“The House Utility Ratepayer Protection Committee voted unanimously Monday to have attorneys write a bill that would address three urgent issues related to the V.C. Summer debacle: prevent an 18% rate increase for South Carolina Electric and Gas (SCE&G) customers to finance the failed project, protect the customers from having to pay for debt or [...]
South Carolina spends Billions before scrapping nuclear plants. Two South Carolina Utilities are abandoning two unfinished nuclear reactors that have been plagued by delays and cost overruns. This new cancellation means that there are just two new nuclear units being built in the US, both of which are in Georgia, while others around the US [...]
OSHA cites Georgia Power, wiring subcontractor after arc flash severely burns worker at the Plant Bowen facility; proposes $122K in fines Employers failed to power down cabinet before electrician began work Check out the article here: https://www.osha.gov/news/newsreleases/region4/05022016
US Labor Department’s OSHA proposes $132,000 in fines against Maine steel fabricator for electrical, crushing and laceration hazards at Augusta, Maine, plant. Check out the article here: https://www.osha.gov/news/newsreleases/region1/07092012
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Increased regulation will guarantee that energy costs will escalate. Executives who minimize their energy consumption today will definitely have a competitive advantage. In addition to an improved work environment the investments often pay for themselves that’s why many businesses are investing in energy savings. http://blogs.wsj.com/five-things/2014/01/03/5-things-ceos-are-worried-about-in-2014/?mod=e2li#
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – http://www.news4jax.com/news/2-workers-burned-in-underground-accident/25662748 Two workers suffered electrical burns after an electrical short and fire in a support building to a downtown office building Friday afternoon, officials said. The accident happened about 3 p.m. at 500 Water Street, the former Sun Bank building at the foot of the Acosta Bridge which is now leased by [...]
Nearly everyday 5 – 10 people are hurt in an arc flash incident. The cost to treat these injuries is between $1 -$1.5 million with an additional cost of $10 – $15 million in litigation but the real tragedy is that this can be avoided: