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INDUSTRY WATCH
12 World’s Most Powerful Electrical
Testing System Up and Running
in Florida
13 Congress Passex Keystone XL
Pipeline Legislation, President
Vetoes
16 FCC Adopts Strong
Net-Neutrality Rules
18 Renewable Energy Tax Credits
Could Become Permanent
20 California Ready for
More Renewables
CODE
30 CODE FAQS
Protecting Conductors,
Safer Switchgear and More
Jim Dollard
70 CODE APPLICATIONS
Multiwire Branch Circuits
Mark C. Ode
78 CODE IN FOCUS
General Installation
Requirements, Part II
Charles R. Miller
104 CODE COMMENTS
Receptacles at Patient Beds
Michael Johnston
ON THE JOB
10 SAFETY
You Lift Me Up
Tom O’Connor
24 ESTIMATING
Tame the Chaos
Stephen Carr
38 PURCHASING
Maximize the
Purchasing Function
Barry Olson
56 ENERGY MANAGEMENT
From the Earth to the Home
Darlene Bremer
64 IDEAS THAT WORK
Sticky Solution, Clever
Spacer and More
Edited by Anton Mikec
66 ARC-FLASH SAFETY
Control the Risk
Jim Phillips
68 LEGAL
They Can’t Take That
Away From Me
Gerard W. Ittig
88 UTILITY BUSINESS
Still Plenty of
Low-Hanging Fruit
Chuck Ross
90 RESIDENTIAL
The Liability Du Jour
David Shapiro
92 POWER QUALITY
New Kid on the Block
Richard P. Bingham
94 FINANCIAL
The Working Capital Cycle
Denise Norberg-Johnson
INTEGRATED
SYSTEMS
26 FIBER OPTICS
Test Before Use
Jim Hayes
28 LIGHTING
Day and Night
Craig DiLouie
45 TECHNOLOGY
Your Home’s Rising IQ
Darlene Bremer
46 FIRE/LIFE SAFETY
Avoid Costly Mistakes
Wayne D. Moore
50 QUIZ
Prefab Cabling Networks
Jim Hayes
81 SECURITY
Higher Security
Access Control
Deborah L. O’Mara
PRODUCTS
39 NEW PRODUCTS
48 POWER TOOLS
55 NEW PRODUCTS
58 HOME AUTOMATION
CONTROLS
76 NEW PRODUCTS
93 NEW PRODUCTS
COOL TOOLS
96 SAWS
Jeff Griffin
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