How 2 Florida dealerships went green and reduced operating costs by upgrading to LED lighting
In today’s world, businesses are looking for ways to reduce costs and make their properties safer. Upgrading street and area lighting can make a big difference for some companies. It can lower the monthly light bill, improve pedestrian safety and enhance a property’s appeal. That’s why some business leaders are exploring LED lighting solutions. Audi […]
Advances in outdoor lighting for businesses offer sea turtles and pedestrians protection
Light pollution is an area of concern to conservationists because natural light is a critical component of the survival of Florida’s protected sea turtles. Emerging from the ocean to lay eggs, the turtles are easily thrown off course by artificial light interference from residential and commercial properties along Florida’s coastal communities. Most municipalities and local […]
Exec Q&A: How Florida property owners are cutting operations and maintenance costs
Due to the economic challenges presented by Covid-19, businesses are scrambling for new ways to reduce and forecast operations and maintenance (O&M) costs. The first place businesses usually go to cut costs are materials and excess overhead. While effective short term, product/service quality can be the long-term price. Lighting isn’t usually the first idea on […]
What businesses need to know when comparing LED and high-pressure sodium lights
Think back to mixing primary-color paint in grade school. Remember how mixing in yellow changes white, blue and red? Lighting is no exception. A problem too often overlooked is how the yellow-tinted light of high-pressure sodium (HPS) fixtures, which are typically found lighting streets and some parking lots, impacts your perception of the colors around […]
Houston’s Wildfire Energy to acquire Denver’s Hawkwood Energy, valued at $650M
The deal cuts debt and positions the company to grow under new management, the businesses say.
More power lines or rooftop solar panels: The fight over energy’s future
There is an intense policy struggle taking place in Washington and state capitals about the choices that lawmakers, energy businesses and individuals make in the next few years, which could lock in an energy system that lasts for decades.
Austin’s first ‘Tesla Solar’ neighborhood explained
A huge master planned community near the Austin airport is getting some love from Elon Musk. Find out how Brookfield Asset Management and Darca are working with Tesla on a different kind of neighborhood.
Equitrans plans to buy $150M in offsets to reduce methane emissions
The centerpiece of the project is a methane abatement project that is being done at a metallurgical coal mine in southwestern Virginia near the West Virginia border and in the same region as MVP is being constructed.
South Texas Drilling Permit Roundup: Lewis Energy prepares for a new round of drilling
The San Antonio company led the permitting pack last week, filing to drill nine new wells in South Texas.
Denver oil company, valued at $650 million, acquired by Houston business
The deal cuts debt and positions the company to grow under new management, the businesses say.
