If you’re planning new construction for a commercial building, agricultural facility, or even a residential property in Arkansas, there’s an important change in the electrical code you need to know about. Surge protection devices (SPDs) are now required equipment, not optional add-ons. Starting with the 2020 National Electrical Code, all new buildings must include whole-building […]
If you’ve ever seen the warning labels on electrical panels in your facility, you’ve encountered arc flash labeling. Starting in 2026, major changes to the National Electrical Code (NEC) Article 110 will affect how these labels must be applied and maintained in commercial, industrial, and agricultural facilities across Arkansas. Arc flash events occur when electrical
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Running a business in eastern or central Arkansas means managing countless responsibilities—operations, employees, customers, inventory, equipment, and facilities. Among all these concerns, two fundamental questions keep business owners awake at night: “What if there’s a fire?” and “What if someone breaks in?” These aren’t abstract worries. Fire and theft represent real threats that can devastate
Electrical cables power all facility equipment, lights, and outlets. They run hidden in conduits, trays, or underground. Often overlooked, cables are critical infrastructure. Their failure causes costly operational halts. In Arkansas, NFPA 70B-based maintenance ensures reliable service. Proper care prevents unexpected, disruptive failures. The challenge with cable maintenance is that problems develop slowly and invisibly
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Walk into any electrical room in an Arkansas manufacturing plant, commercial building, or agricultural facility. You’ll find switchboards and panelboards distributing power throughout the operation. These unassuming metal enclosures house the circuit breakers, buses, and connections that divide incoming electrical power into separate circuits serving different areas and equipment. They may look simple from the
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Power outages don’t happen on convenient schedules. Whether it’s a summer thunderstorm rolling across the Arkansas River Valley, an ice storm shutting down central Arkansas, or utility maintenance affecting your facility, backup generators stand between your business and costly downtime. For businesses across eastern and central Arkansas—from agricultural operations that can’t afford to lose climate
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Data centers, hospitals, manufacturing facilities, and countless other businesses across eastern and central Arkansas depend on uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems to bridge the gap between utility power loss and generator startup—or to ride through brief power disturbances without any interruption at all. Unlike generators that take seconds or even minutes to start and stabilize,
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If you’ve ever received an electric bill with power factor penalties or noticed charges beyond just kilowatt-hours consumed, you’ve encountered the reason many industrial and commercial facilities across Arkansas install capacitor banks. These electrical devices improve power factor—essentially making your electrical system more efficient by reducing wasted reactive power that utilities must generate and transmit
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In the complex world of electrical systems, protective relays serve as the intelligent brain behind your electrical protection. These sophisticated devices continuously monitor your electrical system. They make split-second decisions about when to isolate faults and protect your valuable equipment. From grain elevators to manufacturing facilities in, protective relays work tirelessly to prevent electrical failures
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Circuit breakers serve as the guardians of your electrical system, protecting your valuable equipment and facility from dangerous electrical faults. These critical safety devices must operate flawlessly when called upon, whether it’s clearing a short circuit in a manufacturing plant in Conway or protecting grain handling equipment in the Arkansas Delta. The NFPA 70B standard
