By Gina DiPietro, Duke Illumination Staff Writer Atop an 86-foot dam in central North Carolina, Duke Energy’s Becky Rollins looks out over the Pee Dee River. It’s beautiful, she said, motioning below. The floodgates at Tillery Hydroelectric Plant, in service...
By Katelyn Woodling, Manager of Product Management for Bosch Heating and Cooling North America According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, more than half of all energy used in U.S. homes is directly spent on only two items, heating, and air conditioning....
Construction equipment manufacturers are embracing electric power. Almost every major construction equipment manufacturer has electric vehicles (EVs) in their current product catalog. Some of this is driven by corporate decisions to decrease the negative impact when...
As electric utility companies look to drastically reduce their CO2 emissions over the next several decades, significant steps are already being taken to begin modernizing the grid. Microgrids represent a key component of that modernization. A microgrid is a localized...
By Gwen Brown, Interstate Renewable Energy Council When it comes to running a successful construction project, having a skilled and well-trained workforce is essential. Yet, difficulty filling these types of roles with qualified workers has been an ongoing challenge...