by Valerie Paquin | Industry News
Could this be the end for the home phone as we know it? Well, we won’t be talking as holograms just yet. While there have been some significant advancements in augmented reality in the past few years, there is still much work to do in modernizing the telephone for the...
by Keith Laake | Industry News
We have Alexander Graham Bell to thank for the telephone as well as his forward way of thinking. One and a half centuries later, his words of wisdom still ring true, even in today’s rapidly changing technology landscape. “When one door closes, another opens; but we...
by Valerie Paquin | Cut Utility Costs & More, Utility Expense Management
It’s hard to believe that organic waste could be a problem for our landfills. As consumers, we tend to think of organic waste as a good thing. We turn to organic products and packaging to help us avoid the over-use of plastic. We watch our neighbor toss organic waste...
by Keith Laake | Industry News
As awareness of energy efficiency increases, demand from the public as well as regulators for new policies and initiatives continues to grow. To benchmark these efforts the ACEEE (American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy) created the Biennial City Energy...
by Keith Laake | Cut Utility Costs & More, Utility Expense Management
The “save to grow” paradox is becoming less of a theory and more a paradigm shift among companies operating in the U.S. Traditionally, cost control has been a last resort for businesses headed into the red. However, a look at the data from the most recent Deloitte...
by Valerie Paquin | Industry News
Today we recognize the 45th Annual Earth Day. A day of celebrating the earth’s beauty and brilliance, today also serves as a stark reminder that we are constantly at odds with the planet we live on. Historically, technology has advanced at a wonderfully rapid rate....
by Allison Levin | Cut Utility Costs & More, Utility Expense Management
Energy providers have an interesting problem: They are required by law to produce enough energy to meet peak usage for their total customer base, independent of time of day or season. This includes all residential, businesses, government facilities and school...
by Valerie Paquin | Cut Utility Costs & More, Utility Expense Management
Budgets by their very nature are defined by scarcity. When it comes to the operations of municipalities, managing operating budgets becomes especially difficult due to the multitude of services and resources involved in these operations. Cities and counties, in...
