by Valerie Paquin | Industry News
Waste collection and disposal costs have been rising on an average of 2% a year, and the cost of recycling services is close behind at 1.9%. The waste management industry has been slow to change, but there is room for optimism as new technologies find a foothold....
by Lisa Miller | CCA News
February 2017 Cost Control Associates announced that Dana Sastre has joined the company as an energy analyst. “As Cost Control Associates grows and takes on new clients, we must also expand our team,” said Keith Laake, president of Cost Control Associates. “Dana has...
by Keith Laake | Energy Procurement
Commercial Solar Energy: It’s Good for Business When flying over the country, one of the most notable changes to the landscape is the number of large solar farms and rooftop installations that are helping American commerce lessen its dependence on fossil fuels...
by Keith Laake | Industry News
[Read Part One of this 2-part series: Dynamic Pricing 101] Most of us have experienced the inconvenience of a rolling blackout during a summer heat wave when fans and air-conditioners put excessive load on the electricity grid. Utility companies use rolling...
by Keith Laake | Industry News
Lesson 1: About the Grid We hear about people living “off the grid,” but how much do you really know about “the grid.” By definition, a grid is a network of evenly spaced horizontal and vertical lines, though the U.S. national electricity grid stretches in many more...
by Keith Laake | Industry News
Zero Waste + Circular Economics = Business Success From food to clothing to electronics, in a zero-waste world, nothing is wasted, and everything is reusable. If that sounds like science fiction, try thinking of zero as the ideal rather than the target. The goal...
by Keith Laake | Energy Procurement
As businesses and governments strive to reduce the carbon footprint that often accompanies energy production, inventors and entrepreneurs work to develop new ideas for efficient, earth-friendly electricity generation. As we move away from the traditional sources of...
