Lauren Goldfarb | Power TakeOff

Virtual CommissioningTM (VCxTM) is an innovative energy efficiency program which provides utilities with a mass market small and medium business (SMB) solution by capitalizing on AMI investment. Want to learn more?

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April 22, 2021

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Celebrating Earth Day 2021

In April of 1970, twenty million Americans held demonstrations across the U.S. to put environmental regulations and protections on the national agenda. Today, it is celebrated globally from April 20-22 by over a billion people advocating for the health of our planet and the active fight against climate change. Energy efficiency plays a key role in combating climate change; including the reduction of GHG emissions, both direct emissions from fossil fuel combustion and indirect emissions reductions...

by Lauren Goldfarb

January 21, 2021

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Company, General News, Industry

Power TakeOff Looks Ahead to Energy Savings in 2021

Energy cost savings proved vital for small to midsize businesses (SMBs) as COVID-19 posed unprecedented challenges this past year. Now that 2020 is behind us, Power TakeOff reflects on our achievements and exciting 2021 updates. Using Energy Monitoring Software to Counter COVID-19 Power TakeOff launched two utility COVID-19 Community Assistance Programs that target financially at-risk businesses through energy saving services that optimize fully or partially closed buildings. This power saving program resulted in over 13 GWh in confirmed...

by Lauren Goldfarb

December 31, 2020

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Company, General News

The Season of Giving Back

This past year presented many challenges to communities, businesses and our personal lives. At Power TakeOff, we made it a priority to support our communities through the COVID crisis, launching the COVID-19 Community Assistance Service, that provided customer support to financially at-risk businesses and institutions through customized consultations aimed at optimizing buildings while fully or partially closed, from April through June 2020. In just three months the program saved over $1,000,000 for local businesses and schools...

by Lauren Goldfarb

November 25, 2020

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The Holidays: A Tradition Of Overconsumption

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...

by Lauren Goldfarb

October 29, 2020

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National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Secure Externally

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...

by Lauren Goldfarb

October 15, 2020

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National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Secure Internally

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...

by Lauren Goldfarb

October 7, 2020

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Celebrating Energy Efficiency Day 2020

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...

by Lauren Goldfarb

September 25, 2020

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Data Analytics, Real-Time Monitoring, VCx

The Myth of Unoccupied Setpoints

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...

by Lauren Goldfarb

September 8, 2020

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Meet Our Team: Maia Benavente

Meet Maia Benavente, Power TakeOff’s Senior Energy Efficiency Engineer. Maia joined our team in February of this year, coming to us from a career in energy services, doing boots-on-the-ground energy evaluations, and drafting strategic energy management plans. Now, Maia does data analytics work, prospecting through hundreds to thousands of accounts to identify prominent opportunities for energy savings on a percentage basis of their energy use. By developing algorithms to locate these opportunities, Maia compares her work...

by Lauren Goldfarb

August 31, 2020

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The Community Assistance Service- Exploring the Shape of Shutdowns for Facilities Impacted by COVID-19

The past year has brought a unique set of challenges to both businesses and utilities. In response to COVID-19, many businesses have faced a prolonged and unexpected shutdown of their workplaces. While facilities have been closed and unoccupied due to stay at home orders, many businesses found that they still had high energy usage; revealing the surprisingly high cost of operational energy inefficiency. In response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, ComEd is continuing to support their...

by Lauren Goldfarb

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