Ever since man tamed fire the burning of “stuff” has powered our lifestyle. Early man burned wood to provide warmth or to cook food. Subsequently the burning of coal powered the steam engines that launched the industrial revolution. Oil and natural gas soon followed, and the burning of those ... Read More »
Making the Conversion to Renewable Energy Affordable
Only two tenths of one percent of the nation’s growing demand for solar energy is being generated within the state of Michigan. The state’s slow adoption of solar energy will hopefully speed up thanks to an innovative program designed to simplify the conversion to renewable energy. The program, ... Read More »
Renewable Energy Benefits Local Economies
“..the total number of jobs in renewables worldwide continue to rise, in stark contrast with depressed labour markets in the broader energy sector.” International Renewable Energy Agency 2016 (IRENA) The launch this year of a renovation project in Michigan highlighted the benefit to local economies ... Read More »
Financing Options Make Clean Energy Affordable
Reducing the use of energy has broad appeal during this period of increased focus on clean energy. The cleanest energy is that which is never used via conservation measures, or that which is already being created from nature - renewables. If it was possible for the sun to meet the total demand for ... Read More »
Energy Security – An Emerging Trend
If you dig deep into the spreadsheet detailing all the elements of the latest EAG energy renovation, you’ll find a tiny box with the notation Back-up Power and this description alongside: “Natural gas-fired unit needs to be sized to maintain production operations and geothermal system requirements ... Read More »
Controlling Energy Expense Reduces Student Housing Costs
“When you join the co-ops you become a part-owner of the organization. We've inherited the houses from the generations that came before (beginning in 1932!) and we pass them on to the next generation.” Inter-Cooperative Council With the goal of reducing the cost of housing, the Inter-Cooperative ... Read More »
Unique Technology Captures Wasted Energy
Two key questions came up during a meeting with EAG’s newest client last week. The same questions are often asked by financial executives in businesses requiring significant amounts of energy in their production process. The questions were asked of EAGs Vice President, Curt Monhart, as he toured ... Read More »
Something Everyone Can Agree on – Reducing Wasted Energy
“energy efficiency is the cheapest, quickest way to cut energy waste, which is good for the country. It saves consumers money, creates jobs, spurs economic growth, reduces harmful pollution and strengthens the electricity grid.” Kit Kennedy, NRDC There’s no shortage of controversy when discussing ... Read More »
Buildings Maintenance and Management blog
There is a huge potential for saving money and reducing wasted energy in older buildings. Understanding how much money and energy is being wasted is often the driving force for taking the first step on the journey to saving energy...read more ... Read More »
Older Buildings Represent an Energy Saving Goldmine
“50% of commercial buildings in the United States were built before 1980…Retrofitting these older buildings is the only path toward substantially reducing the energy footprint of the existing building stock.” Forbes Magazine A recent article from Forbes magazine highlights the energy saving ... Read More »
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