DES PLAINES, IL—Op2mize, LLC, has just acquired Hope Energy, LLC, an energy procurement firm. Both companies are based in Des Plaines and have also just launched Op2mize Energy, LLC. Op2mize is a real estate firm that advises property owners and renters on a 'total cost' basis, including energy-efficiency, sustainability and technology to help control operating costs. Company officials did not disclose the terms of the acquisition, but did say that Op2mize Energy will take over all of Hope's more than 100 accounts.
Op2mize Energy will provide strategic electricity and natural gas procurement consultation to owners and renters of commercial real estate. The venture hopes to significantly reduce what its customers spend on utilities while helping them to mitigate market risk.
Hope's chief executive James E. Dunne will lead Op2mize Energy. Prior to heading Hope, Dunne was a real estate project manager, developer and investor, including stints at Pulte Homes/Del Webb and Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd.
“We are immediately different than all of the other energy advisors out there, says Dunne. “We offer a much wider range of energy services that can be packaged with Op2mize's other real estate and energy reduction services, and our team is unparalleled. We have engineers, MBAs, CPAs, attorneys, and accomplished real estate experts in house, so we can creatively and holistically service any type of requirement regardless of magnitude or complexity.”
“100% of our past, current and future clients consume space and energy as a bundle, even if they don't realize it. We're now positioned to service the full bundle,” says Geoffrey Kasselman, the president and CEO of Op2mize.
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Brian J. Rogal
Brian J. Rogal is a Chicago-based freelance writer with years of experience as an investigative reporter and editor, most notably at The Chicago Reporter, where he concentrated on housing issues. He also has written extensively on alternative energy and the payments card industry for national trade publications.
