As utilities seek new ways to more deeply engage customers, they are looking at branded online marketplaces for energy services. With a significant number of millennials now making energy decisions, this strategy is one that will resonate with more and more energy...
More and more companies are taking advantage of provider services offered by their partners to strengthen utility customer engagement. APGA’s partnership with HomeServe, a leading provider of home emergency repair service plans, enables member gas companies to offer...
If there is one thing you can predict about the energy industry, it is that the industry is unpredictable. There has been more change in energy sector trends over the past decade than the previous half century. With American gas and oil production up, renewable energy...
As personal and commercial technology increases the demand for energy, the industry itself is changing, impacted by new energy technology. The global demand for power is expected to double from 2010 levels by 2030. Meanwhile, funding for new power plants lags behind,...
Energy consumers have more choices, and it’s no longer enough for a cooperative to simply deliver reliable electrical service – in fact, that has become a baseline expectation from consumers. With their ability to switch providers and a field full of newcomers...
A new article in T&D World predicts renewables, smart home monitoring, AI and IoT will have a massive impact on how energy and utility companies address the market in 2018. Smart Home Monitoring Smart home monitoring with smart meters enables homeowners to track...
Coles-Moultrie Electrical Cooperative has served as a rural community partner for nearly 80 years in Illinois. The Cooperative was exploring options for affordable home repair plans for its members when information on HomeServe USA, a new National Rural Electric...
This morning’s session on Contact Center and Operations features our very own Robert Judson, Executive Vice President of Customer Experience at HomeServe. Rob is presenting “Technology and Innovation: Solutions to Deliver a Best-in-Class Customer Experience” Customer...
As customer expectations continue to increase, companies need to have a mindset of continuous improvement to keep up. HomeServe’s focus on the customer has led to the implementation of speech analytics and other advanced technologies in our Chattanooga, Tennessee...
One of the major issues electric cooperatives are facing is stagnant load growth – a problem cited by 35% of utility executives as one of the top three pressing challenges facing their business, according to a survey by Utility Dive. But is rooftop solar energy...
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...
When an energy consumer reaches out, they want to speak to someone who is friendly, knowledgeable and can help them navigate their problem. A good customer service line experience will soon overtake price and product as the key factor in customer choice. When a...
With the energy industry in the midst of an evolution, cooperatives are more clearly understanding the need for transformation from a role of commodity supplier to “ratepayers” to a trusted advisor on a range of energy issues to a more and more sophisticated and...
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