Ready to cross that electrical project off your to-do list? Understand wiring color codes so you can finish the job safely. Electrical Wire Colors The electrical aisle at the local home improvement ...

This article discusses many common misunderstandings about the function of the neutral wire and its relation to power problems. The subjects of dedicated lines, phase reversal, isolation transformers, ...

First, what's a subpanel? In my words, a subpanel is an electrical panel wired downstream from the Service Equipment, which is more commonly known as the main panel. For a lengthy discussion on the ...

Fort McCoy’s Directorate of Public Works (DPW) and Xcel Energy continue to work together to finish the process of changing ...

When clients call you because operating problems on pieces of their 120V equipment cause them to suspect their facility's power supply, you have to decide where to start your investigation. Don't ...

In the past, smart switch users in older homes that lack neutral wiring had to cough up the cash for a wireless hub to make their switches work, but C by GE recently announced new—and hubless—smart ...

In this Perspective, Gerhard Salge, Chief Technology Officer at Hitachi Energy, explains why electricity will be the crux of a carbon-neutral energy system. He argues that electrifying the globe can ...

Electromagnetism is a simple example of a gauge theory where the underlying potentials (the vector and scalar potentials) are defined only up to a gauge choice. The vector potential generates magnetic ...

The nation’s electric grid is in the news again following catastrophic power failures in Texas and California during the past year. The bipartisan infrastructure framework was recently endorsed by the ...