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Financial players can assume some level of economic turbulence at the turn of every decade or so. As we closed out the 2021 calendar year and transitioned into 2022, American consumers and corporations were welcomed with the greatest inflationary levels… Continue Reading →
Burton Energy Group is proud to announce that it has received the 2022 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year—Sustained Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy for eight years in a row. The… Continue Reading →
It has been a wild ride into spring this year, feeling more like a rollercoaster, with the volatility across the energy markets. The lingering winter temperatures, sanctions on Russia, increased exports, and market speculation has caused prices to whipsaw more… Continue Reading →
Twenty years ago, Burton Energy Group started with a single 3-month contract with a hospitality client and has since grown to manage over a billion square feet across nearly 50,000 locations. This includes 14 Fortune 500 companies as well as… Continue Reading →
Natural gas prices experienced some relief last week, declining nearly 6% from the previous week’s close, but has recently disconnected from the rest of the energy market and is currently trending higher. The March contract rolled off the board at… Continue Reading →
“Volatility” and “unprecedented” continue to be the theme of energy markets as we move into 2022. Over the past year, natural gas contracts have experienced additional volatility on their final day of trading, before rolling off the board. On average,… Continue Reading →
Our small company has always been independent and followed our instincts. This has differentiated us from our competitors and stands as one of the reasons our clients greatly value our relationship. These relationships have allowed us to continue to grow… Continue Reading →
Natural gas prices experienced a bit of a rally to close out the end of the year and the January 2022 NYMEX contract settled at $4.024 per MMBtu. For much of December, the current La Nina pattern in the Pacific… Continue Reading →
The Burton Sandwich Shoppe was full of many new faces this year! With the growth of our team throughout 2021, we welcomed 9 new sandwich makers to the team and were blessed with the additional helping hands from a local… Continue Reading →
There is one thing that many of us at Burton share and that is a love for sports! If you have met our Managing Partners, spent time with our Management Team, or been in our office during a major sporting… Continue Reading →
2021 is now in the books and natural gas prices averaged $3.831 per MMBtu for the year on NYMEX, 84% higher than the 2020 annual average. The bulls have lost some steam going into 2022 and natural gas prices have… Continue Reading →
As I start hearing Christmas tunes being played again this year, and it seems to be earlier every year, thoughts start to turn toward the holiday season and the arrival of colder weather. Whether between choruses of “Winter Wonderland”, “Frosty… Continue Reading →
The energy markets remain in a state of volatility, but U.S. production has increased month-over-month and LNG (liquified natural gas) exports appear to have reached their max. After six weeks of healthy storage injections, U. S. natural gas storage is… Continue Reading →
A new building is constructed, and the building HVAC systems are tuned and commissioned. Equipment schedules and temperature settings are adjusted to satisfy the specific needs of the employees, tenants, and customers. Everyone is happy… Several years later, problems develop…. Continue Reading →
Natural gas prices have rallied to their highest levels since 2014. Last week, the October contract surpassed $5 per MMBtu, settling as high as $5.46 per MMBtu this week. The market fundamentals are facing bullish pressure domestically and globally, from… Continue Reading →
Supporting the Ronald McDonald House Charities in Atlanta has been a long-standing tradition for the team at Burton. Our first engagement with one of the houses entailed a team of volunteers, led by Kay Kern, cooking dinner for all of… Continue Reading →
Natural gas prices are starting to see some relief, after settling below $4.00 per MMBtu for the first time in two weeks. The September contract continues to hover near the $3.90 per MMBtu level, after settling as high as $4.158,… Continue Reading →
Burton’s experience in utility incentives, restaurant operations, and HVAC replacement all intersected when a large client with over 2,200 restaurants mentioned they were replacing HVAC units at their restaurants in the Chicago market. We quickly inquired about the incentives they… Continue Reading →
Earlier this month, Enbridge Inc.’s Texas Eastern Transmission unit (TETCO) announced that its natural gas pipeline from Pennsylvania to Mississippi could be operating at reduced pressure until late third quarter, reducing flow to nearly 1 bcf per day, down from… Continue Reading →
Cities and utilities across the country are progressively adopting or increasing stormwater fees as a means to generate funding for capital projects related to mitigating surface runoff, treating runoff, or separating stormwater drains from the sanitary sewer system. Oftentimes, stormwater… Continue Reading →
Energy markets and deregulation have seen changes over the years, but one thing has not; the need for a strategy vs. just being a price taker in the market. I first began in the energy industry back in 2006 as working… Continue Reading →