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  2. ANSI C12.20 - Wikipedia

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    ANSI C12.20 is an ANSI standard that describes an American National Standard for Electricity Meters - accuracy and performance. The C12.20 standard established the physical aspects and performance criteria for a meter's accuracy class. It refines certain details in ANSI C12.1 and ANSI C12.10. The existing ANSI accuracy classes for electric ...

  3. Electricity - Wikipedia

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    Electricity is the set of physical phenomena associated with the presence and motion of matter possessing an electric charge.Electricity is related to magnetism, both being part of the phenomenon of electromagnetism, as described by Maxwell's equations.

  4. Aluminum building wiring - Wikipedia

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    [10] [11] There are several possible reasons why these connections failed. The two main reasons were improper installations (poor workmanship) and the differences in the coefficient of expansion between aluminum wire used in the 1960s to mid-1970s and the terminations, particularly when the termination was a steel screw on an electrical device.

  5. Mains electricity by country - Wikipedia

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    The 10 amp version has pin spacing that is compatible with Europlug. The 16 amp version uses wider pin spacing and larger pins. Hybrid outlets that accept both types are common and some also accept type F. NB: 16 amp type C plugs, such as CEE 7/17 commonly found on hairdryers, will not fit type L outlets and need an adapter, or should be used ...

  6. Electrical conductor - Wikipedia

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    The main grade of copper used for electrical applications, such as building wire, motor windings, cables and busbars, is electrolytic-tough pitch (ETP) copper (CW004A or ASTM designation C100140). If high conductivity copper must be welded or brazed or used in a reducing atmosphere, then oxygen-free high conductivity copper (CW008A or ASTM ...

  7. More than 9 million workers are getting a raise on Jan. 1 ...

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    Michigan's minimum wage is slated to be $10.56, up 23 cents, due to legislation.Minnesota's minimum is making an inflation-adjusted move to $11.13, up 28 cents.Missouri is taking its base hourly ...

  8. Move Over 'Rage Applying' And 'Quiet Quitting,' 2025 Will Be ...

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    Over the past few years, people’s feelings about their jobs have changed dramatically. Initially, there was “rage applying,” where employees who were angry about their jobs applied for ...

  9. Mains electricity - Wikipedia

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    Mains electricity or utility power, grid power, domestic power, and wall power, or, in some parts of Canada, hydro, is a general-purpose alternating-current (AC) electric power supply. It is the form of electrical power that is delivered to homes and businesses through the electrical grid in many parts of the world.