Climate change has increased average temperatures, increased the occurrence and length of heat waves, increased drought conditions and increased extreme one-day precipitation events, and those conditions have stressed an already aging electrical grid, causing power...
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Electric Vehicle Infrastructure
by bstickle | May 20, 2021
Cooperatives Can Now Deliver Peace of Mind to the EV Member ExperienceElectric Vehicle adoption is expected to accelerate, with more than 20 percent of annual vehicle sales expected to be EVs by 2030. As more EVs enter the market, more of your members will be...
Electric Vehicle Fleet Education: Partnering with Transportation Owners
by Kimberly Dailey | Apr 12, 2021
Although electric vehicles (EVs) are primarily marketed toward individual drivers, targeting information at commercial fleet managers can be very impactful in the proliferation of consumer EV ownership. With the U.S. pledging to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by...
Energy Resilience Difficult for Some Homeowners
by Kimberly Dailey | Jan 15, 2021
Energy resilience, while vitally important, is becoming more and more challenging in the face of increased extreme weather events which are projected to cause more frequent and longer power outages. The COVID-19 pandemic is further compounding resiliency issues for...
Demand Side Management, Energy Efficiency, Electric Vehicles and More
by Kimberly Dailey | Oct 28, 2020
In this is time of unusual challenges and opportunities for utilities, a recent roundtable hosted by HomeServe explored a number of issues facing the industry today. “How are Utilities, Regulators and Customers Planning for a Changing Environment?” featured a panel of...
Free Roundtable: Planning for a Changing Environment
by Kimberly Dailey | Sep 4, 2020
The one thing we can depend on in the energy industry right now is change – from the proliferation of DERs to concerns about cybersecurity, the industry hasn’t seen such turmoil since its beginnings. In this changing environment, utilities, regulators and even...
EV Charging Offers Opportunities to Energy Providers
by Kimberly Dailey | Oct 30, 2019
There’s a lot of chatter about electric vehicles (EV) and what they mean for energy providers. Predictions are that they will make up 7 percent of the vehicles on the road and 20 percent of new vehicle sales by 2030, but building the EV charging network will cost...
Energy Infrastructure Impacted by Age
by Kimberly Dailey | Sep 26, 2019
Most energy consumers don’t think about the electricity and natural gas that powers their appliances and heats and lights their home – unless there’s a problem. Given the age and condition of our energy infrastructure, the problems compound every year. Through the...
The Future of the Grid is the Future of Energy
by Kimberly Dailey | Jun 19, 2019
What does the energy industry of tomorrow look like? As more distributed energy resources and connected devices come online, the aging electrical grid may become more difficult to maintain. However, at the same time, these resources will make it easier for utilities...
The Costs of Moving Forward With Grid Modernization
by Kimberly Dailey | Oct 24, 2018
We know that our energy infrastructure is out-of-date and customers are looking for varied and new services. However, moving from the old model of simply supplying electricity to a burgeoning one of supplying energy-adjacent services and transforming the grid into a...
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Increase In Extreme Cold Events Posing New Challenges for Cooperatives
While it’s intuitive to link the warming of the planet with hotter and longer heatwaves, longer droughts, more wildfires, and heavier rain, the link is less obvious when it comes to an increase in extreme cold events across North America, particularly in areas that...
Electric Vehicle Charger Installation
Electric Vehicle Charger Installation HomeServe's turnkey EV Charger solution offers a seamless experience for residential EV owners. Aligned with cooperative EV objectives and programs, our installation solution helps to increase awareness of electric vehicles and...
Aging Fuse Box Danger Replaced Through EnergyUnited and HomeServe Partnership
Charles M., a resident of Asheboro, North Carolina, was concerned about the aging, corroded fuse box in his home. Despite the health issues he and his wife faced, along with their fixed income, it was the deteriorating fuse box that kept Charles awake at night. He...