PEARL Publishes White Papers Click the links below to view online or download. Electrical Safety, Reliability, Sustainability PEARL Standards Bring Safety, Reliability to Secondary Electrical Distribution Channel Reconditioning: The Ulitimate Form of Recycling Reuse, reconditioning, and remanufacturing use a fraction of the energy of new production, keep millions of tons of waste from landfills every year, reduce raw material consumption, and create 3 to 5 times more skilled jobs than automated production lines. Also available in high-resolution version.

News Articles

April 2013
Canadian Standards Association (CSA) to Include PEARL Reconditioning Standards in New Electrical Maintenance Guidelines
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PEARL Establishes New Technical Achievement Scholarship to Support Education of Future Electrical Technicians

March 2013
Electrical Safety Expert To Deliver Keynote Speach at 2013 PEARL Conference

February 2013
PEARL Offers Advanced Electrical Technical Training at Annual Electrical Safety, Reliability and Sustainability Conference & Exhibition

January 2013
2013 PEARL Electrical Safety, Reliability and Sustainability Conference & Exhibition to Feature Latest Market Trends and Industry Advancements

December 2012
Electrical Reconditioners Help Get Lights on Following Superstorm Sandy

November 2012
PEARL Technician Certification Committee Focuses on Level I Technician Expertise

October 2012
Reman Toolbox Helps PEARL Members Save on Business Services

September 2012
Remanufacturing Electrical Equipment Versus Reconditioning Electrical Equipment

August 2012
Surge in Demand for Reconditioned Electrical Equipment

July 2012
PEARL Link Connects Buyers and Sellers of Electrical Equipment

June 2012
PEARL members elect two new directors to its board; and PEARL ANSI Committee seeks input for ANSI standard submission procedure.

May 2012
Guns, Rock & Roll Pave Way for Technical Certification Program, ANSI Standards Submission at Electrical Safety, Reliability and Sustainability Conference & Exhibition

April 2012
Buckeye Bullet -World's Fastest Electric Car at PEARL's Electrical Safety, Reliability and Sustainability Conference & Exhibition

March 2012
Electrical Technicians Can Improve Skills at Two-Day, Two-Track Training Sessions During PEARL's Electrical Safety, Reliability and Sustainability Conference & Exhibition

February 2012
Electrical Safety, Electrical Standards and Life Extension Take Center Stage at Electrical Safety, Reliability and Sustainability Conference & Exhibition

December 2011
Electrical Safety Pioneer Delivers Keynote at 15th Annual Electrical Safety, Reliability and Sustainability Conference & Exhibition
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Mobile Circuit Breaker Shop Helps Customers Improve Maintenance Costs, Time
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Technitrol Uses PEARL Inspection and Test Standards to Get RR Donnelley Transformer Up and Running in 36 Hours

November 2011
PEARL and Remanufacturing Industry Council Works to Change Government Policty Towards Remanufactured Equipment

October 2011
PEARL Network Helps P&F Supply Add Medium-Voltage Services

September 2011
Voyten Electric Uses PEARL Inspect & Test Standards to Save Manufacturer Months of Downtime After Substation Explosion

August 2011
PEARL Adopts New Compliance Resolution Procedure to Enforce Electrical Reconditioning Standards

June 2011
PEARL Elects New Board of Directors and Adds 'Service Organization' Membership Class

May 2011
PEARL Adds Electrical Service Organization Membership & Seeks ANSI Accredited Standards Developer (ASD) Status.

April 2011
A new white paper from the Professional Electrical Apparatus Recyclers League (PEARL) discusses the need for technical testing and reconditioning standards in the unregulated secondary electrical supply market.

March 2011
PEARL Helps Shape U.S. Remanufacturing Policy At Remanufacturing Industries Council (RIC) Roundtable

February 2011
"The Enemy," Electrical Market Predictions, ANSI Round Out 2011 PEARL Conference Speakers

January 2011
Low Voltage Disconnect Switch and Bolted Pressure Switch Training at PEARL Conference Earns CEU Credits

December 2010
Electrical Reconditioning Revolution' Leads 2011 PEARL Annual Conference

November 2010
PEARL presents Electrical Reconditioning Standards to International Association of Electrical Inspectors - IAEI

October 2010
Electrical Reconditioning Standards Help PEARL Member Make $300,000

September 2010
Canadian Safety Ministry Praises PEARL Electrical Safety Standards

August 2010
PEARL Link Fills Gaps in Square D's Electrical Supply Chain While Saving the Environment

June 2010
PEARL confirms new directors and adds 'Alternate Director' position.

