How Solar Can Help a Class A Business Paying the Global Adjustment to Reduce Their Costs Significantly
If your business participates in the Industrial Conservation Initiative (ICI), then you will pay a Global Adjustment (GA) charge, which is determined by calculating the average demand during the top five peak periods over a timeframe of 12 months. These customers are referred to as Class A Businesses. Class A businesses fall into three categories. The first category involves those [...]
Solar Net Metering: Helping Your Business Make More Money
From its minimal impact on the environment to its versatile applications, solar energy systems provide a range of benefits for commercial and industrial businesses. Did you know that businesses can even receive billing credits for going solar? Here’s everything you should know about solar net metering and why you should consider it for your business. What is Solar Net Metering? [...]
3 Reasons Why Your Business Should Implement Solar Off-Grid Power
The last time the power went out at your business, did your operations come to a halt? If you had solar off-grid power, you wouldn’t have had to worry at all. Here’s everything you need to know about this renewable energy system and how to determine if it would benefit your commercial or industrial business. What is Solar Off-Grid Power [...]
Solar Light Poles: The Future of Light Poles
By the year 2050, experts predict that 68% of the world’s population will be living in urban centres – that’s quite a jump from the 56% of 2016. Already, cities consume about 70% of the world’s power, and this number will only go up as more and more people gravitate toward urban areas. As increased pressure is put on urban [...]
What to Look for When Purchasing an LED Light Fixture
Retrofitting your home or business with LED light fixtures has a wide array of benefits from saving you money on your utilities, to reducing your carbon footprint, to providing you with better overall light quality. Unfortunately, there are many retailers (particularly online) that sell inferior products – some of which don’t even meet Canadian standards. So, what should you look [...]
How to Retrofit Your Warehouse or Factory
Completing a retrofit provides an opportunity to improve your building’s energy efficiency and reduce its operational costs. But knowing where to start can be challenging! Follow our tips below to make retrofitting your warehouse or factory as easy as possible. Step #1: Complete Benchmarking Before beginning, you need to know where your facility currently stands in order to know where [...]
Myths and Facts About LED Lighting
If you are considering retrofitting your home or commercial building with LED lighting, chances are you have a lot of questions. You will likely be gathering as much information as you can both from the internet and perhaps from people you know. And while there is an abundance of information available, there is also a lot of misinformation out there [...]
What Impact Does Colour Temperature Have on my Lighting Upgrade?
If you’re looking to improve morale, productivity and health and wellness in your home or workplace, then simply look upwards. Besides energy savings, LED light fixtures can create many positive effects on a household or workplace. But choosing the right colour temperature is key! Here’s how to choose the right LED bulbs for your particular space. The Shades of LED [...]
4 Easy Ways to Reduce Your Business’ Carbon Footprint
So, you’ve reviewed your company’s energy usage and performed the math to determine your business’ carbon footprint. Now that you know what it is, it’s time to look into making some improvements to that calculation! Here are four easy ways to reduce your business’ carbon footprint: 1. Implement More Energy Efficient Lighting and Lighting Controls Making the switch to LED [...]
How to Easily Calculate Your Business’ Carbon Footprint
Each and every human being can take an essential role in keeping the environment as clean as possible. Due to their size, businesses have the ability to make an even bigger positive impact. That’s why it’s vital that as a company owner, you take the time to realize what type of emissions your business’ operation is releasing into the environment. [...]