Low- and Middle-Income (LMI) households have historically faced obstacles to becoming more energy efficient, despite the outsized impact efficiency measures would have for this population. Low-income households pay more than 7 percent of their income on energy bills,...
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Severe Energy Burdens Weigh Heavily on Low-to-Moderate Income Households
by Kimberly Dailey | Mar 11, 2022 | Communities, Energy Cooperatives, Energy Efficiency, Financial Shock, Green Initiatives, Maintenance, Partnerships
A quarter of all U.S. households and two-thirds of low-income households have high energy burdens, meaning they spend more than 6 percent of their annual income on energy costs, and two out of five low-income households have severe energy burdens, meaning that they...
Oklahoma Man Receives Furnace Repair
by Kimberly Dailey | Mar 2, 2022 | Energy Cooperatives, Financial Shock, HomeServe Cares
After Five Winters Without Heat, Oklahoma Man Receives Furnace Repair Larry H. of Dewey, Oklahoma, had spent five years without a working furnace. “It just quit, and I couldn’t figure out why,” he said. The plains winters are cold, and Larry fended them off with the...
Utilities Lead in Building Out EV Charging Networks
by Kimberly Dailey | Feb 11, 2022 | Cooperative of the Future, Electric Vehicles, Energy Cooperatives
One of the biggest obstacles to wider adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) is range anxiety and “charging deserts,” or disadvantaged areas where public charging stations are not readily available. Currently, there are 113,500...
Heat Pumps: What Misconceptions Do Members Have?
by Kimberly Dailey | Jan 12, 2022 | Energy Cooperatives, Energy Efficiency, Green Initiatives
Heat pumps are misunderstood by many homeowners – many still believe that they do not adequately heat homes or know very little about them. Heat pumps are more energy efficient, because they move warm air from one space to another instead of generating cold or hot...
HomeServe Lends a Helping Hand to Homeowners in Need
by Kimberly Dailey | Dec 10, 2021 | Energy Cooperatives, Financial Shock, HomeServe Cares, Maintenance
During the holidays, many of us are looking for ways to lend a helping hand to our friends and neighbors, and HomeServe is no exception – and we take that giving spirit with us throughout the year. Our HomeServe Cares Foundation and Customer First Program provide pro...
Electric Vehicles Expand Energy Equity Opportunities
by Kimberly Dailey | Nov 9, 2021 | Communities, Cooperative of the Future, Electric Vehicles, Electrical Grids, Energy Cooperatives, Green Initiatives, Grid Modernization, Infrastructure
The transportation sector has been the largest CO2 producer in the United States since 2017 when it surpassed power generation, a sector which reduced CO2 emissions through the switch from coal to natural gas and growth in renewables. Transportation is currently...
EV Charging Stations Provided Through Public-Private Partnership
by Kimberly Dailey | Nov 9, 2021 | Cooperative of the Future, Electric Vehicles, Energy Cooperatives, Partnerships
HomeServe participated in the October unveiling of the newly renovated "Courthouse Square in Texarkana USA,” which included the ribbon-cutting for two new Electric Vehicle charging stations installed on the square. Through a partnership between the City of Texarkana,...
IM Plugged In EV Incentive Program Announced by I&M Power
by Kimberly Dailey | Oct 8, 2021 | Cooperative of the Future, Electric Vehicles, Energy Cooperatives, Partnerships
Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) recently announced its IM Plugged In program which will accelerate Indiana residents’ adoption of electric vehicles by providing an incentive for installing charging equipment and discounting electrical rates for those who charge their...
HomeServe Launches Diversity and Inclusion Business Resource Groups
by Kimberly Dailey | Sep 15, 2021 | Energy Cooperatives, Press Releases
In an effort to involve our employees in helping to shape HomeServe’s culture of inclusion, HomeServe launched Business Resource Groups (BRGs) in 2020. The BRGs provide a way for ALL employees to be part of HomeServe’s vision for Diversity & Inclusion. BRGs have...