This sentence has two independent clause with a cause/effect thought. There are two ways to link these thoughts with because/since conjunction.
Because= focuses on the cause of why something happened.
Since= this is more formal than because and it puts focus on the result and/or time element.
Example:
I am going to be there on time because I woke up earlier than usual.
Because I woke up earlier than usual, I will be there on time.
Since I woke up earlier, I am going to be there on time.
I am going to be there on time , since I woke up earlier than usual.