At times, electrical installations may require some sort of flexibility. Applications range from minimizing the transmission of vibration as for motors, air conditioning and refrigeration equipment, to allowing access to fixed electrical parts as in connections to luminaires, appliances, or junction boxes.

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The federal government has finished another environmental review of a proposed transmission line that will carry wind-generated electricity from rural New Mexico to big cities in the West and similar reviews are planned for two more projects that would span parts of Utah and Nevada, the U.S. Interior Department announced Thursday.

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Sprawled like a gigantic swimming pool atop a bluff overlooking Lake Michigan is an asphalt-and-clay pond holding enough water to produce electricity for 1.6 million households.

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A construction worker on a Fond du Lac jobsite suffered an electric shock on Monday, but waived off an ambulance after being treated at the scene.

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Authorities say a maintenance worker died when he stuck his hand in a high-voltage transformer at an abandoned mall on Milwaukee’s northwest side.

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Proponents of a less-centralized electric system envision a future in which residents, businesses and municipalities own and operate solar panels augmented with batteries and other generators joined together in so-called microgrids.

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The market for energy storage on the power grid is growing at a rapid clip, driven by declining prices and supportive government policies.

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Electricity rates in Wisconsin are the highest among eight Midwest states, but residents might not be paying as much as those in neighboring states because they use far less power on average, according to a new study.

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A La Crosse-based health care network celebrated the completion of a $14 million project that uses cow manure to produce electricity in conjunction with the World Dairy Expo.

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Dane County’s executive is warning that a local utility company’s electrical-rate request would make it much harder to afford projects similar to a large solar array atop the county airport’s maintenance garage.

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