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Around the Circuit
DOL Announces $10
Million Competition
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Employment and
Training Administration recently announced a new competition to build
the capacity of the energy industry by providing potential workers with
skills-based job training at the regional level. The $10 million grant
competition, under the President's High Growth Job Training Initiative,
is open to public, private for-profit, and private nonprofit
organizations.Applicants must identify the nature of their
organizations and describe their capacity to deliver energy and skilled
trades training. Proposed strategies should be based on existing
workforce development models and promising practices in a particular
region, or they should be adapted from successful strategies already in
place in another region. To read more on this topic, visit
EC&M's Web site.
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Installed U.S. Wind Power Capacity
Surged by 45% in 2007
The U.S. wind energy industry installed 5,244MW in
2007,
expanding the nation's total wind power generating capacity by 45% in a
single calendar year and injecting an investment of more than $9
billion
into the economy, according to the American Wind Energy Association
(AWEA), Washington, D.C. The new wind projects account for 30% of the
entire new power-producing capacity added nationally in 2007 and will
power the equivalent of 1.5 million American households annually.To
read this story online, visit EC&M's Web site.
CSI Announces
Formation of the Building Product
Manufacturers Alliance
Alexandria, Va.-based Construction Specifications
Institute (CSI) recently announced the formation of the Building
Product
Manufacturers Alliance (BPMA), a new group that will bring together
leading manufacturers to share knowledge that will reshape and enhance
the future of the building industry. BPMA will help its members improve
their products and services and strengthen their outreach to the entire
building industry by providing a forum to discuss common issues and
challenges and to share best practices.To read the rest of this
story, visit EC&M's Web
site.
Clear Skies Solar
Agrees to Installation in Mojave Desert
Los Angeles-based Clear Skies Group, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Clear Skies Solar, has contracted to install a $6.4
million, ground-mounted 1MW solar project in California's Mojave
Desert.
The project is currently undergoing final engineering and finance. With
the land already procured, construction can begin immediately upon
final
permitting, which is anticipated to occur in the second quarter of
2008.
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ILSCO Product Line Expansion
ILSCO has expanded its ACO line to include ACO-1000 with a wire range
of
1000kcmil — 750kcmil. The ACO-1000 wire range includes 900kcmil
compacted aluminum conductor and is manufactured from high-strength
aluminum alloy. The off-center pin allows connectors to be rotated for
parallel applications. The ACO line of aluminum offset pigtail adaptors
is UL listed and CSA certified with a wire range 1000kcmil — 2/0.
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Project Watch
PV System in
Maryland
The City of Dover, Md., is accepting sealed proposals
for the purchase and installation of a 5kW, roof-mounted public utility
photovoltaic (PV) system. Deadline for proposals is February 14 at 2
p.m. EST. To download a pdf of bid documents, visit the City of Dover's
Web
site.
Airfield Lighting
and Signage
in Indianapolis
The new Indianapolis Airport, scheduled for completion
in late 2008, is soliciting bids for an airfield lighting and signage
project worth $1 to $5 million. Scope of work includes high-voltage
duct
banks, cabling, signage, lighting, manholes, and handholes for airfield
lighting and signage system. For more information, visit the airport's
Web
site.
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Business Brief
Chico, Calif.-based Chico Electric has finished the
first phase of a two-phase installation of a 1.3MW solar system at the
Sierra Nevada Brewery in Chico, Calif. Mitsubishi Electric is providing
6,800 of its 185Wp corrosion-resistant modules for the project.For
more Business Briefs, visit the EC&M Web site.
Eye on Safety
IBEW Local
164 Launches Drug-Free Workforce Program
Paramus, N.J.-based International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 164 recently launched a mandatory,
random substance testing program to enhance the level of safety on
construction job sites throughout New Jersey, according to Richard
Dressel, business manager. The program, which became effective January
2, is the first of its kind to be implemented by a construction union
in
New Jersey and one of the first in the metropolitan area. It includes
all of Local 164's 3,900 members as well as workers from other local
jurisdictions seeking electrical assignments in Bergen, Hudson, and
Essex counties as well as telecommunications work throughout the
state.According to Dressel, the zero-tolerance program is designed
to
enhance work-site safety as well as provide those members with drug or
alcohol dependency with necessary treatment. Members are notified via
mail and a phone call from their Local 164 representative that they
have
been selected for testing. "The failure to submit to a test is
considered a positive test," Dressel says. Implications of a positive
test include 30 days loss of work for the first offense, 60 days for a
second, and 90 days for a third. Members who test positive are required
to undergo counseling, covered by Local 164's mental health benefits
program, to determine the severity of abuse. A recommended treatment
plan may include in-patient rehabilitation. Members must submit to
another test, at their own expense, with negative results before
returning to work.
Shows & Events
ABC National
Convention
The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) National
Convention will be held from March 5-9 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The
convention will feature the National Craft Championships competition,
the Construction Showcase exhibition, and the Trimmer Education
Foundation auction. In addition, industry consulting firm FMI will lead
two special general sessions on March 6 and 7. "High Performing
Strategies That Work" will provide participants with insight into how
to
strengthen their project management capabilities and how to effectively
build performance-oriented teams. "Building Your Human Capital" will
discuss ways to strategically develop employees and accelerate
organizational performance. For more information and to register, visit
the ABC Web
site.
Electronic House
Expo
The Electronic House Expo (EHX) is scheduled for March
13-15 in Orlando, Fla. Topics for featured presentations at this year's
event include spotting trends, maximizing business potential, and the
home tech business in the soft construction economy. For more
information and to register, visit the expo's Web site.
Electric West
Year after year, electrical contractors, consultants,
engineers, plant managers, and other electrical professionals make it
their business to stay on top of the latest industry developments by
attending the Electric West Conference, scheduled to be held in Las
Vegas from Feb. 27-29. It provides the tools you need to become more
efficient, work faster, more profitably and stay ahead of the
competition. Categories include:
- Code changes &
standards
- Safety
- Lighting
- Residential
applications
- Industrial applications
- Business
practices
- Home automation
For 2008, the
Power Quality segment will be expanded into its own separate
conference.
For more information and to register, visit the Electric West Web
site.
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