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INDUSTRY WATCH
14 Below-Average Increases
Estimated for U.S. Electric
Generating Capacity
16 New Mid-Atlantic
Transmission Project to
Span Four States
19 Stinky Landfill Gases Could
Be Source of Clean Energy
24 New Cheap, Clean,
Rechargeable Organic Battery
106 Open Platform Helps Plug
EVs Into the Grid
CODE
28 CODE FAQS
Dishwasher GFCI Protection,
CEE Length and More
Jim Dollard
64 CODE IN FOCUS
Sizing Conductors, Part XL
Charles R. Miller
82 CODE APPLICATIONS
Out of Sight, Out of Mind
Mark C. Ode
160 CODE COMMENTS
Do I Have Something
on My Face?
Michael Johnston
ON THE JOB
10 SAFETY
Excavating and Trenching
Tom O’Connor
26 ESTIMATING
Dazed and Confused
Stephen Carr
52 POWER QUALITY
Trends Aren’t Just
Fashionable
Richard P. Bingham
54 IDEAS THAT WORK
Spare Cell Phones,
Using HVAC Return
Grill and More
Edited by Anton Mikec
56 UTILITY BUSINESS
The Fight for
Demand-Response
Chuck Ross
58 LEGAL
Funny How Time Slips Away
Gerard W. Ittig
76 SERVICE/MAINTENANCE
What Does ‘24/7’
Really Mean?
Andrew McCoy and Fred Sargent
102 FINANCIAL
Do Not Go Gentle
Into Retirement
Denise Norberg-Johnson
104 ENERGY MANAGEMENT
The Next Lighting
Revolution: OLEDs
Darlene Bremer
126 ARC FLASH SAFETY
Label Enabled
Jim Phillips
128 RESIDENTIAL
A Dangerous Mess
David Shapiro
INTEGRATED SYSTEMS
40 FIBER OPTICS
Cleaning Fibers Is Crucial
Jim Hayes
42 LIGHTING
Putting Linear
LEDs to the Test
Craig DiLouie
50 QUIZ
Identifying Fiber
Optic Connectors
Jim Hayes
94 FIRE/LIFE SAFETY
Competence and
Communication
Wayne D. Moore
144 SECURITY
Managing Access
Darlene Bremer
PRODUCTS
84 NEW PRODUCTS
142 NEW PRODUCTS
COOL TOOLS
132 COOL TOOLS
Rotary Hammers
Jeff Griffin
26
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