We recently met with the owner of a building that represents a fairly typical scenario. His facility was over 50 years old and badly in need of a wide variety of energy efficient upgrades. The old equipment was draining profit from his company and the owner realized something needed to be done to ... Read More »
Harvesting Wasted Energy
Most people think becoming energy efficient simply means reducing energy use. They think replacing one technology with another less energy consuming version is the only way to become truly energy efficient. Innovators in the energy efficiency arena are taking a different path. They look at the ... Read More »
The Benefits of Replacing Fluorescent Bulbs with LED Lighting
There are many exciting innovations taking place in the lighting marketplace and most of them have one thing in common – they reduce energy use and expense. Since lighting makes up a large percentage of the energy used in the commercial / manufacturing setting, using cost effective alternatives can ... Read More »
5 Unintended Consequences of Energy Efficiency Upgrades
"There are many levels of savings possible through energy efficiency upgrades." Rising energy use and costs are reducing company profitability. Our client’s primary goal when they engage us is often to simply reduce their energy expense. In many cases we are able to do that in such a significant ... Read More »
City Lighting Upgrade Achieves Unexpected Benefits
The City of Perry achieved far more than just energy savings when they recently teamed up with The Energy Alliance Group of Michigan to upgrade their street lighting technology. The quaint, historic city had beginnings in the middle 1800’s and has beautifully ornate street light fixtures that are a ... Read More »
Outdated Technologies Waste Energy and Reduce Profits
The Energy Alliance Group was recently asked to evaluate the energy efficiency of a manufacturing facility in advance of an upcoming facility upgrade. The facility had a high demand for compressed air and the existing air technology had been in place for over 20 years. Compressed air technology has ... Read More »
New Solution Helps Businesses Cut Energy Expenses
“The idea of PACE is to broker long term financing so business property owners can undertake energy improvements profitably. That makes their business more efficient and they gain positive cash flow to plow back into their operation.” Andy Levin, Lean and Green Michigan You are the CFO of a company ... Read More »
Unique Financing Options Propel Energy Efficiency Projects
Reducing energy use has growing appeal during this period of rising energy costs. If you could get all your electricity needs met by the sun, and never pay a utility bill again, life would be good. One of the primary obstacles to reducing energy use is the upfront cost of energy efficient ... Read More »
Are You Interested in Cutting Your Energy Expenses?
The Energy Alliance Group of Michigan (EAG) was recently approached by a potential client who had a strong motivation to cut their growing energy bills. After an initial walk through of their facility many opportunities were identified that would significantly reduce unnecessary expenses. Based on ... Read More »
Six Factors Are Changing Where Your Produce Is Grown!
A rooftop farm in the middle of New York City, growing a million pounds of produce every year, would have been unimaginable a short time ago! It is now a reality. There are some amazing trends emerging in a variety of farming operations that will affect where and when your produce is grown. Six key ... Read More »
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