ELECTRI Monthly Recap for Council Members
October 2025
RESOURCES
The ELECTRI Council Room session on “Optimizing Fleet Management in Electrical Contracting” was led by Dr. Amy King Lewis with Oklahoma State University. Dr. Lewis is one of ELECTRI’s current researchers and she shared some of her recent findings. Discussions from participants focused on their fleet management strategies.
October’s IT & Coffee session focused on Cybersecurity Essentials. The discussion was led by Alex Huntoon with Newkirk Electric.
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New Research Project Released!
ELECTRI International is pleased to share a new research report, Exploratory Analysis of Incentive Pay Utilization in Electrical Construction. As electrical contractors face ongoing labor shortages and tighter project schedules, many are turning to incentive pay (IP) programs as a strategy to attract and retain skilled union electricians. This study—based on industry interviews, a nationwide survey, and project case analyses—finds that while incentive pay can offer short-term gains in manpower and productivity, it also brings long-term challenges and costs that contractors must manage carefully.
ELECTRI Industry Benchmarking Tool
The ELECTRI Industry Benchmarking Tool is now live and ready to use. Developed to help electrical contractors measure and compare key performance metrics, this platform is designed to provide valuable insights across the industry. Please create an account and fill out the surveys to help us build the most comprehensive snapshot of our industry yet. The more companies that participate, the more valuable this becomes for everyone.
ELECTRI’s Business Coaching program is available to all NECA Contractors. If you are interested in participating in this program, you can find more information here. If you have questions, please reach out to Jessica.Cardenas@electri.org.
ACTION ITEMS
Take our research surveys! We have several requests on our Research Engagement Hub for surveys, interviews, and input. Please visit the Research Engagement Hub to participate in the following requests:
- Fleet Management survey
- Project Checklist Samples
- ELECTRI Researcher Deniz Besiktepe is looking for 6 participants for a virtual focus group in November. The call will last a maximum of two hours and will involve reviewing draft project checklists, onboarding checklists, and job descriptions/org charts and providing feedback and insights to create sample documents for electrical contractors. Prior to the call, Deniz will send you draft checklists to review, then your feedback will be shared on the call with other participants. If you are interested in participating, please reach out directly to Deniz at denizb@purdue.edu.