A New Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) project was just launched in Michigan. It’s the third PACE project in the State and it’s likely to pave the way for many more due to the energy savings that are guaranteed by the programs unique requirements. A desire to cut energy costs prompted Star ... Read More »
Thinking about alternative source for natural gas?
Memories of last year’s frigid winter and its high energy bills could be your wake-up call to think about buying natural gas from an alternative natural gas supplier. The Energy Alliance Group of Michigan has experts ready to help you determine if this option will save you money on your natural ... Read More »
Automated Controls Multiply Energy Savings
The Claiborne Elementary school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana recently won a nationwide energy saving competition by cutting the schools energy use almost in half - a 45.9% reduction!! How they achieved energy efficiency, and won the prize competing against 3000 other buildings across the country, ... 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 »
PACE = Energy Upgrades + Positive Cash Flow
It’s time that Michigan business and industry leaders learn a new acronym — PACE — for Property Assessed Clean Energy, an energy finance program that helps qualifying businesses increase energy efficiency and create a positive cash flow from day one. The Energy Alliance Group (EAG) of Michigan, ... Read More »
Marginal Gains Equal Huge Energy Savings
The British bicycling team used a strategy known as marginal gains to win the 2012 Tour de France as well as dominate the 2012 Olympics. That strategy involved looking at all the tiny ways a rider’s performance could be improved instead of focusing on simply one or two big improvements. According to ... Read More »