The effects of an economic shock, such as an unexpected home or car repair or a sudden loss of income, can be devastating to homeowners on a fixed income, and the United Nations estimates 40 million Americans are living in poverty. Among those, 18.5 million are living...
For more than a century, utilities have been primarily viewed as vendors of a commodity: energy. Today, with increasing competition for residential utility customers, the challenge is to help consumers understand that their local utility can be much more: a trusted...
Millennials are spending more than $65 billion each year and influencing up to $1 trillion. By 2025, Millennials will make up to 75 percent of the workforce, as the next largest generation, the Baby Boomers, retire in droves. This means their buying power will only...
For more than a century, utilities have been primarily viewed as vendors of a commodity: energy. Today, with increasing competition for residential utility customers, the challenge is to help consumers understand that their local utility can be much more: a trusted...
Energy efficiency is an important part of many utilities’ demand-side management and outreach efforts, but your message may be ignored, or your customer simply may not be able afford the repairs, replacements or upgrades needed to make their homes more energy...
When a Van Meter Public Works employee knocked on her door, Melanie Vivone didn’t know what he was about to tell her had a $4,000 price tag. “He knew me – everyone knows everyone else in Van Meter – and he told me water was coming across the road and it was coming...
When cities with over 10,000 partner with the NLC SLWP, the program pays their NLC membership dues for three years. Independence, Missouri took advantage of this offer, and the wide range of other resources our program offers to help build better communities.
Energy efficiency is a critical component of enviromental and economic growth.According to the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy, utility-sector energy efficiency programs began in the 1970s when the energy crises gave rise to the new concept of “energy...
The NLC Service Line Warranty Program is currently available in over 1200 municipalities across the country.
The NLC Service Line Warranty Program is currently available in over 1200 municipalities across the country.