Staff discusses the negotiated rulemaking process for U.S. Department of Energy minimum energy conservation standards and the Appliance Standards and Rulemakings Advisory Committee (ASRAC) which advises the Secretary of Energy about appliance energy efficiency rulemakings. 

NEMA Regulatory Training Module 2: DOE Regulatory Negotiated | *Members Only

NEMA’s Steve Griffith chats with ArentFox Schiff about the NEMA Automotive Components Council and what vehicle component manufacturers need to know given news of the latest investment in electric mobility for public transportation and the increasing role of the USMCA.

Automotive Component Council

Guidance to help engineers draft comprehensive and clear purchasing specifications for capacitor banks. Roy W. Alexander is a life fellow of IEEE and Distinguished member of CIGRE. From 1972 – 2010 he was an engineer at PPL Electric Utilities in various positions, from 1995 -2010 as Sr. Staff Engineer/Scientist. At PPL he was known as "Mr. capacitor" having been capacitor specialist  from 1973 - 2010.  Aside from numerous 69kV capacitor banks, Roy designed PPL's first 138 kV capacitor bank, 1979, first 230 kV capacitor bank 1980 and first 550kV capacitor banks 1985. In 2005 He designed the "Ultra Reliable" 230 and 550 kV capacitor banks for the Susquehanna Nuclear Station Switchyards. He and his wife currently have a power engineering consulting firm RWA Engineering LLC in Cranberry Township, PA since 2010.  | NEMA Capacitor

In this podcast, two NEMA Members describe some basic steps utilities can take to ensure that they are getting quality insulator products.

Suggested Purchase Specification Guidelines for High Voltage Insulators | High Voltage Insulator Toolkit

Staff reviews the common paths and processes by which the U.S. Department of Energy conducts regulatory proceedings to establish and update test procedures and energy conservation Standards for covered products and appliances.

NEMA Regulatory Training Module 1: Intro to DOE Regulatory Training | * Members Only

Tod Moore from Trimble joins us to provide listeners with insights on today’s pre-construction workflow and how, when manufacturer data is used in a contractor estimate and 3D design model, those products are most likely to be procured.

For more information, check out this popular Trimble webinar, Placing Content in Front of Contractors from Estimating through Design and Procurement.

Sponsored by Trimble

Learn what different jurisdictions require when it comes to reporting SF₆ emissions and how to tell whether you are required to comply.

For more information visit the SF₆ & Alternatives Coalition website.

Surge Arresters | www.nemaarresters.org

Jonathan Woodworth of ArresterWorks joins NEMA to discuss the new Line Surge Arrester Benefit Calculator that utilities can use to identify cost-savings that could be obtained by installing surge arresters on overhead lines.

Surge Arresters | www.nemaarresters.org