McKinstry Offers Expanded Energy Services To Texas Businesses

McKinstry, the leading full-service design, build, operate and maintain (DBOM) firm in the Pacific Northwest, is expanding its Southwest operations to provide medium and large business customers in Texas with a broad range of products and solutions to lower their energy use and reduce their environmental impact. McKinstry will integrate the Direct Energy Commercial Services and Technology group into its operations as part of this expansion.

McKinstry’s continued expansion into the Southwest region and Texas now includes a presence in San Antonio, Dallas, and the Eastern part of the state supporting its Energy and Facility Solutions business. The integration of Direct Energy’s Commercial Services and Technology group is a logical extension of McKinstry’s commitment to delivering sustainable and cost-effective energy and facility solutions to businesses nationwide, with direct and measurable benefits to the global environment.

In his October 29^th, televised statement, President-elect Obama called McKinstry "a model for the nation” for their focus on helping organizations become more energy efficient, decrease their energy costs and reduce their carbon emissions.

About McKinstry

Established in 1960, Seattle-based McKinstry is a full service design, build, operate and maintain (DBOM) firm. McKinstry’s professional staff and trades people deliver a variety of services including mechanical engineering, construction (HVAC, plumbing, fire protection, electrical), architectural metals, 24/7 service and maintenance, energy/LEED services and onsite facility management to our many clients. We also offer our high performance design build, energy and facility management services throughout the Pacific Northwest, Rocky Mountains, Midwest and Southwest regions of the United States with operations in more than 20 states. As an early adopter of the DBOM process, McKinstry advocates collaborative and sustainable solutions that are designed to ensure occupant comfort, improve systems efficiency, reduce facility operational costs and ultimately optimize client profitability for the life of their building. For more information, visit www.mckinstry.com.

About Direct Energy

Direct Energy is one of North America’s largest energy and energy-related services providers with over 5 million residential and commercial customer relationships, and more than 1,200 Texas employees who support its other lines of business in the state, including electricity generation, retail electricity provision to home and business customers, and energy-related services such as audits, cooling/heating, ventilation, and plumbing for homes and small- and medium-sized businesses. Direct Energy provides customers with choice and support in managing their energy costs through a portfolio of innovative products and services. A subsidiary of Centrica plc (LSE:CNA), one of the world’s leading integrated energy companies, Direct Energy operates in 22 states plus DC and 10 provinces in Canada. To learn more about Direct Energy, visit www.directenergy.com.