Electrical Grids

Energy Resilience Difficult for Some Homeowners

Energy Resilience Difficult for Some Homeowners

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

EV Charging Offers Opportunities to Energy Providers

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

Energy Infrastructure Impacted by Age

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

The Future of the Grid is the Future of Energy

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

The Costs of Moving Forward With Grid Modernization

We know that our energy infrastructure is out-of-date and customers are looking for varied and new services.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

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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Climate Change Will Cost Utilities Millions if Not Addressed

Climate change spells lowered efficiency, increased expenses and more outages – the only thing customers dislike more than rate increases – and as the demand for energy increases, the problems around climate change only loom larger. The decade between 2000 to 2010 was...

Electric Resiliency Plans

Your customers' safety, comfort and convenience are dependent on electric power, however, power outages are inevitable. HomeServe offers home protection plans that help expedite reconnection and even help cover damage from weather related incidents so that your...

Standby Generator Usage Mitigates Growing Frequency of Outages

As extreme weather events surge through each season, resulting in power outages and other loss of services, homeowners are turning to standby generators in record numbers. The demand for backup power has been further impacted by utility-planned rolling blackouts to...

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