burying Power Lines to Prevent Future Fires

2 weeks ago | ecmag.com | Andrea Klee |Lori Lovely

After the recent Los Angeles wildfires, Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order in late March 2025 to bury more than 150 circuit miles of distribution power lines in the hopes of preventing future devastating fire damage. Following up on that order, Southern California Edison released a plan for Altadena and Malibu, where the Palisades and Eaton fires took place.
More Data Centers Coming to Midwest and East Coast States

3 weeks ago | ecmag.com | Andrea Klee |Rick Laezman

As the use of artificial intelligence expands its reach in society, the demand for data centers and the energy they consume is increasing rapidly across the country. Chicago-based Exelon is one of the nation’s largest utility companies. It serves nearly 11 million customers with six different transmission and distribution utilities covering five states and the District of Columbia.
Predicting the future with data: Educated predictions help safety programs

3 weeks ago | ecmag.com | Andrea Klee |Chuck Kelly

Those in the safety field have been exposed to tons of data over the years. It has typically been used to measure safety performance. We typically referred to that data as “accident statistics/rates” when leadership asks for proof that these programs make organizations safe. There have even been times when these numbers were used as incentives to secure a raise or bonus for ourselves, crews or those we report to. Unfortunately, that can lead to what I refer to as “pencil whipping” the numbers.
Fit for Duty: Boot camp and physical training keep apprentices ready for action

3 weeks ago | ecmag.com | Andrea Klee |Susan DeGrane

Starting at 7 a.m., first-, second- and third-year apprentices at the IBEW-NECA Technical Institute in Alsip, Ill., spend 30 minutes walking the perimeter of the campus, then drop in the parking lot for calisthenics—squats, lunges, knee bends and push-ups. They also do core-strengthening yoga poses such as planks and standing side planks. For all three cohorts, physical training (PT) happens outside, in temperatures as low as 20ºF and on mostly clear days.