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.

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.

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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

Learn about options for used SF₆ and what is entailed in re-conditioning, recycling and destruction.

For more information visit the SF₆ & Alternatives Coalition website.

Learn about the new technical guidance documents that the NEMA Low Voltage Surge Protective Devices Section that provide information and easy-to-use checklists for evaluating the devices as well as present test results of devices in a real-world surge environment that shows all electrical products, sensors, and systems containing electronic components are at risk of suffering damage from electrical surges.

www.nemasurge.org

This podcast provides a brief overview of the NEMA publication Cable Tray Installation Guidelines VE-2. The main sections of this guide are highlighted and include storage, installation, maintenance, and type descriptions for cable trays. Additional information can be viewed at www.cabletrays.org.