We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Often, when we think of creating a smart home, we usually focus on devices like smart thermostats, smart security, and robot vacuums. In ...

All sorts of things can happen to cause power outages – trees can contact aerial utility lines, vehicles sometimes strike poles, birds and squirrels can make the wrong move and trip electrical ...

Efacec Advanced Control Systems will provide smart grid technology for Avista’s $42 million Spokane Smart Circuits project, and its $38 million Smart Grid Demonstration Project in Pullman, Washington.

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Leviton has announced a new version of its Load Center breaker box for homes, and it’s adding an integrated Wi-Fi or Ethernet hub that will let you manage your home electrical setup directly from your ...

Several alert readers mentioned in comments to the previous blog that there is a great huge book of design ideas called the Electronic Circuits Manual. Sure enough, my team-building buddy, Linear ...

IN THE future, homes will use electricity much more sensibly than they do now: turning the lights off automatically when no one is around; adjusting the heating regularly to suit a householder’s daily ...

Fewer cords, smaller antennas and quicker video transmission. This may be the result of a new type of microwave circuit. The research team behind the circuits currently holds an attention-grabbing ...

Arc-fault detectors can be invaluable protectors against electrical fires, but they can also be a nuisance if they start switching off devices and appliances when there's no safety risk. To cut down ...