Electricity

Demand For Data Centers, AI Puts Pressure On U.S. Power Grid

June 14, 2024

A new report finds the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) threatens to strain the power grid, but also promises new efficiencies.

Bucknell University Completes Solar Project

October 19, 2022

The solar array will supply up to 7% of Bucknell's electricity and will bring the university closer to its carbon neutrality goal.

Data Center Efficiency: Liquid Immersion Cooling To The Rescue

June 16, 2022

Liquid immersion cooling is easy to deploy quickly, incrementally, and cost effectively, and it reduces energy costs.

Time Is Now To Move To Cleaner, More Resilient Commercial Buildings

February 7, 2022

Lineage Logistics installed 3.3 megawatts of solar power and 460 kilowatts of Mainspring Energy linear generator power at its Southern California Colton Agua Mansa distribution facility.

Despite Training, Most Workers Experience Electrical Shock

July 14, 2020

Survey results help industry understand why worker injuries and fatalities occur each year from shock despite an electrical code being in place.

5 Steps To A Successful Facility Condition Assessment

October 29, 2018

Facility managers should use an FCA as part of a technical investigation, to review assets or systems looking into the root causes of deterioration, and as a source for determining a building's replacement value.

Wind Energy Gains Speed Across U.S.

June 8, 2018

In its latest annual market report, American Wind Energy Association highlights expansion of this power source.

Question Of The Week: Operating Empty Buildings

January 12, 2015

One professional asks what the standard minimum maintenance requirement is for operating a vacant building.

New Product Flash: Lighting Control System From enlighted®

October 18, 2011

enlighted, Inc., a building sense and control company, recently launched the Enlighted Lighting Control system. This system provides lighting monitoring and control distributed to the level of each fixture in the building that is designed to achieve between 50 to 75% energy savings in existing facilities. The enlighted platform is based on wireless sensors at each individual lighting fixture.