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1. As Homeowners Head Into Prime Outdoor Maintenance Season, The Electrical Safety Authority Reminds Ontarians To Stay Safe Ahead Of Powerline Safety Week 5/17/2021

   For many homeowners, warmer weather means the start of at-home DIY projects. While undertaking tasks such as pruning trees, cleaning out eavestroughs and building decks or fences are traditional weekend activities for many homeowners, they can also present dangers

2. Allied Electronics & Automation Delivers Schneider Electric's New, Simple Motor Control Solutions For Small Industrial Businesses 5/12/2021

   Schneider Electric and Allied Electronics & Automation are now offering a new limited-feature set of high-quality motor control and protection products priced right for smaller panel builders, OEMs, system integrators, industrial contractors and more

3. Siemens Energy Wins Grid Stability Contracts From ESB, Ireland 5/12/2021

   Siemens Energy has been awarded three contracts from ESB, Ireland’s leading energy company, to provide state-of-the-art Static Compensator (SVC PLUS) technology to manage grid stability at its three substation sites in South West Ireland

4. National Electrical Contractors Association Joins United For Infrastructure 2021 5/11/2021

   Today, the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) announced it is joining the national effort to raise awareness about the need for investment in the nation’s infrastructure

5. Penelec To Rejuvenate Underground Cable To Help Enhance Service Reliability 5/10/2021

   Penelec, a FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) utility, plans to inject aging underground distribution lines serving an Erie condominium complex with a silicone-based fluid that should prolong its useful life by up to 40 additional years

6. Dominica And UAE-Caribbean Renewable Energy Fund To Sign $50M Clean-Energy Plant Contract 5/10/2021

   The Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica and the UAE-Caribbean Renewable Energy Fund (UAE-CREF) have announced a deal for a hurricane-resistant clean energy project

7. MasTec Expands Electrical Distribution Operations Footprint With Acquisition Of INTREN, LLC, One Of The Largest Private Energy Distribution Contractors In The Country 5/5/2021

   MasTec, Inc. (NYSE: MTZ) today announced that it has acquired INTREN, LLC ("INTREN"). INTREN is a premier utility specialty contractor primarily providing electrical distribution network services under various multi-year master service agreements to the nation's largest utilities, municipalities, and cooperatives

8. HCL To Build A New Digital Foundation For Hitachi ABB Power Grids 5/4/2021

   HCL Technologies (HCL), a leading global technology company, today announced a multi-year contract with Hitachi ABB Power Grids, the leader in sustainable, digital energy solutions, to build a new greenfield digital foundation as part of a global transformation program

9. Terrestrial Energy Signs Agreement With Hatch For IMSR Power Plant Engineering And Construction Services 5/4/2021

   Hatch and Terrestrial Energy have signed an engineering services contract to support deployment of the Integral Molten Salt Reactor (IMSR), a Generation IV nuclear power plant

10. Texas Central Signs $1.6B Contract With Kiewit To Install Core Electrical Systems 5/3/2021

    Texas Central Railroad is leveraging the experience and expertise of Kiewit Infrastructure South Co. (Kiewit) and affiliate Mass. Electric Construction Co. (Mass Electric) to install the core electrical systems needed for the high-speed train from Dallas to Houston to operate