EW's 2026 Top 100: A Sneak Preview

Episode #145 of the Today’s Electrical Economy podcast will offer listeners a sneak preview of the 10 largest electrical distributors on EW's 2026 Top 100, looks at some of the largest acquisitions they have made and highlights the companies opening up the most new branch locations. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.

Jim Lucy

June 1, 2026

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Episode #145 of the Today’s Electrical Economy podcast will offer listeners a sneak preview of the 10 largest electrical distributors on EW's 2026 Top 100 and look at some of the largest acquisitions they have made and the companies that are opening up the most new branch locations. Sponsored by Champion Fiberglass.

About the Author

Jim Lucy

Editor-in-Chief

Over the past 40-plus years, hundreds of Jim’s articles have been published in Electrical Wholesaling and Electrical Marketing newsletter on topics such as the impact of new competitors on the electrical market’s channels of distribution, energy-efficient lighting and renewables, and local market economics. In addition to his published work, Jim regularly gives presentations on these topics to C-suite executives, industry groups and investment analysts.

He recently launched a new subscription-based data product for Electrical Marketing that offers electrical sales potential estimates and related market data for more than 300 metropolitan areas, and in 1999 he published his first book, “The Electrical Marketer’s Survival Guide” for electrical industry executives looking for an overview of key market trends.

While managing Electrical Wholesaling’s editorial operations, Jim and the publication’s staff won several Jesse H. Neal awards for editorial excellence, the highest honor in the business press, and numerous national and regional awards from the American Society of Business Press Editors. He has a master’s degree in Communications and a bachelor’s degree in Journalism from Glassboro State College, Glassboro, N.J. (now Rowan University).