JCL Journal

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Transformer Maintenance: Field Service Guide

From routine maintenance to emergency repairs, our service & repair team stands ready to ensure that your transformers continue to function at peak efficiency.

By Austin Patch | June 16, 2023

An Overview of Transformer Maintenance Procedures Transformers: the power grid’s unsung heroes, demand regular maintenance to ensure safe and efficient power distribution. Their upkeep, encompassing electrical testing, fluid analysis, and oil processing, directly impacts every device dependent on electricity. In this article, we’ll dive into…

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The Kool Aid Man: JCL’s Chris Waite

Meet JCL Energy's new Product Specialist - a global problem solver with a knack for "busting" through problems.

By Lynn Dula | May 23, 2023

Author: Jeff Coleman | May 23rd, 2023 Meet Chris Waite… When Jim Landino deploys his “Kool Aid Man,” Chris Waite, Millennials might miss the reference. But it’s an apt description for one of the transformer business’ best problem solvers. Just in case the name eludes you,…

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Solar Power: Small Scale to Mass Production

"America is home to the best researchers, advanced manufacturers, and entrepreneurs in the world. There is no reason we cannot lead the planet in manufacturing solar panels and wind turbines, engineering the smart energy grid, and inspiring the next great companies that will be the titans of a new green energy economy." -Brad Schneider

By Lynn Dula | November 7, 2022

Solar Panels, and Gardens, and Farms… Oh My! In September, the JCL Energy Journal took a look at the history of solar power and its pros and cons for the US Electric Grid. Whether you support traditional utilities, solar, or a mix of both, one…

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The History of American Electric Cooperatives

“The forward march of electric cooperatives has profound significance in terms of our fight to preserve the democracy.” -Franklin D. Roosevelt

By Lynn Dula | October 6, 2022

Most of us understand the concept of cooperation. We learn to cooperate with our peers in grade school. We cooperate with our co-workers at our jobs. And we try (sometimes unsuccessfully) to cooperate with our extended family members at holiday dinners. But many Americans are…

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Solar Energy vs. Traditional Utilities

“We are like tenant farmers chopping down the fence around our house for fuel when we should be using Nature's inexhaustible sources of energy – sun, wind and tide… I’d put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don’t have to wait until oil and coal run out before we tackle that.” -Thomas Edison

By Lynn Dula | September 19, 2022

Hi, My Name Is: Solar Energy Last month, the JCL Energy Journal explored how electricity gets from power plant to you and took a look at how electric utilities work. As it usually happens, the more you know, the more questions that you have. One…

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