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. [...]
Commercial/Industrial Solar Net Metering – Does it make financial sense ?
Installing solar panels is the way, going forward, to prevent global warming and cutting down on carbon emissions. The sun is used as a source of infinite energy to power industrial establishments and homes in a green and sustainable manner. Understanding Solar Net Metering It is also known as net energy metering (NEM). Net metering is a utility [...]
Internet of Things and Lighting
The evolution of lighting has revolved around reducing lighting costs and energy savings, and the next step in this evolution is IoT lighting. By 2026, it has been predicted that the IoT lighting industry's value is going to grow to a substantial 4.5 billion USD. However, despite its potential, many are still unfamiliar with IoT lighting and its benefits. If you [...]
Electric Cars are Taking Over the Automotive Industry
The Canadian automotive market is witnessing a slow but steady transformation as more and more car buyers are becoming aware of green energy and its benefits. As a result of this growing awareness, the number of electric vehicle (EV) sales are progressively increasing year in and year out. For instance, approximately 66,800 EVs were sold by Canadian dealerships in 2021. This [...]
Case Study: LED Lighting Retrofit Project at Meridian Credit Union (Lake Street, St Catharines Branch)
Sept. 30, 2022 By Anastazia Csegeny --- Background Meridian Credit Union is Ontario’s largest credit union, and the second largest in Canada. With 89 branches and 15 Business Banking Centres across the province, Meridian has used its 75 years of banking history to help grow the lives of more than 365,000 members. Objectives The interior lighting of the Meridian Credit [...]
Lighting the Future: Smart Off-Grid Streetlights
August 31, 2022 By Anastazia Csegeny --- Lights, natural or artificial, are important for everything we do. We rely on lights to read, write, drive, cook, clean, and so many other things every day. But it can be difficult to find cost-effective and energy-efficient lighting without skimping on brightness and taking up too much physical space. Thankfully, Daisy Energy, in [...]
5 Energy Saving Ideas for Your Business
August 22, 2022 By Anastazia Csegeny --- Cooler fall temperatures are finally beginning to replace the sweltering summer heat of the past few months, but the challenge of rising energy costs remains for Canadians across the country. With inflation hitting a 40-year high, it is more important now than ever before to conserve energy both at home and at work. [...]