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EEOC sues New Jersey electrical contractor for age discrimination

Construction Dive

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed suit against electrical contractor Hatzel & Buehler over alleged labor law violations.

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The Complete Guide to Project Commissioning

Autodesk Construction Cloud

The main driving force behind a successful project is improved commissioning—and that’s what you’ll learn about below. . Why is Project Commissioning Important? Project commissioning, also referred to as Cx, is a series of milestones that includes the testing of systems, materials, and staff who will be operating the systems.

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$932M Italy-Tunisia Subsea Power Line Gets Funding Boost From European Commission

ENR Construction

The ELMED electrical interconnection project will link the electricity grids of Tunisia and Italy, enabling a bidirectional electrical power flow between Africa and Europe for the first time.

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California Announces Plans to Cut Rooftop Solar Incentives—Here’s What That Means for Homeowners

Pro Builder

California's solar incentive program just took a major hit after the state’s Public Utilities Commission voted to reduce payments to solar customers. For years, California’s progressive solar incentives have helped 1.5 For years, California’s progressive solar incentives have helped 1.5

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Federal Energy Commission Calls for Tighter Electric Utility Cybersecurity

ENR Construction

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has ordered the North American Electric Reliability Corp. to develop a new or modified reliability standard for industrial-control system hardware, software and computing and networking services associated with bulk-electric system operations.

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FTC Regulates What You can Say about Your Solar Panels

Green Building Law Update

The Federal Trade Commissions has prescribed that such would be deceptive. A Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) is a tradeable, market-based instrument that represents the legal property rights to the “renewable-ness” or all of the non-power attributes of renewable electricity generation. That express language is clear.

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Proposed Underwater Electricity Cable for NYC

Construction Equipment

Empire State Connector Corp has filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC") for authority to negotiate agreements with customers for transmission service on a 260-mile long high voltage direct current ("HVDC") electric transmission line that will deliver 1,000 MW of energy and capacity directly into New York City from (..)