Electric Avenue

14 Unique charging options with EV technology 

Bi-directional charging and V2G technology are poised to help improve grid stability
By Maura Keller, EA Contributing Writer 

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Electrical Manager  

18 Confusion of confusions

A 17th Century lesson that can still improve business performance today
By Michael Mitten, EA Contributing Writer 

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EA Reader Profile

22 Ten thousand hours of practice and a million words in print   

Training consultant Joel Levitt has learned a lot from traveling and listening
By Colin Gregory-Moores, EA Contributing Writer

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Electric Utilities 

26 Pumped-storage hydropower   

This alternative form of energy storage is gaining more attention as stakeholders more fully understand its benefits
By Bill O’Leary, EA Contributing Writer

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29 Cybersecurity for utilities    

What electrical, gas, and water providers are doing to protect against attacks
By Charlie Barks, EA Managing Editor 

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Power Transmission & Distribution

33 Designing with switchboards

 Power distribution systems benefit greatly from the switchboard’s versatility
By David Bredhold, EA Contributing Writer

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Finance & The Workplace

41 A true labor cost

Arriving at actual payroll expenses will require digging down to these details
By William H. Wiersema, CPA, EA Contributing Editor

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Pump It Up

43 Flexible demand response   

How pumps have played a role in testing the feasibility of regulating the use of intermittent power sources
By Kevin Jones, EA Senior Editor

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DEPARTMENTS 

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The Editor's Comment -  A special look at electric utilities 

 

Let's Solve Your Problem - Answers to questions about motor winding stresses and failures

 Business -  News from some major U.S. electric utilities 

Associations  -  NAM, NEMA, and other associations speak out on tariffs  

Plant happenings - Amid closings, a South Carolina utility announces an expansion 

Know your industry - Lhe Copper Development Association - Linking the copper industry to ‘real, impactful results’ 

Calendar  -   Linking the copper industry to ‘real, impactful results’ 

Names & faces  -  Personnel changes at PG&E, Franklin Electric, and Ameren 

Product showcase  -  What’s new from Phoenix Contact, Etherdyne, and Powercas  

Classified advertising  - Your monthly marketplace for equipment, businesses, and more

Cy’s Super Service  - The electrical service industry’s most prominent curmudgeon

EA puzzle  -  A word search puzzle based on this month’s “Associations”

Moe, Genny & friends - The surreal world of an anthropomorphized motor and generator

Direct & current  -  A nuclear-fusion power plant, and a sale by Siemens to ABB

Advertising index  - Who’s who—and who’s where—in this issue of Electrical Apparatus

 

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