May 2010
Free electrical standards on the internet offer guidance on how to deal with water-damaged electrical equipment, testing, and reconditioning to help industry get lights back on after flooding.

May 2010
PEARL members present during the members-only business meeting overwhelmingly agreed that the PEARL Board of Directors should explore several changes to site and technician certifications, as well as technician training during PEARL's recent annual meeting held in Denver, April 24-26, .

April 2010
PEARL's new electrical Inspect and Test Standards reveal hidden faults in electrical equipment. For the first time, PEARL has made 80 Inspect & Test Standards available to the public, providing electricians and maintenance personnel guidance on whether a device needs full reconditioning, or regular maintenance.

March 2010
PEARL Panels Explore Product-Specific Certification, Improved Code of Business Practices. During the upcoming 2010 Electrical Safety and Reliability Conference & Exhibition hosted by the Professional Electrical Apparatus Recyclers League (PEARL) in Denver, CO, April 24-26, a pair of panels will consider changes to PEARL certification structures, and enhancing the business code of practices followed by all full voting members.

February 2010
Reconditioned Electric Puts Biodiesel Plant Online. By the fall of 2007, Red River Biodiesel, Ltd. was ready to take advantage of the rush to renewable fuels. The biodiesel plant had installed animal fat liquefaction vats and associated equipment to turn poultry fat, soy and other natural oils from the surrounding New Boston, Texas farmlands into high-grade biodiesel fuel -- except for one problem: they didn't have any electrical juice to make the go juice.

January 2010
The testing and maintenance of power transformers will be the focus of two days of training at the upcoming Professional Electrical Apparatus Recyclers League (PEARL) 2010 Electrical Safety and Reliability Conference & Exhibition at the Westin Tabor Center in Denver, CO, April 24-26.

December 2009
Electrical Reconditioning, Safety, Sustainability Take Center Stage at 2010 PEARL Annual Conference. PEARL will educate electrical suppliers and reconditioners on the latest engineering and reconditioning practices, electrical safety and sustainability initiatives, and OEM partnerships during the upcoming 2010 Electrical Safety and Reliability Conference & Exhibition at the Westin Tabor Center in Denver, CO, April 24-26.

November 2009
PEARL Link launched. Safe reconditioned electrical equipment just a click away with PEARL Link. With just one click, customers or sellers looking for hard to find electrical gear can send a RFQ to all of PEARL’s certified membership.

October 2009
Electrical apparatus reconditioners, P&F Supply Co. and R.N.T. Supply Inc. recently passed full site certifications from PEARL.

September 2009
Plane crash survivor brings life experiences to PEARL Annual Spring Conference being held at the Westin Tabor Center in Denver, CO, April 24-26, 2010.

August 2009
PEARL to participate in NETA circuit breaker panel discussion hosted by the International Electrical Testing Association (NETA), during its PowerTest 2010 annual conference to be held February 15-18, 2010 in Long Beach, CA.

July 2009
PEARL "Monster" Saves U.S. Declaration of Independence after flooding had shorted out the electrical system that kept power flowing to the National Archives building’s dehumidification system.

April 2009
PEARL expected to approve 23 new electrical reconditioning standards at annual conference

February 2009
Motor bucket simulator brings motor training to life for attendees of training program at 2009 Electrical Safety & Reliability Conference.

January 2009
PEARL “Safer, Cheaper, Greener” Educational Program presented at Southern CaliforniaChapter of the International Association of Electrical Inspectors - IAEI

December 2008
“Green Safety” comes to light at PEARL’s 2009 Electrical Safety & Reliability Conference & Expo

December 2008
PEARL wins environmental Waste Reduction Award Program (WRAP) for recycling, reusing electrical equipment

November 2008
Safer-Cheaper-Greener powerpoint presentation on reconditioned electrical equipment to Internationational Association of Electrical Inspectors. NOTE: this is a 60MB file and will take a minute or two to open or download using a high-speed internet connection

October 2008
Electrical reconditiong standards for conduit, fittings & accessories are released.

August 2008
Reconditioning standards for medium voltage electrical equipment such as circuit breakers, motor starters, switchgear, transformers, motor control, bus duct, wire & cable are released

July 2008
Reconditioning standards for low voltage electrical equipment such as circuit breakers, motor starters, switchgear, transformers, motor control, wire & cable are released

June 2008
Technical standards and procedures help provide protection from counterfeit electrical equipment.

January 2008
Problem of counterfeit electrical equipment higlight of Electrical Safety and Reliability Conference

September 2007
Counterfeit concerns draw PEARL members to a special meeting in Dallas