by Yu Yang Pei | 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 Yu Yang Pei | 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 Yu Yang Pei | 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 Yu Yang Pei | 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 Yu Yang Pei | 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...
by Yu Yang Pei | Seasonal Tips
When Santa Claus and his senior management team at Santa’s Workshops, Inc., closed the books on Christmas 2015, they were sad to see they had once again exceeded their utility budget. Seemingly endless supplies of energy were required to keep the toy factories...
by Yu Yang Pei | Seasonal Tips
Last year’s holiday gift suggestions were such a hit, we decided to do it again. All of us at Cost Control Associates know how difficult it can be to find the perfect holiday gift for that special someone. To help with your holiday shopping, we offer this...
by Yu Yang Pei | CCA News
We hope you’ll enjoy this story about the company, its people and how it all came to be. Cost Control Associates was established in October 1991 when Keith Laake, founder and president, opened doors for business. Having recently been downsized from his job as chief...
