Electrical Contractor Data
Electrical contractor data from official sources, each with its table and date: contractor counts, wages, licensing rules and NEC adoption, state by state.
Data reports
Why is my electric bill so high? Price, usage and weather in the US data
A national benchmark of the residential electric bill from 2019 to August 2026, split into price, usage and weather, with the costs behind the price.
Updated 2026-11-05
Transformer Shortage: Prices, Lead Times, Imports and Policy in Federal Data, 2019 to 2026
A dated record built from the federal producer price index, US trade data, utility filings and federal reports, with each lead-time claim labelled by where it comes from.
Updated 2026-11-05
Solar panel recycling in the US: state laws, EPA's pending rule and how much panel waste is coming
Nine states have acted on end-of-life solar panels, only Washington requires producer takeback, and the federal universal waste proposal has still not been published.
Updated 2026-11-05
Solar installer salary by state: BLS pay, jobs and outlook
BLS wage data for solar photovoltaic installers in 32 states, Puerto Rico and top metros, with six years of employment, the 2025-35 projection, the end of the 25D credit and license rules in the 10 largest states.
Updated 2026-11-05
Solar Battery Cost 2026: Installed Price per kWh From Program Records
What home batteries cost installed, per kWh and per project, by size and make, from California's Self-Generation Incentive Program records, compared with Connecticut and New York program records, with state incentives and safety recalls checked November 2, 2026.
Updated 2026-11-05
Lockout tagout statistics: OSHA citations, penalties and who gets cited, FY2015 to FY2026
Counts and penalties computed from the Department of Labor's own enforcement records for the lockout/tagout standard and six electrical standards, with the origin of the 120 deaths and 50,000 injuries figure.
Updated 2026-11-05
Largest Utility Companies in the US, 2025: Parent Companies Ranked by Customers, Sales and Revenue
Form EIA-861 sales to ultimate customers for 2025, rolled up from operating utilities to parent companies with fiscal 2025 SEC filings, with investor-owned, public power and cooperative utilities ranked separately.
Updated 2026-11-05
Heat Pump Sales in the US: AHRI Shipments vs Gas Furnaces, 2010 to 2026
The full AHRI monthly and annual series for heat pumps, gas furnaces and central air conditioners, with the SEER2, refrigerant and tax credit dates marked, plus where US homes heat with electricity.
Updated 2026-11-05
Fire Alarm Technician Salary by State, Metro and Industry (May 2025)
BLS wage data for security and fire alarm systems installers in every state, the top-paying metros and industries, the 2035 job outlook, and what the 10 largest states require to work.
Updated 2026-11-05
Female Electricians in the US: Share, Count by State, Apprentices and Pay
Federal survey data on women in the electrical trade: an 11-year national trend, every state with margins of error, the apprentice pipeline and what BLS does and does not publish on pay.
Updated 2026-11-05
Are electricians in demand? Openings, new entrants, state growth and pay, 2025 to 2035
Federal projections, school completions, the age profile and two wage surveys in one place, so readers can judge the size of any electrician shortage.
Updated 2026-11-05
Electrician Apprenticeship Statistics: Apprentices by State, Completion and Hours
How many people train as electricians through registered apprenticeship, where they train, how many finish, and what the programs require, from federal and state records.
Updated 2026-11-05
Electric car fires: official rates per vehicle, fire recalls and the lithium-ion battery problem
Three Nordic agencies publish fires and fleet for electric cars; US agencies do not, and the most quoted US rate turns out to divide by one year of sales.
Updated 2026-11-05
Data center power consumption in the US: official estimates, state sales and grid forecasts
A dated ledger of every official estimate, paired with measured EIA sales growth by state and the latest grid operator and utility filings.
Updated 2026-11-05
Data Center Electrician Pay, Jobs and Where the Work Is Growing
Job ads quote overtime-heavy pay; federal wage, employment and construction data show who employs these electricians, what they earn and where spending is rising.
Updated 2026-11-05
Whole House Generator Cost in 2026: List Prices, Price per kW, Permits and Safety Records
A dated price snapshot of every home standby model with a public list price, set against the parts of installed cost and safety the public record documents.
Updated 2026-10-27
Solar tax credit 2026: the federal credit has ended, and this is who claimed it by state and income
The statute, the IRS guidance and the IRS Statistics of Income record of the Residential Clean Energy Credit, with a 51-jurisdiction map and an 11-state check of state incentives.
Updated 2026-10-27
Power Outages by State: How Long, How Often and Which States Are Getting Worse, 2015 to 2025
EIA reliability data for all 50 states and DC, split into major event days and ordinary days, with Department of Energy disturbance reports through 2025.
Updated 2026-10-27
Net metering by state in 2026: the rule for new rooftop solar in every state, with EIA customer counts
A dated, sourced rule for each of the 50 states and DC, paired with the federal count of net-metered residential solar installations.
Updated 2026-10-27
Lineman School Registry: 92 US Lineworker Programs With Cost, Length and Outcomes
Every institution reporting CIP 46.0303 to the federal IPEDS survey, with published prices, College Scorecard earnings and the registered apprenticeship that follows.
Updated 2026-10-27
Lineman salary by state, metro and union scale (2026 data)
Typical pay from the federal wage survey, the bargained outside lineman package from Davis-Bacon wage determinations, and how apprentice pay climbs to journeyman.
