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...
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Free Roundtable: Planning for a Changing Environment
by HomeServe USA | 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...
Energy Resilience Difficult for Some Homeowners
by HomeServe USA | Jan 22, 2020
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...
EV Charging Offers Opportunities to Energy Providers
by HomeServe USA | 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 HomeServe USA | 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 HomeServe USA | 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 HomeServe USA | 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We know that our energy infrastructure is out-of-date and customers are looking for varied and new services.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...
The Impact of Aging Energy Infrastructure
by HomeServe USA | Sep 26, 2018
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. And, given the age and condition of our energy infrastructure, the problems compound every year. Through...
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