Evaluating your home’s electrical load: Can your home handle today’s electrical demands?
Times are changing—and so is the amount of electricity required by today’s homes. With more advanced technology and larger quantities of energy required by electronic devices, it is important to...
Up your safety game with these electrical safety tips for your garage
Whether using your garage as a workshop or simply as a place to park your car, electrical safety in the garage is an important, must-needed precaution. To ensure the safety of you and your family and...
Get the inside scoop on upgrading your home’s outlets
Homes that were wired many years ago, before the requirement of three-wire, grounded electrical systems, may still have two-prong outlets as their main electrical receptacles. With the increasingly...
When to Rewire Your Home
Whole-house rewiring is a large project that is becoming increasingly necessary in older, outdated homes. With the overwhelming and escalating power needed by today’s technology, our homes are being...
Parking lot safety relies on professional lighting
Parking lot maintenance tends to fall by the wayside when it comes to the upkeep of a property. However, a parking lot is the consumer’s first point of introduction to a business or organization, and...
Talking with Your Child about Electrical Safety
Electricity. We live our lives surrounded by it, yet often forget how dangerous it can be—especially to children. According to the Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI), each day, nearly...
Making your Home Electrically Safe and Sound
Is your home as electrically safe as it could be? LightingtheQCA.com has put together a safety checklist to ensure that your home is electrically safe and sound. Take a look and find out if your home...
What does a public fire alarm system look like these days?
Electric fire alarm systems have progressed quite a bit since their early implementation in the 1800s. Did you know that alarm systems used to send telegraphs to alert the central station with the...
How to Save on Electrical Repairs
No matter the age or quality of your home, professional electrical repairs are often inevitable. While electrical repairs can be expensive and time-consuming, there are many ways to help you get the...
LED Lighting: The Future Is NOW
LED stands for light-emitting diode, which is a semiconductor device that emits visible light when an electric current passes through it. These kinds of light bulbs can be used in almost all common...
What to consider when it comes to commercial lighting projects
Lighting makes up 40 percent of a commercial building’s electric bill on average and makes a huge impact on the appearance of its interior. Now is a great time to plan lighting for your commercial...
GFCIs – what are they and why do you need them?
You’ve probably heard the term GFCI when working on home projects, but do you fully understand what GFCIs are and why you need them? A ground fault circuit interrupter, or GFCI, is a device used to...
Electrical Updates for Your Older Home
Older homes possess an extraordinary amount of character, but behind the history and ornate detail can be aging electrical wires begging for an upgrade. If you’re adding on to your older home or...
Five ways to feel good about hiring an electrician
Electricians are required to jump through quite a few hoops before they are considered qualified to do electrical work in your home. However, that doesn’t mean all electricians are made equal....
Be aware of the power lines on your property
Often, homeowners can forget that avoiding power lines is an important piece of the property update puzzle. Did you know it’s the law in both Illinois and Iowa to find out which utilities lie...
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Customer Testimonials
"The American Red Cross has a longstanding relationship with the IBEW in the Quad Cities. During the construction of our new facility in Moline we were continually impressed with the quality of performance and attention to detail by the IBEW members working on... read more
Betsy Pratt
Chief Executive Officer, American Red Cross
"The Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center prides itself in the highest quality of service to the community. The IBEW has the same commitment to service along with quality craftsmanship. That is one of the reasons we used local members from IBEW Local 145 on... read more
Dave Green
Mississippi Valley Blood Center
"In my experience with service calls and smaller scale projects on the Augustana Campus, I have found the LightingTheQCA workers to be skilled and knowledgeable. They bring to the project on-time completion and the ability to remain within budget. That is a... read more
David Barker
Manager of Facilities, Augustana College
"We used qualified IBEW Electricians during the construction of both the new Rock Island County Animal Shelter and also for the new Rock Island County Forest Preserve Golf Clubhouse. Our Rock Island County Board insists on using IBEW Electricians because of their... read more
Jim Bohnsack
Chairman of the Board at Rock Island County
"Estes Construction works with several electrical contracting firms who are signatory to the IBEW Local # 145 and has done so for the almost 40 year history of Estes. Estes has a mission to be the preferred provider of construction services and it is imperative... read more
Kent Pilcher
President of Estes Construction
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