DULUTH, Minn. — The fatal explosion at the United Taconite plant in Forbes last fall resulted from management’s failure to make sure that all electrical circuits had properly maintained overload ...

Q: Every few hours—sometimes minutes!—my living room and one side of my kitchen lose electrical power. I’ll check the breaker panel and, sure enough, a circuit breaker has tripped…again. Should I call ...

Electricity is crucial for the operation of most modern homes. It allows you to cook on electric stoves, store food in electric refrigerators, and use countless electrical devices, like computers or ...

Q. Several weeks ago, I read your column about installing electrical wiring. I found that very interesting, but now I’m very curious about circuit breakers. What’s the primary purpose of circuit ...

When the lights finally flick back on after an outage, what you do in the next few minutes can decide whether your home stays ...