NEMA, created in the fall of 1926 by the merger of the Electric Power Club and the Associated Manufacturers of Electrical Supplies, provides a forum for the standardization of electrical equipment, enabling consumers to select from a range of safe, effective, and compatible electrical products.

The organization has also made numerous contributions to the electrical industry by shaping public policy development and operating as a central confidential agency for gathering, compiling, and analyzing market statistics and economics data. 

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NEMA promotes the competitiveness of its member companies by providing a forum for the: 

• Development of technical standards that are in the best interests of the industry and the users of its products         
• Establishment and advocacy of industry policies on legislative and regulatory matters that might affect the industry and those it serves         
• Collection, analysis, and dissemination of industry data 

NEMA publishes over 500 standards and offers them for sale through IHS, along with certain standards originally developed as American National Standards Institute (ANSI) or International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) standards.

The association promotes safety in the manufacture and use of electrical products, provides information about NEMA to the media and the public, and represents industry interests in new and developing technologies. 

NEMA, with headquarters in Rosslyn, Virginia, has approximately 430 member companies, including large, medium, and small businesses that manufacture products used in the generation, transmission and distribution, control, and end-use of electricity. Annual shipments of these products total $100 billion.  

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NEMA's Vision
NEMA will be the trade association of choice through which the electroindustry develops and promotes positions on standards and government regulations and through which members acquire information on industry and market economics.

NEMA's Mission
NEMA's mission is to promote the competitiveness of its member companies by providing quality services that will impact positively on standards, government regulations and market economics.

In pursuing its mission, NEMA will: 

• Be a leader in developing standards and in advocating technical positions that are in the best interests of the industry and the users of its products.         
• Be the advocate of the industry to ensure that legislation and government regulations, both federal and state, pertaining to members' products and operations are consistent with industry needs.         
• Collect, analyze and disseminate industry and market data.         
• Promote safety in the design, manufacture and use of electrical products.         
• Provide information on the industry to the media and other interested publics.         
• Conduct educational forums in support of its core functions.         
• Represent the industry's interests in new and developing technologies.

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