by Lisa Miller | Seasonal Tips
12 Great Holiday Gift Ideas for 2020 Cost Control Associates’ Annual Gift Shopping Guide Each year the analysts at Cost Control Associates go shopping to create our annual list of holiday gift ideas. Because 2020 has been unlike any other year, we’ve put together a...
by Lisa Miller | CCA News, Cut Utility Costs & More, Industry News, Utility Expense Management
Exciting News: We Just Got Even Better! On September 22, 2020, Cost Control Associates merged with SIB Fixed Cost Reduction. You gain the collective power of two great companies whose mission is to provide great service as we lower your overhead costs and boost your...
by Lisa Miller | Seasonal Tips
Daylight Saving Time: Does It Still Make Sense? | Standards and Best Practices There has been much debate over the effectiveness of Daylight Saving Time (DST). It is still recognized by the federal government as an energy conservation initiative, however studies show...
by Lisa Miller | Seasonal Tips
When the year has 366 days, businesses and organizations have one more day to squeeze into their utility budgets. That’s an extra day of electricity, heating or cooling energy, and trash to be hauled away. You will pay more to hourly employees in a Leap Year, but...
by Lisa Miller | Seasonal Tips
It’s that time of year again when we round up our savviest Cost Control Associates holiday elves and send them looking for gifts. All the gifts on their list are energy-efficient or kind to the earth. Here’s what they found. (Prices are approximate.) Turn Down the...
by Lisa Miller | Seasonal Tips
Ready for a Cat Nap? Turn your clocks back one hour when you go to bed this Saturday night and catch an extra hour’s sleep. Daylight Saving Time ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday, November 4th, but most people won’t feel any benefit from that extra hour. The time...
by Lisa Miller | Governments & Agencies, Success Stories
Cattauragus County’s name comes from a Seneca Indian word for “bad smelling banks” due to natural gas that leaked from its rock seams. Located in western New York, lying atop the northern portion of the Marcellus Shale, natural gas continues to be...
by Lisa Miller | CCA News
Arizona Public Schools Find Ways to Adapt to Funding Cuts Arizona consistently ranks among the lowest in the nation for its per-student funding. Funding levels continue to lag years after the Great Recession, and schools are finding their own ways to make ends meet....
