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Fortney Electric, LLC offers comprehensive electrical services throughout the Treasure Valley

11/11/2023

We are filled with gratitude for the men and women who have served our country. I am honored to have served and been a part of defending the freedom and values we hold so dear. Thank you to all who have served. Let's remember to honor all who have sacrificed for our freedom, not only today, but every day.

07/21/2023

Friday Facts: In 1902, Willis Carrier was tasked with solving a humidity problem that was causing magazine pages to wrinkle at Sackett-Wilhelms Lithographing and Publishing Company in Brooklyn. Carrier designed a system that controlled humidity using cooling coils and secured a patent for his "Apparatus for Treating Air,” which could either humidify (by heating water) or dehumidify (by cooling water) air. He designed the first modern air-conditioning system – an invention that would go on to fundamentally change the world. In 1998, Carrier was named one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People of the 20th Century.

07/07/2023

Friday Facts: On Nov 8, 1904 Harvey Hubbell patented the first detachable electric plug in the United States. The detachable electric plug revolutionized the way electrical wires were connected/disconnected from a power supply. Until Hubbell’s plug, electrical devices had to be hardwired to the power source.

06/30/2023

Friday Facts: As electricity became more common in homes throughout the United States, the use of electric appliances became popular. Toasters, curling irons, shaving razors, kettles, clothing irons, electric fans, sewing machines and many more devices were touted as major improvements in homeowners’ quality of life.

06/23/2023

Friday Facts: In 1935, President Roosevelt set up the Rural Electric Administration. This allowed for widespread use of electricity for urban areas. By 1951, 90% of American homes and farms had electricity.

06/16/2023

Friday Facts: The first central power plant in the US opened in 1882, in Manhattan. Named the Pearl Street Power Station, it supplied power to homes within proximity using Edison’s incandescent bulbs. The station grew to serve over 500 customers in just 2 years. This was the beginning of more power plants across the country that created an early power grid.

06/09/2023

Friday Facts: With the aid of three American electrical engineers, George Westinghouse altered and perfected the transformer and developed a constant-voltage AC generator. He purchased the patents of Nikola Tesla’s AC motor and hired Tesla to improve and modify the motor for use in his power system. AC had the ability to be "stepped up" in voltage by a transformer for distribution and then "stepped down" by a transformer for consumer use, allowing large centralized power plants to supply electricity long distance in cities with more dispersed populations. This was an advantage over the low voltage DC systems being marketed by Thomas Edison's electric utility which had a limited range due to the low voltages used.

06/02/2023

Friday Facts: In the early days the U.S. largely used Thomas Edison’s DC system as a source of electricity. Enter Nikolas Tesla who proposed the superior benefits of AC because it allowed easier and more efficient means to convert power over long distances. This sparked what would be called the War of the Currents. facts

05/19/2023

Friday Facts: September 30, 1882, a house owned by Henry Rogers in Appleton, Wisconsin, became the first house to ever be illuminated using electricity. The house called Hearthstone, still stands today as a historic museum and still uses the original Edison switches.

05/12/2023

Friday Facts: In 1879 Thomas Edison helped develop the first practical electric powered incandescent lightbulb. This allowed buildings and homes to be illuminated using electricity, thereby eliminating the need for candles and gas lamps.

05/05/2023

Friday Facts: Alternating current (AC power) was first observed in 1832 by Hippolyte Pixii. He discovered that he could reverse the flow of electricity with a spinning magnet with poles that passed over an iron core, developing the first dynamo electrical generator.

04/28/2023

Friday Facts: The electric battery was invented in 1799 by Italian physicist Alessandro Volta. The battery “the voltaic pile”, generated direct current (DC) electricity through chemical reactions. The term volt also comes from Volta’s name.

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