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On this week’s Follower Friday, host Mike Nemer is joined by Larry Leikin, Founder at CMP Efficiency Solutions.

When people think about energy efficiency and sustainability, water usage is often overlooked—or assumed to be an unchangeable cost. In this episode, Larry breaks down how innovative water-saving valve technology is helping businesses cut water consumption, lower utility bills, and achieve rapid returns on investment.

Key Topics Discussed:

Larry’s Entrepreneurial Background: From telecom and retail energy to starting and selling five companies, and what drew him back into business with CMP Efficiency Solutions.

Reframing Sustainability: Why environmental efficiency directly aligns with profitability and high ROI.

How Water Valve Solutions Work: How valve sizes (ranging from 1/2 inch up to 12 inches) are determined by pipe size and water consumption across various commercial and industrial sectors.

Industry Applications: How hotels, car washes, food & beverage manufacturers, breweries, and multi-family housing cut water costs.

The ROI & Savings: Average water bill savings of 21% across verticals, with typical payback periods within 12 to 24 months.

Risk-Free Testing: Details on CMP’s 90-day free trial program with 5 valve installations.

Key Quotes:

“A lot of people don’t associate sustainability or efficiency with the word profit. But in every case that I’ve been involved in… sustainability and efficiency always equals profit.”

— Mike Nemer

“Water is something that people traditionally thought there’s nothing they can do about… The ability for us to save people money on something that they thought they could do nothing about is pretty compelling.”

— Larry Leikin

Resources & Links:

Learn more about CMP Efficiency Solutions: cmpefficiency.com (or update link as needed)

Learn more about eRenewable: eRenewable.com

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Topic & Industry Hashtags

WaterEfficiency

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#ESG

#EnergyEfficiency

#CleanTech

#WaterConservation

#CommercialRealEstate

#FacilityManagement

#CostSavings

#BusinessROI

#GoingGreen

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Host: Mike Nemer

Guest: Luke Jacobs, Co-founder & CEO of Encamp

Episode Overview

In this episode of The Green Insider Podcast, host Mike Nemer sits down with Luke Jacobs, Co-founder and CEO of Encamp. They explore how technology, software automation, and AI are transforming environmental compliance from a costly regulatory burden into a strategic driver of efficiency and profitability.

Luke shares his insights from over a decade in environmental consulting, discussing why sustainability makes financial sense, how political shifts impact regulatory enforcement at the state and federal levels, and the critical role data management plays in the future of EHS (Environmental Health and Safety) and ESG.

Key Takeaways & Topics Covered

Connecting Sustainability to Profitability: Why implementing sustainable waste management and compliance systems directly improves a company’s bottom line, rather than acting purely as a cost center.

The “TurboTax for Environmental Compliance”: How Encamp uses software and automation to help major companies track hazardous waste production, filings, and reporting from creation to final disposal.

Federal vs. State Regulatory Dynamics: A look at how political swings between presidential administrations impact EPA enforcement and why states often step up enforcement when federal oversight shifts.

The Environmental Data Overload: Why standard spreadsheets fail when handling modern environmental data (e.g., millions of rows of continuous air/water monitoring data) and why dedicated software is essential.

Disentangling ESG & EHS: Why environmental compliance requires a different operational approach than social governance or health and safety, and how organizations should align their budgets for long-term impact.

Water Management in the AI Era: How emerging sectors like data centers and energy production are navigating water usage, closed-loop systems, and local regulatory scrutiny.

Connect & Learn More

Website: Encamp

LinkedIn: Connect with Luke Jacobs and follow Encamp on LinkedIn for research and guides.

eRENEWABLE: Learn more about sustainability solutions at erenewable.com.

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In this edition of Follower Friday on The Green Insider podcast, host Mike Nemer sits down with friend-of-the-show Howard Walper, CEO Americas at Commodities People. As the energy trading sector faces rapid technological shifts, geopolitical volatility, and surging power demand, Howard previews the upcoming Energy Trading Week Americas conference in Houston. From AI integration and grid demand to global supply chain disruptions and regulatory dynamics, this episode explores what’s top-of-mind for energy market professionals today.

Key Takeaways & Discussion Highlights

Connecting the Trading Ecosystem: How Commodities People brings front-, middle-, and back-office teams together across crude, refined products, natural gas, power, and renewables.