Updated 2026-10-27
Largest Electrical Contractors in the US: A Sourced Ledger of 2025 Revenue and Ownership
Twenty-five firms ranked only by figures they disclosed, with the evidence level of each entry and how much of the industry they hold.
Updated 2026-10-27
IBEW Pay Scale 2026: Union Electrician Base Rates, Fringe Benefits and Total Package by State and Metro
The collectively bargained electrician rates that the Department of Labor prints in Davis-Bacon wage determinations, compiled for every state and 84 large metros and set against what the typical electrician earns there.
Updated 2026-10-27
Highest Paying Trade Jobs: 173 Skilled Trades Ranked by Federal Wage Data
A reproducible ranking of every skilled trade in the BLS May 2025 wage survey, with training, six-figure shares and 2025-35 openings.
Updated 2026-10-27
Heat pump rebates by state: which states launched federal HEEHR rebates, what they pay and who qualifies
A dated, state-by-state check of the federal Home Energy Rebates programs for all 56 eligible jurisdictions, with the heat pump amounts and income limits each state publishes.
Updated 2026-10-27
EV Charger Installation Cost at Home: Published Level 2 Figures, the Electrician's Share and Rebates by State, 2026
Six national-lab, government and utility-program figures, adjusted to 2026 dollars, show what a home Level 2 charger costs installed, how much of that is electrical work, and which rebates remain after the federal credit ended.
Updated 2026-10-27
Electrician School Cost by State: Tuition, Debt and Earnings
Federal program data for every reporting electrician program: what public and for-profit schools charge, what graduates borrow and earn, and how a paid apprenticeship compares.
Updated 2026-10-27
Electrician Hourly Rate 2026: What Public Contracts Show Electricians Bill, and How Much of It Is Wage
Seventeen state and local time-and-materials contracts and the federal GSA schedule publish the hourly rates electrical contractors actually charge. We set them against what electricians are paid.
Updated 2026-10-27
Electrical panel upgrade cost: what lab, utility and program data show in 2026
Every published panel and service upgrade cost with its scope and sample, plus 2026 permit fees, rebate caps and electrician wages.
Updated 2026-10-27
Zinsco Panel, Federal Pacific and Circuit Breaker Recalls: What Agencies and Courts Found
A dated record of every CPSC recall of US electrical panels, load centers and circuit breakers, set beside what the CPSC and a New Jersey court actually said about Federal Pacific Stab-Lok and what the record shows on Zinsco.
Updated 2026-10-27
Electrical Contractor Insurance Requirements by State: Liability, Bonds and Workers Comp (2026)
A 51-row registry of what each state requires an electrical contractor to carry to hold a license, with the statute or rule for every row and the public workers comp values for electrical wiring.
Updated 2026-10-27
Copper theft in the US: insurance claims, the copper price link and 50 state scrap metal laws
The last national insurance series ends in 2018, telecom carriers now count thousands of incidents a year, and every state regulates how scrap yards buy copper.
Updated 2026-10-27
Average Electric Bill by State: 2025 Bills, 2026 Price Changes and What Drives the Gap
Final 2025 EIA data for every state, the latest monthly prices to August 2026, and a decomposition of each state's bill into price and usage.
Updated 2026-10-27
Average Cost of Solar Panels by State: Installed Prices, 2025
Berkeley Lab's records of installed home solar systems show what homeowners paid per watt and per system in 2025, by state, with and without a battery.
Updated 2026-10-27
Aluminum wiring and knob-and-tube wiring: how many US homes are old enough, by state
A state-by-state count of the housing built in the knob-and-tube and aluminum branch wiring eras, with federal safety findings, 2023 housing survey data and public rewiring cost records.
Updated 2026-10-27
EV Charging Stations by State: Public Ports, Ports per EV and Growth, 2023 to 2026
Department of Energy station counts for all 50 states and DC, normalised by registered plug-in EVs and population, show where public charging has kept pace with EVs and where it has not.
Updated 2026-10-26
Electrical injury statistics: US workplace deaths and injuries from electricity, 2011 to 2024
Federal data count an average of 147.9 electrical deaths a year at work since 2011, a slowly falling trend, and a risk concentrated in construction, electricians and line workers.
Updated 2026-10-26
Electrical Fire Statistics: How Many US Fires, What Starts Them and the Harm They Do
Federal and NFPA data put US electrical fires anywhere from 18,400 to 56,900 a year depending on the definition; this report lines the counts up, tracks the trend and shows which items start the fires.
Updated 2026-10-26
Electrical contractor acquisitions: a sourced ledger of 32 US deals, 2024 to 2026
A dated record of who bought US electrical contracting companies, built only from the buyers' own SEC filings and press releases.
Updated 2026-10-26
Copper Wire Prices: The US Producer Price Index for Copper Wire and Cable Against Copper Metal, 2016 to 2026
Ten years of monthly Bureau of Labor Statistics data on finished copper wire and cable, set against the global copper benchmark, show how much of the metal move reaches the wire contractors buy.
Updated 2026-10-26Tables and lookups
Electrical contractors by state
Census establishment and employee counts, 2018 and 2023.
Electrician salary by state
BLS median wages for all 50 states and DC, May 2025.
Electrical license lookup
Licensing board, levels, reciprocity and NEC edition for every state.
NEC adoption by state
Which states enforce the 2026 NEC, and who is furthest behind.
Our data rules
- Every figure names its source table and the date we pulled it.
- We use official sources: BLS, the Census Bureau, EIA and state licensing boards.
- When a source updates, we update the page and the date.