Friday, September 28, 2012

Energy Solutions Center - Washington, D.C.

Relms is once again headed to the Energy Solutions Center conference October 25-27 in Washington, D.C. The ESC website currently features an interview with Relms' President, Tom Halliday. Click here for the full interview.

Here are some highlights:

What misconceptions do you typically need to un-do when dealing with potential customers of your product?
When dealing with new construction the local gas supplier needs to understand that Relms is not trying to take away the customer base, but is attempting to help the utility gain load in areas that it will otherwise lose. When dealing with property owners we have to make it very clear that we are not the local utility company and that we are a service company bringing the best of all services to the end-user through the use of natural gas.

What can gas utilities do to promote the deployment and acceptance of your product?
Relms would like to have the utility companies introduce our staff members to developers, architectural firms and mechanical contractors that are building in their service territory. Further, we would like to work with the sales personnel at the utility company to educate the sales department on options where sub-metering can assist in getting natural gas into projects that may have gone total electric.