Collins Electric Launches Energy Solutions Division

Online, July 19, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Collins Electrical Company, Inc (Collins) has announced the launch of an Energy Solutions Division. The Division will be run from the Collins' West Sacramento Branch office by Vice President and TEGG General Manager Craig Gini. Collins will hire several Energy Advisors over the next two years to staff the new division. "Collins has been helping our customers with energy efficiency and renewables for years, but we saw a need to do this more proactively. There are so many opportunities for businesses to adopt more energy efficient technologies or generate their own renewable energy in a cost effective way that we wanted to make sure we were doing a good job of educating our customers on the options that are available," says Gini. Collins' Energy Solutions division will encompass several different technologies including energy efficient lighting, energy maintenance monitoring, renewables such as solar, as well as electric vehicle charging stations.

Through free on-site energy audits, Collins' Energy Advisors will determine where a company can save energy and money. The solutions that Collins provides will encompass the following products and services:

• Energy-efficient lighting
• Solar
• Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
• Exertherm
• Power Quality Analysis
• TEGG Preventative Maintenance
• Co-Generation
• Arc Flash
• Infrared Thermography
• Ultrasonic Testing

Collins Electrical Company, Inc. (CECI) is one of the leading electrical construction and engineering firms in Northern California with approximately $80 Million in annual revenues. With offices in Sacramento, Stockton, Modesto, Fresno and Marina, CECI maintains a market focus on all commercial, industrial, and institutional market segments throughout Northern California. As an IBEW Union contractor, CECI has maintained a long-term reputation for unmatched quality and excellence in design, construction, and project management since 1928. Recent CECI projects include: Sutter Roseville Hospital Tower Expansion and Sutter Rehabilitation Institute, UCDMC Research Phase III, UCD King Hall Remodel and Expansion, City of Sacramento Fire Station #43, Kaiser Permanente Roseville Phase 12 Remodel, Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento Tower and Central Utility Plant Expansion. For more information please see www.collinselectric.com or email [email protected].