by Keith Laake | Industry News
Corporate sustainability is a hot topic. Consumers, employees and investors like to know that a company exhibits an interest that goes beyond the bottom line. Achieving a high ENERGY STAR rating is a good way to prove your commitment to environmental responsibility....
by Keith Laake | Energy Procurement
When you want to be sure you’ll get the best energy prices for your organization, a reverse auction might seem to be the perfect solution. But it can backfire into a perfect storm of unrealistic prices, unexpected contractual problems or worse. What Is a Reverse...
by Keith Laake | Cut Utility Costs & More, Utility Expense Management
When you pour a glass of water from the faucet, you expect a healthy, taste-free drink at an inexpensive price. The residents of Flint, Michigan, are getting neither. Not only are they dealing with the devastating news that their families were drinking lead-tainted...
by Keith Laake | Utility Expense Management
Sometimes the best place to look for money is right under your nose. How many of us overlook simple savings that are right in front of us? These days everyone is busier than ever, and that’s why it’s especially important to prioritize the things that count. Saving...
by Keith Laake | Industry News
With the acquisition of DirecTV, the new AT&T will be the largest pay-TV provider in the U.S. The combined company will have roughly 26 million subscribers compared to Comcast’s 22 million. Next on the list is Time Warner with half that number. With AT&T in...
by Keith Laake | Open & Close Utility Accounts
It’s the day you’ve been waiting for! It’s the grand opening of your new location. The new furnishings and decorations look great, and the invitations have gone out. You unlock the front door and flip the light switch, but nothing happens! Your heart goes to your...
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 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...
