Nobody looks forward to a power outage. After all, we rely on electricity to power appliances. And when there is a blackout, the situation can move from a minor to a stressful one quite easily. That ...

Churning with voltage and resembling an explosion at the wire factory, the breaker panel exudes mystique. But it's just a big switch, filled with other smaller ­switches, which lead to the switches ...

Palatine, Ill.-based Square D recently uncovered tens of thousands of counterfeit Square D circuit breakers in the inventory of Breakers Unlimited, Noblesville, Ind. The counterfeit circuit breakers, ...

Electrical hardware maker Square D Co. is hunting down hundreds of thousands of counterfeit circuit breakers that bear its logo and could cause explosions in household electrical systems. The Palatine ...