We've all been there: you're setting up your home office or trying to tame the chaos of tangled cords in your living room, and you reach for that trusty power strip. But did you know that not all ...

Crowbar circuits have long been the go-to safeguard against overvoltage conditions, prized for their simplicity and ...

Taking on DIY projects around your home and garden can be incredibly rewarding. From building a new planter box to installing ...

When the lights cut out, the last place you want to be is on your hands and knees in the dark, feeling around for a flashlight while your breaker box looms somewhere nearby. A small, well planned ...

While standard receptacles typically use three wires -- hot, neutral and ground -- you'll occasionally find 2-prong outlets in older homes. Since this type of outlet lacks a ground connection, the ...

Animal interference is one of the top three causes of power outages for Memphis, Light, Gas and Water customers.

Electrical hazards can strike without warning—whether from damaged wiring, overloaded circuits, wet environments, or improper procedures. Understanding these risks and taking preventive steps is ...

If you’ve got a power strip with surge protection, it should have a tiny breaker button that pops out when something goes ...

Electrical power transmission networks are protected and controlled by medium and high-voltage circuit breakers. Breakers are meant to make and break the flow of electrical currents in transmission ...

If my inbox is any indication, this year is going to an exciting one! New grid technologies are being introduced at an incredible rate. Older applications seem to be evolving just as fast. It’s ...

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) are utilizing faster circuit breakers to enable and protect the modern electric grid. The ORNL team developed ...

S PAN has announced two new models of smart panels, SPAN Panel MAIN 40 +MID and SPAN Panel MLO 48. The panels have 25 to 50% more breaker spaces than the original SPAN Panel and include SPAN PowerUp ...