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...
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The Energy Technology Impact: Changing Technology, Changing Industry
by Kimberly Dailey | Jun 26, 2018
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,...
Marketing Insights for Millennials: The Three Cs of Member Satisfaction
by Kimberly Dailey | May 31, 2018
Millennials are becoming the largest demographic and are the largest generation employed in the U.S. workforce. Their clout and spending power will only increase until the middle of the century. Over the past five years, they have made up the largest percentage of...
Alternative Energy Sources Inaccessible to Many Low Income Americans
by Kimberly Dailey | Apr 11, 2018
Solar panel prices have seen a sustained drop – more than 70 percent since 2009 – but it costs approximately $15,000 or more to have a solar array installed, or $7 to $9 per watt produced. This expense puts one of the most popular alternative energy sources out of...
Rooftop Solar Energy: Disrupting the Standard Cooperative Business Model?
by Kimberly Dailey | Mar 1, 2017
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...
HomeServe Celebrates National HVAC Tune-Up Day September 25
by Kimberly Dailey | Jan 1, 1970
Tune-Up Day Reminds Homeowners to Maintain This Important Whole Home System Norwalk, CT – September 20, 2023 – HomeServe’s 2023 State of the American Home survey found that home heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems are the home system most likely...
HomeServe Celebrates National HVAC Tune-Up Day September 25
by Kimberly Dailey | Jan 1, 1970
Tune-Up Day Reminds Homeowners to Maintain This Important Whole Home System Norwalk, CT – September 20, 2023 – HomeServe’s 2023 State of the American Home survey found that home heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems are the home system most likely...
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Severe Energy Burdens Weigh Heavily on Low-to-Moderate Income Households
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...
Heat Pumps: What Misconceptions Do Members Have?
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...
Electric Vehicles Expand Energy Equity Opportunities
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...