To reduce the chance of electrical shock and fires, service panels need to be grounded. Proper grounding directs unwanted electrical current from the home into the ground. Installing a grounding rod ...

For electrical workers, installing a standard grounding system is almost an afterthought — drive two ground rods and you're done. But this practice is inadequate for today's demanding applications ...

One common NEC violation is an installation where grounding electrodes aren’t bonded together. All grounding electrodes present at a building must be bonded together to form the grounding electrode ...