MESSAGE FROM THE CEO

What climate change and football have in common?

Many people think that energy management consists of single and independent actions such as doing energy audits, installing or retrofitting new technologies or just purchasing commodities once a year. 

They don’t make the connection that successful energy management is much more. When done correctly, energy management teaches how to engage employee teams, to use energy strategically and to exploit energy opportunities throughout the organization.

Also, many people have not yet made the connection that energy is directly related to climate. When people reduce their energy use, do they realize they also reduce their impact on the environment?

Not everyone does.

Read below how this simple analogy will help you win the game.

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 It's time to deliver change in the Alberta Electricity Market

By Sheldon Fulton

Last week I opened my monthly Enmax utility bill.

My energy cost was $158.00. However, just $45 was for the actual electricity and gas I consumed.

The rest were charges for ‘delivery’ of the energy.

Only 28.5% of my cost was for the actual use of energy.

Also arriving in the mail last week was a book, ordered on-line from Amazon. It cost $39.95. It was delivered by Canada Post with no extra delivery charges added. 

You can see where I’m going. 

If Canada Post used the same costing model as Enmax, then the delivery charge for my $39.95 book would have been over $100. In that case, I would most certainly have driven to Indigo to pick it up instead.

So, I took a closer look at my energy charge. 

I decided to check my retail options.

What happened?

THIS IS WHAT I FOUND OUT

What's all the fuss about climate?

A quick (and easy to understand) refresher

Action on climate has been an issue constantly in the news.

During the recent federal election, many made a link between energy use and climate change. Others were not convinced. 

Beyond the rhetoric, the opinions and the controversy that surrounded this issue, can we find a clear and concise description of what is going on? 

How do climate scientists describe the physical process that is heating up our planet? 

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