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An Energy Management Call to Action

August 19, 2010 at 14:00 PM | from Gord Echlin, Vice President of Sales and Marketing

According to the US Federal Energy Management Program, businesses without proactive energy management programs are spending 10 to 45 percent more on energy per year than they need to be. With energy expenditures accounting for up to 25% of a business' annual operating costs, the upfront savings alone make pursuing an energy management program a no brainer.

From a risk mitigation perspective, the movement toward's real-time, time-of-use pricing and the potential for much greater energy costs in the near future, demands action.

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Intelligent Buildings in the Institutional Sector

April 1, 2010 at 07:00 AM | from Gord Echlin, Vice President of Sales and Marketing

We live in some very interesting times. Energy security and climate change are on the tip of every tongue and constraints caused by dwindling energy supplies and impending government legislation are looming on the horizon. Electricity is getting more expensive and we don't know where it's going to stop — we can only be sure that its going to get worse.

Out of necessity, a broad framework for managing in these times is emerging. The smart grid, GHG management, Intelligent Buildings, and Demand Response are converging elements of this organic response to the issues and Institutions (government and schools) are on the leading edge of implementation.

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