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electrical engineering
A firm that calculates requirements for electrical systems and pathways and usually helps design them.
An electrical engineering company is a firm which calculates the requirements for electrical systems and pathways in a structure. It usually plays a role in designing these systems.
The work determines what the structure requires of its electrical systems and the routes serving them. Participation in design is usual, while calculation of those requirements is the defining responsibility.
An electrical contractor installs wiring and equipment. MEP engineering combines electrical work with mechanical and plumbing design, while electrical engineering identifies this particular discipline.