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Powering the Future: Insights on the Growing Electrification Market

As electricity demand continues to grow, the electrical distribution industry is uniquely positioned to help lead the transformation of the energy landscape with the services, materials, and solutions needed to support its customers and drive progress. To help members navigate this shift, NAED’s Education & Research Foundation, in partnership with Ducker Carlisle,

Scaling Intelligence: The Exponential Growth of AI’s Power Needs

The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI)—particularly the training of large-scale “frontier models”—is driving renewed growth in electricity demand. This report analyzes the technical drivers of AI power consumption, projects future demand trajectories for individual training sites and broader AI needs, and highlights energy sector implications. Their analysis found not

DesignLights Consortium Opens Comment Period for Second Draft of Technical Requirements for LED Lighting: SSL V6.0 & LUNA V2.0

The DesignLights Consortium (DLC) today released the second draft of major updates to its Solid-State Lighting (SSL) technical requirements for indoor and outdoor non-residential LED lighting, as well as revisions to LUNA, a dark sky solution. Draft 2 will have a six-week comment period through September 5. Reviewers can provide

Welcome to the NEMRA Lighting Division

NEMRA Lighting Division is dedicated to empowering independent lighting representatives and their manufacturing partners. Membership in NEMRA Lighting Division connects you to a powerful network of professionals, programs, and resources powered by three core pillars: Advocacy, Education, and Networking. NEMRA Lighting champions the voice of independent lighting agencies and manufacturers,

Electrical Wholesaling’s 2025 Market Planning Guide

Forecasting can be a tricky business. Your winning bet to succeed boils down to a rather simple, three-step approach: Work with your management team to gather all the facts you can find about your market of interest Develop forecasts for which way you think the market is headed Figure how

DOE: Why Tunable? A Look at Schools Using Tunable Lighting

LED technology enables dynamic lighting solutions that can adapt to the occupants, tasks, and daylight in a space. Tunable lighting systems can alter the intensity and/or spectral characteristics (color) of the source. As more schools across the U.S. transition from fluorescent to LED technology, many are likely to consider tunable

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Vital Smart Glasses: 2025’s Best Wearable for Focus

July 31, 2025

Wearable technology continues to define the way we interact with information, people, and our surroundings in 2025. The Vital Smart Glasses have emerged as a standout innovation in this field, offering users a seamless blend of digital integration, real-world enhancement, and aesthetic minimalism. Positioned at the intersection of form and

The Digital Nervous System: The Internet of Things Is Becoming the Internet of Everything By Jeff Beavers

August 13, 2025

When we think of the internet of things(IoT), it’s easy to picture smart buildings, energy-efficient thermostats and intelligent lighting systems. But IoT is so much more than that. From connected power grids to emergency services, transportation and water infrastructure, IoT is becoming the digital nervous system of the real world. The

Lighting Trends in the Health Care Space by Patricia Rizzo

August 9, 2025

Contractors must track emerging technologies if they want to thrive in this market. Health care environments are complex. The requirements for lighting a patient room, an operating room, an MRI suite, or a behavioral health dayroom vary significantly. Across all disciplines, however, lighting dedicated to the health and well-being of

Implementing AI in Electrical Applications— Part 2 by Michael Morris