DistributED: NAED’s Electrification Research With Ducker Carlisle

Authors: Kevin Sarb and James Murphy.
Publication: tED Magazine / DistributED Podcast
Date: October 8, 2026

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Kevin Sarb, Managing Director at Ducker Carlisle, and James Murphy, Director at Ducker Carlisle, joined the DistributED with tED magazine podcast on October 8, 2026 to preview findings from NAED’s latest electrification research study, which Ducker Carlisle assisted in producing.

The report examines where electrification investments are creating opportunities for electrical distributors and what it takes to compete successfully. Five areas of focus: expansion and modernization of healthcare facilities; industrial upgrades involving automation, controls, and power distribution; growing demand for distributed energy, storage, and backup power; rapid growth in data center electrical demand; and the capabilities distributors need to support more complex projects and customers.

With the right strategies in place, the opportunity could generate billions in revenue for electrical distributors over the next three years.

The full report is available for download at www.naed.org/electrification.

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Source: tED Magazine | October 8, 2026