Biannual State of the Home Survey Finds Many Homeowners Tackling Repairs and Decluttering Homes During COVID-19 NORWALK, CT (June 10, 2021) –HomeServe USA (HomeServe), a leading provider of home repair solutions, announced the findings of the 12th edition of its...
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Energy Efficiency: Why Are Some Homeowners Unengaged?
Energy efficiency is an important part of many utilities’ demand-side management and outreach efforts, but your message may be ignored, or your customer simply may not be able afford the repairs, replacements or upgrades needed to make their homes more energy...
HomeServe Biannual State of the Home: Winter ’18
Emergency home repairs are an unfortunate reality of homeownership. In the past 12 months, about one in two homeowners have reported a breadown in their homes. A recent survey found more homeowners are less prepared for an emergency than they were for our last survey,...
Emergency Home Repair Plan Company Helps Family Focus on Cancer Fight
Since Christmas Day, the Rettinger family has not been thinking about home repair – in fact, it’s been the last thing on their minds. Since husband and father Dave went to the hospital with stomach pains on Christmas, only to subsequently find out that he faces stage...
Woman Struggling with Cancer Gets Helping Hand from HomeServe
Jessica G. of Albuquerque was struggling with degenerative nerve disease and late-stage cancer, but she had the support of her extended family and her business, SOS of New Mexico, to keep her occupied. As a long-time, second-generation business owner, she was able to...
Economic Shock Impacts Industry with Unpaid Utility Bills
An estimated 179 million Americans are at risk to lose utility service as moratoriums expire and unpaid utility bills come due. Unpaid electric and gas bills are expected to total more than $24 billion by the end of the year, a debt that is four times larger than last year’s. Indicators signal that the economic shock isn’t yet over – a Census Bureau survey reveals that one-third of Americans continue to struggle to pay their bills.
Energy Equity Helps Low-Income Households Toward Energy Efficiency
Utilities, including energy and water, represent more than 20 percent of a low-income household’s monthly expenditures, a significantly higher portion than that of middle class wage earners. Tilting the balance even more is the inability of many low-income households to reach energy equity with their better-paid neighbors.
Electrical Service Box and Wiring Repair a Relief for Homeowner
Shirley C., her child and her grandchild lived together in her Georgia home, but the homeowner was dealing with a host of home repair issues she couldn’t afford to fix. The home had major electrical and plumbing problems. The electrical service box had a melted cable...
Central Air Conditioning Repair a Blessing to Jackson Homeowner
As a life-long resident of Jackson, Mississippi, Alfred D. is no stranger to the city’s hot summers. For many years, he had a home air conditioning system to keep the humidity and high temperatures at bay. However, the retiree’s air conditioning system finally, after...
Electrical Home Fires a Focus During Safety Month
June is National Safety Month, a time intended to raise awareness about maintaining safety at home and at work. Electric and gas malfunctions can be hazardous, so this is a good time to review some safety tips and consider home protection plans for these systems that...
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HomeServe Protects A Colorado Resident from the Elements – and an Empty Wallet
On a sunny March day in Aurora, Colorado, Robert Z. noticed that it felt a bit drafty in his home. Upon further investigation, he quickly realized his furnace was not running, and despite his best efforts, it wasn't kicking back on. Although his furnace was not...
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,...
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...