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  1. Electrical Contractors Welcome Biden Administration's Proposed Rule On Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) Over $35M 8/19/2022

    The National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) welcomes the publishing of a new Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would implement President Biden's February 4 Executive Order requiring Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) on federal construction projects valued at or above $35 million.

  2. Ecopetrol S.A. Enters Into An Electric Energy Commercialization Agreement With Gecelca S.A. E.S.P. For The Benefit Of The Ecopetrol Group 8/17/2022

    Ecopetrol S.A. (BVC: ECOPETROL;NYSE: EC) hereby informs that, on the occasion of its withdrawal from the electric energy commercialization activities, derived from the acquisition of 51.4% of the outstanding shares of Interconexión Eléctrica S.A. E.S.P.

  3. Technip Energies, Subsea 7 And Samkang M&T To Perform FEED For Gray Whale 3 Floating Offshore Wind Project In South Korea 8/17/2022

    Technip Energies (Paris:TE) (ISIN:NL0014559478), in consortium with Subsea 7 and Samkang M&T has been selected by Corio Generation and TotalEnergies to perform a Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) for their Ulsan Gray Whale 3 Offshore Windfarm project, located offshore the East Coast of South Korea. The FEED contract covers engineering for floater, mooring, and inter-array cable (IAC) in collaboration with a wind turbine supplier.

  4. Ormat Secures $100M Supply And EPC Contracts In New Zealand And Indonesia 8/16/2022

    Ormat Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: ORA), a leading geothermal, energy storage, solar PV and recovered energy power company, today announced that it has signed with Contact Energy of New Zealand (“Contact Energy”) an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (“EPC”) contract for a new maximum continuous performance 59MW geothermal power plant in New Zealand and signed a 6MW supply contract with Sarulla Operations Ltd. (“SOL”) in Indonesia.

  5. Alameda CTC Issues An ‘Intent To Award’ Electronic Transaction Consultants A Contract For Electronic Toll System Integration 8/16/2022

    Quarterhill Inc.announces that the Alameda County Transportation Commission ("Alameda CTC") has announced its final ranking notification and "intent to award" Electronic Transaction Consultants, LLC ("ETC"), a Quarterhill company, a contract for the implementation and operation of the electronic toll system integration services for the express lanes operated by Alameda CTC.

  6. RESA Power Increases Its Presence In The Mid-Atlantic Region With The Acquisition Of High Energy Electrical Testing, Inc 8/16/2022

    RESA Power, LLC, a market leader in power systems electrical testing, transformer services and life extension solutions for power distribution equipment, has announced the acquisition of High Energy Electrical Testing, Inc

  7. National Electrical Contractors Association Statement On Passage Of The Inflation Reduction Act Of 2022 8/12/2022

    The National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) applauds Congress on the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. NECA worked closely on this legislation to ensure that the original 'Build Back Better' legislation would make critical investments in clean energy opportunities for NECA contractors without an increased tax burden.

  8. National Electrical Contractors Association Statement On President Biden Signing Of The CHIPS And Science Act Into Law 8/9/2022

     David Long, CEO of the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA), issued the following statement as President Biden signed the CHIPS and Science Act into law.

  9. NECA Represented At National Training Institute Graduation 8/9/2022

    Laura Dayfield and Dave Orman, NECA Midwestern Region Field Representatives, and Mike Starner, NECA Executive Director of Outside Line Safety, graduated from the Vibrant Organizations through Leadership Training (VOLT) Academy at the National Training Institute (NTI) held in Ann Arbor, Michigan

  10. San Luis Obispo Electrical Contractor Releases ‘Top Ways To Reduce The Electric Bill’ 8/4/2022

    Warm weather doesn’t always mean the end of high electric bills because there are many things people continue to do without realizing those little things are adding unnecessary charges. The electrical contractors from San Luis Obispo’s Electricraft, Inc.