As the weather gets colder and people once again rejoice with loved ones, the holidays are a time of embracing the comfort of home. Fireplaces are brought back to life and heaters reignite; a cold reminder that the shoulder season has officially ended. It’s the time of year when people tend to forget about energy usage, and focus on family. While there is nothing wrong with this tradition, people often forget that this time of year...
In continuation of recognizing National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Power TakeOff is sharing some of the security measures it takes, internally and externally, to protect our employees, customers and partners. See our previous blog post on internal security measures to learn more about our company training, testing and policies. At the same time, Power TakeOff’s external security measures focus on precautions to defend the company’s data and systems against external risks and threats. In many ways building...
In recognition of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Power TakeOff is helping to promote security awareness by sharing some of the measures it takes as a company, both internally and externally, to reduce cybersecurity risks and protect our customers and employees from online threats. For instance, Power TakeOff annually performs business continuity and disaster recovery plan testing at all of its office locations. When COVID-19 began to impact the workplace, Power TakeOff was able to easily and...
On October 7th every year, Power TakeOff joins hundreds of companies and organizations to celebrate Energy Efficiency Day; a collaborative awareness campaign that brings to light the importance and power of energy efficiency to “meet our energy needs, cut consumer bills and reduce pollution.” At Power TakeOff, energy efficiency is at the core of who we are, and across all facets of our company, our employees work to create energy savings for our customers. From rural...
In 2019, the commercial sector was responsible for 18% of the electrical consumption in the US, and small businesses spend more than $60 billion on energy each year. The Virtual Commissioning™ (VCx™) Program works to help small businesses, which historically don’t participate in energy efficiency programs, reduce their overall energy bills. When working with small businesses, our Energy Advisors often run into concerns surrounding unoccupied HVAC set points. Primarily, with the myth that aggressive unoccupied setpoints...