Partners who have launched a home solutions program with HomeServe can generate revenue to help subsidize and advance utility objectives, including demand-side management and low-to-moderate-income (LMI) initiatives. They also report overall increased customer...
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Electric Resiliency Plans
by HomeServe USA | Apr 12, 2022
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...
Gas Resiliency Plans
by HomeServe USA | Apr 12, 2022
Unexpected problems with gas lines can happen at any time causing inefficient or no heat and hot water, unpleasant odors and problems with gas appliances. These repairs can be costly and time consuming and can overburden utility call centers when issues arise at the...
Severe Energy Burdens Weigh Heavily on Low-to-Moderate Income Households
by Peter Buttrick | Mar 11, 2022
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...
Utilities Lead in Building Out EV Charging Networks
by Peter Buttrick | Feb 11, 2022
One of the biggest obstacles to wider adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) is range anxiety and “charging deserts,” or disadvantaged areas where public charging stations are not readily available. Currently, there are 113,500 public charging outlets and 46,290 stations...
Standby Generator Usage Mitigates Growing Frequency of Outages
by Peter Buttrick | Nov 12, 2021
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...
Extreme Weather, Aging Infrastructure Result in Power Outages
by HomeServe USA | Jul 9, 2021
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...
Electric Vehicle Infrastructure
by Peter Buttrick | May 19, 2021
Utilities Can Now Deliver Peace of Mind to the EV Customer Experience Electric 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 customers will be...
Electric Vehicle Fleet Education: Partnering with Transportation Owners
by HomeServe USA | 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...
Natural Gas Leads Energy Industry in Decarbonization
by HomeServe USA | Mar 25, 2021
Not only is CCUS good for the environment, but it’s good for the economy – from the supply chain for the energy industry to supported industries such as carbon dioxide enhanced oil recovery, CCUS maintains current jobs and creates new ones. Since the U.S. is a leader in CCUS technology, U.S.-based utilities stand to play a significant global role in clean energy.
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