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,...
Millennials
CenterPoint Energy Foundation and company vendors and suppliers contribute more than $3 million to support severe winter weather relief and recovery efforts
by Kimberly Dailey | Jun 28, 2021
Published by CenterPoint Energy CenterPoint Energy Foundation and company vendors and suppliers contribute more than $3 million to support severe winter weather relief and recovery efforts Houston-Harris County Winter Storm Relief Fund is helping the most vulnerable...
Energy Efficiency: Why Are Some Homeowners Unengaged?
by Kimberly Dailey | Jan 22, 2021
Energy efficiency is an important part of many cooperatives’ demand-side management and outreach efforts, but your message may be ignored, or your member simply may not be able afford the repairs, replacements or upgrades needed to make their homes more energy...
Engaging with Millennials: Why It Matters
by HomeServe USA | Jan 13, 2021
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...
Roundtable Offers Member Engagement Solutions
by Kimberly Dailey | Nov 18, 2020
HomeServe will host “Innovation in the New Era of Member Engagement,” a roundtable for cooperative energy utilities, on December 2 at 2 pm. The panel will explore the intersection of technology and member engagement as well as best practices for engaging with...
Improve Satisfaction by Offering Recommendations from a Trusted Advisor
by Kimberly Dailey | Sep 23, 2020
Energy providers must look beyond simply supplying a commodity in an industry that is undergoing rapid and unprecedented change. A growing percentage of decision makers, including millennials, are budget conscious, environmentally and socially aware, utilize social...
You Shouldn’t DIY Home Repairs in These Six Areas
by Kimberly Dailey | Apr 3, 2020
While there are many places for homeowners to cut costs with simple DIY home repairs, with some projects there are safety risks and a potential for creating an expensive problem. Here are some DIY home repairs homeowners should not attempt to do. 1. Electrical...
Your Customers’ Real World Experiences
by HomeServe USA | Mar 27, 2020
Utilities in the US are in the midst of the most challenging yet potentially exciting time in their long history. The combination of deregulation and increased efficiency is causing utilities to look inward at how they can strengthen customer relationships. A white...
Economic Shock Poses Problem for Millennials
by Kimberly Dailey | Mar 9, 2020
Millennials have overtaken Baby Boomers as the largest generation currently in the workforce, and the oldest members of the generation are staring down 40. They also make up a significant component of the energy consumer market. Also, they’re more vulnerable to...
Solar Energy: A Path to the Future
by Kimberly Dailey | Feb 26, 2020
Solar energy prices have seen a sustained decrease – it once cost 20 times as much as coal to generate the same amount of energy with solar panels. However, the price dropped by more than 90 percent and is now comparable to fossil fuels. Solar distributed energy...
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LMI Households Face Obstacles to Achieving Energy Efficiency
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,...
CenterPoint Energy Foundation and company vendors and suppliers contribute more than $3 million to support severe winter weather relief and recovery efforts
Published by CenterPoint Energy CenterPoint Energy Foundation and company vendors and suppliers contribute more than $3 million to support severe winter weather relief and recovery efforts Houston-Harris County Winter Storm Relief Fund is helping the most vulnerable...
Energy Efficiency: Why Are Some Homeowners Unengaged?
Energy efficiency is an important part of many cooperatives’ demand-side management and outreach efforts, but your message may be ignored, or your member simply may not be able afford the repairs, replacements or upgrades needed to make their homes more energy...