Education Resources
Washington Wire: Permitting, AI, ENERGY STAR, and MOU Activity
NAED’s Government Relations department is keeping our members updated about current happenings in D.C. The latest Washington Wire is here, recapping permitting legislation, the White House’s new National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence, a shift in leadership at ENERGY STAR®, and what NAED and its MoU partners are doing on Capitol Hill.
US Department of Labor Launches ‘Make America AI-Ready’
The U.S. Department of Labor announced the launch of “Make America AI-Ready,” a free artificial intelligence literacy course that will help American workers learn the basics of AI simply by texting “READY” to 20202. The course is uniquely designed to deliver bite-sized learning content and daily challenges to users entirely
2026 Lighting Resource Guide by Jim Lucy
Electrical Wholesaling’s 2026 picks for where to go when you need to learn more about lighting, from A-Z. With all of the technological changes in lighting over the past few years, getting the latest available information on products and trends is critical. The associations, government resources, publications, websites and universities
Climate Intuition: Demand Is Here, Time to Build the Grid of Tomorrow
Electric grids worldwide are undergoing a transformation as surging electricity demand from data centers and electrification collides with aging, risk-prone infrastructure. This creates both national security imperatives and investment opportunities for grid resilience. Activities that harden, expand and modernize the grid are becoming increasingly attractive investment opportunities and policy priorities
EV Charger Rebate Trends for 2026 by BriteSwitch
2025 was a complicated year for the EV industry. EV sales fell sharply in Q4, and for those in the charging business, the headlines may have felt unsettling. But vehicle sales and the charging business are telling two very different stories. The US added 17% more charging ports, and utilization
Signify Launches Brighter Lives, Better World 2030
Signify launched Brighter Lives, Better World 2030, a new program designed to expand the reach of impactful, energy and resource-efficient lighting to improve lives, save energy, and preserve resources. The program is supported by new initiatives that support customer sustainability ambitions. Focusing on customers’ most pressing challenges, Brighter Lives, Better
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SATCO|NUVO Adjustable LED Post Tops
The SATCO|NUVO Adjustable LED Post Top Fixtures bring together decorative style, durable construction, and versatile performance for pathways, campuses, parking areas, and many other outdoor communal spaces. Designed with a fully articulating head, these fixtures allow light to be directed where it is needed most for customized coverage and enhanced
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Specifying Sustainability with Confidence
Sustainability is no longer a separate design consideration—it is central to how buildings are planned, specified, operated and evaluated. This cross-brand eBook brings together timely insights on the evolving practice of specifying for sustainability. From navigating LEED v5 and understanding standardized Environmental Product Declarations to evaluating biomaterials, healthier interiors, energy-saving
You Know Robots But What About Cobots? by David Shiller
Collaborative robots, or cobots, are moving from factory novelty to practical production tools, and the lighting industry is well positioned to benefit from that shift. For lighting manufacturers, the biggest implication is not replacement of people, but a rebalancing of labor: cobots can take on repetitive, precise, or ergonomically difficult
Jensen Huang Says AI Will Reshape Work Like the Industrial Revolution and the US ‘Should Absolutely Lead’
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang thinks artificial intelligence will transform the workforce much like the Industrial Revolution did, creating new jobs and reshaping how Americans work. Speaking Thursday on “The Will Cain Show,” Huang urged young people to embrace AI rather than fear it, arguing that the technology will become a