AI & Trading Digitalization: Scaling artificial intelligence from pilot programs to enterprise-wide operations, and how high-performance analytics are reshaping execution speed.

The “Three-Legged” Demand Growth: Examining the massive electricity draw driven by AI data centers, local distribution companies (LDCs), and LNG export markets.

Geopolitics & Sanctions Risk: Navigating trade tariffs, global supply disruptions, and regulatory compliance in an increasingly complex international landscape.

Energy Trading Week Americas: Details on the event at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel & Convention Center (October 27–28), featuring over 1,500 industry leaders and this year’s theme: “Houston: All Systems ‘GO!’”.

Key Links & Resources Mentioned

Event Website & Registration: americas.energytradingweek.com

Free Delegate Registration: Available for qualifying energy trading professionals (front/middle/back office, compliance, IT, etc.).

Learn More About Commodities People: commoditiespeople.com

Powered by eRenewable: Learn more about sustainability and ESG solutions at erenewable.com.

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In this episode of The Green Insider, host Mike Nemer sits down with Uday Turaga, founder and CEO of ADI Analytics, for part one of a special three-part series exploring the rapid expansion of data centers and their profound impact on power demand, grid infrastructure, and energy supply chains.

Key Takeaways

The Scale of Hyperscale Capital: The top hyperscalers (Google, Meta, Amazon, Microsoft) are projected to spend over $700 billion in capex—largely dedicated to data centers—with projections approaching $850–$900 billion annually by 2027.

Grid Bottlenecks & Interconnection Queues: Driven by data center demand, U.S. electricity load growth has jumped from a historical ~1% annually to over 4%. Average grid interconnection queue wait times now average nearly 4 years across ~2,600 GW of capacity nationwide.

Supply Chain Constraints: Critical power infrastructure equipment faces severe backlogs—large power transformers currently carry lead times of 120 to 150 weeks (nearly 3 years), and major turbine manufacturers are sold out years in advance.

Geographic Expansion: As traditional data center hubs like Northern Virginia face grid congestion, project developers and hyperscalers are pivoting toward power-rich regions like Texas, Ohio, and the Midwest.

Beyond Power — Chemical & Thermal Demands: Beyond electricity, data centers require extensive innovation in thermal management, liquid/immersion cooling technologies, material compatibility (plastics/elastomers), and high-demand digital infrastructure assets like optical fiber and memory.

Featured Guest

Uday Turaga – Founder & CEO, ADI Analytics

Uday Turaga is the CEO of ADI Analytics, a boutique energy, chemical, and sustainability consulting firm based in Houston, Texas. Founded in 2009, ADI Analytics advises global corporations, private equity firms, and project developers across the entire energy value chain.

Website: ADI Analytics

LinkedIn: Uday Turaga

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Host: Mike Nemer, CEO of ERENEWABLE

Guest: Jonathan Pollet, Founder & Executive Director at Red Tiger Security

Episode Summary

What happens when cyber threats move beyond the digital realm and target our essential physical resources? In July 2026, a coordinated cyberattack compromised over 100 U.S. water and wastewater systems across 12 states, forcing facilities into emergency manual operations and exposing critical gaps in municipal infrastructure security.

In this episode of The Green Insider, host Mike Nemer sits down with Industrial Control Systems (ICS) and Operational Technology (OT) cybersecurity pioneer Jonathan Pollet. With over 25 years in the field, Jonathan unpacks the root vulnerabilities that leave municipal utilities exposed, contrasts physical security with digital defenses, and provides actionable pathways for municipal water boards and critical infrastructure operators to protect their systems without breaking the bank.

Key Takeaways

The Vulnerability Void: Smaller municipal utilities and co-ops frequently rely on advisory boards and third-party contractors, resulting in an absence of dedicated in-house IT and cybersecurity oversight.

Physical vs. Cyber Gap: While water facilities often feature robust physical protections (fences, locks, cameras, and dispatch alarms), their digital perimeter is frequently left unprotected—exposing SCADA and HMI systems directly to the internet.

Real-Time Defense on a Budget: Securing critical assets does not require millions in capital expenditure; deploying low-cost, next-generation firewalls linked to a Managed Security Operations Center (SOC) provides real-time threat protection and visibility at a fraction of the cost.

Speed of Defense: Cyber defense must move at machine speed rather than human speed—utilizing automated signature updates as global threats propagate in real time.

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