2023 Save on Energy Updates: Lighting Retrofit Program Changes
As we stride into 2023, the Save on Energy Retrofit program has announced several key changes that promise to reshape the energy efficiency landscape in Ontario. Based on feedback from program participants and delivery partners, the program revisions are designed to provide increased incentives and flexibility to both lighting and non-lighting projects. Here are the key highlights: A Custom Stream [...]
5 Energy Saving Tips for Retail Businesses
As a retail business owner, you're always looking for ways to cut costs and increase profits. One way to do this is by reducing your energy consumption. Not only does this help you save money on utility bills, but it's also better for the environment. Here are some energy-saving tips for retail businesses: 1- Upgrade to energy-efficient lighting Upgrading to [...]
An Overview of the First Nations Community Building Retrofit Program in Ontario
The First Nations Community Building Retrofit Program is essential to the growth and development of First Nation communities all over Ontario. This program offers an important way for members of these communities to improve existing public infrastructure and facilities, while emphasizing the importance of energy efficiency and conservation in their work. The program provides a valuable opportunity to capitalize on [...]
Maximizing Savings with LED Retrofit: A Guide for Businesses
Energy costs are one of the biggest expenses for businesses. In Ontario, commercial customers can expect to pay about $0.20 per kWh of electricity charges during the daytime (9 am – 5 pm). To save on energy costs, many businesses are turning to LED retrofit projects. An LED retrofit involves replacing your existing lighting fixtures with new LED fixtures. LEDs [...]
Revolutionizing Industrial Lighting with LED Retrofit
If you're like most business owners, you're always looking for ways to reduce costs and increase efficiency. That's why LED retrofit is such a attractive option for many industrial businesses. Not only can LED lighting save you money on your energy bill, but it can also improve the quality of your light and last much longer than traditional bulbs. In [...]
Electric Vehicle Chargers: Everything You Need to Know for 2023
February 6, 2023 By Anastazia Csegeny --- It’s 2023, and electric vehicles (EV) are taking the automotive industry by storm. While EVs were once thought to be expensive and luxurious alternatives to gas-powered transportation, today’s roads are now filled with Teslas, Nissan Leafs, and many other noticeably “green” vehicles. The production of new and improved EVs is thankfully matched by [...]
Back to Basics: 5 Ways to Save Energy Post-Holiday Season
January 9, 2023 By Anastazia Csegeny --- Whether we like it or not, the holidays are an extravagant time. From cooking up incredible feasts to watching movie marathons, we consume a lot of energy throughout the month of December. No matter how much we might strategize and budget ourselves, the energy bills we receive in January can be quite the [...]
The Road to Radiance: Everything You Need to Know about LED Lighting Retrofits
December 23, 2022 By Anastazia Csegeny --- LED retrofitting is quickly gaining traction as an energy-conscious and lasting addition to commercial and industrial businesses around the world. While light emitting diodes (LEDs) have already been established as a high quality and inexpensive lighting choice, retrofitting projects have now become the next step in the way forward to more widespread energy [...]
Learning about Lighting: How to Keep Your Business Informed about LED Technology
December 9, 2022 By Anastazia Csegeny --- Light emitting diodes (LEDs) are the most energy efficient lighting currently available on the market. With benefits like reduced operation costs, better employee productivity, and safer fixtures, more and more businesses are making the crucial switch to LED lighting and related clean energy practices. However, it can be challenging for businesses to keep [...]
Make Your Greenhouse Greener: Solar Energy and the Future of Cultivation
Nov. 25, 2022 By Anastazia Csegeny --- Solar panels are here to stay as a clean, efficient, and advanced source of renewable energy. While we used to think of them as an innovation of the distant future, it is becoming increasingly important to harness the power of the sun in response to fossil fuels and rising temperatures across the globe. [...]