FREE Webinar- Moving to Office 2013
12/07/2015
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM 

Chamber Partnership Coffee Connections
12/08/2015
07:30 AM - 08:30 AM 
Starbucks
6635 Airport Hwy.
Holland, OH 43528

Chamber Partnership Holiday Party!
12/15/2015
05:00 PM - 07:00 PM 
The Countertop Shop
9300 Airport Hwy.
Monclova, OH

We understand that you do not have time to be an energy expert.  As a business owner, your focus needs to be on growing your bottom line. You just want competitive prices and the peace of mind that someone is looking out for your best interest. Through the strength of group buying, Chamber Energy Solutions* (CES) has developed energy savings programs for your electric and natural gas costs to assist you with the task. When you participate in these programs, you can rest assured that CES will strive to maximize your power supply savings. Give us the opportunity to review your natural gas and electric bills to see if our program will be beneficial to your business.


  

OPEN 24/7 at www.hschamber.com
Holland-Springfield Chamber of Commerce (TM)
1245 Clarion Ave. PO BOX 1047
Holland, Ohio 43528
p) 419.865.2110

Providing Solutions & Services to Over 550 Businesses & Organizations

The Lights Before Christmas will be returning to the Toledo Zoo for their 30th Season starting November 13th through January 3rd. The Chamber Partnership has been given the opportunity to offer discounted ticket prices to chamber members for The Lights Before Christmas. Prices are listed below:

Adults (ages 12-59)- Usually $15.00, discounted to $12.00
Children (ages 2-11)- Usually $12.00, discounted to $9.00
Seniors (ages 60+)- Usually $12.00, discounted to $9.00

Ticket amounts are limited, so if you are interested please do not delay and reserve your tickets! Call Abbey at the chamber office 419-865-2110.

 
Energy Market Update
 
Electric:  Intermediate weather forecasts seem to be altered more than once on a daily basis, causing electricity prices to move in a somewhat sideways pattern much like we experienced this past summer.  If the infamous El Nino has a direct effect on warming winter temperatures, then we likely haven’t hit the low point yet in either the electric or the natural gas market.  Much speculation has been made about what would happen should the psychologically important 4 tcf threshold be reached for winter storage.  With that number now being reached, any fears of drastically frigid winter weather should be combatted by the fact that a record supply has been accumulated, meaning electricity prices shouldn’t be running away anytime in the near future.  Now remains an excellent time to price your account and see what options are available for cost-savings third party power supplies.
 
Gas: As expected, temperatures over the past month have been quite a bit warmer than usual. The question is, will December and January follow suit? Regardless of how the winter months play out, storage looks to have reached its peak and currently sits at 4,009 BCF, setting a record for most gas in underground inventories. This should help qualm any drastic moves towards higher natural gas prices. The November contract did settle at $2.03 and the December contract recently settled at $2.21. Despite the month to month increase, natural gas pricing is still well below last year’s December settlement of $4.28.

If you would like Chamber Energy Solutions to review your electric and natural gas bills, please contact the Chamber or your CES consultant.

Barron’s Lawn Services LLC of Springfield Township will be conducting an open house December 11, 2015 to showcase facility energy improvements achieved through government financing administered by the Lucas County Port Authority created energy district.

Representatives from Barron’s Lawn Services LLC, Springfield Energy District, Lucas County Port Authority and others will be conducting an open house December 11, 2015 from 10AM to 2PM to demonstrate how businesses can coordinate energy usage and facilities improvements to meet government assistance and loan program requirements.  The public is invited to view the energy usage and improvements made to the facility and speak with representatives of how facility energy efficiency can be achieved at low to no cost.

Barron’s Lawn Services LLC of Springfield Township took advantage of the recently formed Springfield Township Energy District to finance their facilities energy efficiency improvements.  Barron’s was able to use the US Department of Energy (DOE) Pace program, low interest loan administered through the Lucas County Port Authority to improve their facilities energy efficiency.  The project managed by AJ Gustafson of TEK Engineering for Barron’s, replaced energy inefficient doors, windows, and roof, replaced the buildings HVAC, furnace and hot water systems and provided LED lights both inside and out.

AJ Gustafson designed the project creating the energy efficiencies to provide the needed energy savings and corresponding return on investment (ROI) required by various government assistance programs.  Positive Trades Group, Sperling Heating and Cooling, Lake Erie Electric, Seiler Construction, AJ Door and 4 Guys and A Roof were the local contractors who worked in concert to see that the project was successful and on time.
 
Open House will be on December 11, 2015 from 10AM to 2PM at:
 
Barron’s Lawn Services LLC
8800 Airport Hwy.
Holland, OH  43528
Tel. (419) 841-4705
Contact: Tom Curdes Owner for additional information.