As gas prices continue to rise, electric cars are becoming more and more accessible, both in choices and cost as well. For many, weaning themselves from fossil fuels and helping the environment makes buying an EV an easy choice. For…
Commercial vs. Residential Electricians
When it comes to residential and commercial electrical jobs, there are some substantial differences. Wiring a commercial or residential job may seem similar in many ways. However, not all electricians are trained or capable to handle both. The size of…
How To Buy Electrical Panels
In need of a new electrical panel? This is an important electrical device in any home or office. All the circuits in your home feed into a central circuit breaker panel — also known as the fuse box (in older…
Wiring Harnesses For Electric Vehicles
You can see Prairie Electric’s work everywhere you go in Southwest Washington and Northwest Oregon. For more than 35 years, we’ve helped power the region across a wide range of projects: the Faubion School at Concordia University; the Columbia Precast…
“Plyscrapers”, Cross-Laminated Timber, and The Canyons
Here’s a word you should probably get used to hearing: plyscrapers. What are plyscrapers? They’re skyscrapers made of wood! The “ply” comes from plywood, although the term “plyscraper” is really just a play on words. We’re really talking about something…
Industrial Electrical Panel Conversions
Electricity is essential. Not only is it required in our homes, offices, restaurants and hospitals, but it plays an integral role in industrial facilities, ranging from manufacturing plants to water purification facilities and everything in between. Electricity must be channeled…
Choosing Electrical Design-Build Contractors in Washington State
If you’ve won the contract for a new construction project or remodel in Vancouver and are starting to map out your project scope, consider bringing electrical design-build contractors into the conference room. Having an electrical contractor on the design-build team…
Why Your Business Needs Surge Suppression
(Updated Feb. 20, 2021) Anyone with a house full of people trying to get ready for school or work knows the drill. Eventually, everyone ends up in the kitchen, turning on the coffee, making toast, or using the microwave to…
Power Requirements for Operating Bitcoin Server
With the dramatic spike in the worth of the Bitcoin and cryptocurrency industry recently, it is understandable that more and more people are interested in what it takes to operate a Bitcoin server. Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency, meaning a form…
What is Clash Detection?
UPDATED: March 21, 2020 What is clash detection, and how can it help avoid electrical problems? Simply put, clash detection is a tool used in the building information modeling (BIM) process. During clash detection, a computer model of a building…