PRACTICING
SUSTAINABILITY
DOESN’T HAVE
TO INVOLVE A
LARGE CAPITAL
INVESTMENT
OR SOLAR
PANELS. IT CAN
BE AS SIMPLE
AS PROVIDING
A RECYCLE
BIN FOR
EMPLOYEES,
INSTALLING
MOTION
SENSOR
roof for a cost of about
$170,000. The solar
panels are expected
to produce about 50
kilowatts of electricity,
enough to power about
15 homes on a sunny
day, according to the
Jeff Curry, Lakeland
Electric’s alternative
energy coordinator.
Through Lakeland
Electric’s net-metering
program, management
expects the electricity
bills to be cut in half.
The reduction in the
energy bill along with
other tax incentives and
credits should pay the
investment off in less
than ten years. Savings
will begin to accumulate
quickly, but more
important is the impact
on the environment.
The panels have a
long lifetime that require
little maintenance.
Twice a year, technicians
inspect the panels for
any issues, in order to
provide for maximum
energy output.
While the monthly
financial savings
are important, the
sustainable efforts are
what really excited
the entire team at CPS
Investment Advisors.
Sustainability is a key
issue moving forward
and little opportunities
can grow to a large
amount of success.
Beginning with simply
recycling papers nearly
20 years ago, CPS saw
an opportunity to be
sustainable which
culminated in the
building of the CPS
Financial Center.
Chas was passionate
about taking action to
better the environment
and the community
in which we all live,
and believed that
sustainability is an
essential ingredient
to doing business
responsibly and
successfully. Both Jim
and Peter shared this
vision with Chas, and
continue to implement
environmentally-friendly
practices and seek
out additional ways to
improve sustainability.
Practicing sustainability
doesn’t have to involve a
large capital investment
or solar panels. It
can be as simple as
providing a recycle bin
for employees, installing
motion sensor lighting,
or selling empty ink
cartridges back to
recycling agencies. Chas
didn’t know that just
20 years after providing
recycle bins to his
office, CPS would be in
a completely renovated
building equipped with
200 solar panels, ecofriendly landscaping,
and motion sensor
lighting. You will never
be able to predict what
your business will be
able to achieve and the
rewards that you will )ɕ