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Digital Substation LAN Design and Testing
Ethernet is considered a fast, reliable, and scalable local area network (LAN) technology that has become predominant within electrical utility substations.…
Steel McCreery, OMICRON electronics Canada Corp
A Tsunami of Funding Affecting Fiber Optic Projects
The tsunami of funding stemming from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) has the fiber optic industry in a frenzy,…
Jim Hayes, Fiber Optic Association
Distribution Automation Networks — Application & Testing
Reclosers play an important role in distribution networks, where their primary role is to automatically reclose following a trip operation due…
Abel Gonzalez, Megger
New For 2023: NFPA 70B
It was late in 2017 when the notice for the Second Draft meeting for the 2019 edition of NFPA 70B, Recommended…
Dave Huffman, Power Systems Testing Company, and Ron Widup, Shermco Industries
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President's Desk
National Field Services
NETA PresidentNETA Congratulates Annual Award Recipients
Ron Widup
Shermco Industries
NFPA 70E and NETA
The Future of Electrical Safety and Maintenance Standards
Steven Turner
Arizona Public Service Company
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Paul Chamberlain
American Electrical Testing Co. LLC
Safety Corner
Communicating Hazards Using a Pre-Job Brief
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Specs & Standards
NFPA 70B Committee Report
The NFPA Committee met in Boston in September. The meeting began with confirmation that the 70B maintenance guide would be rewritten into a maintenance standard. There had been previous discussion regarding whether to make it a recommended practice, using the word “should” ...
