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...
The energy industry is transforming from the bottom up, and consumers expect personalized recommendations that echoes their experiences with companies such as Netflix and Amazon.
Call center turnover rates can be two or three times that of other industries, meaning a third to nearly half of your inbound and outbound call agents are in training. This can have an impact not only on your bottom line, but also consumer satisfaction. At HomeServe,...
At HomeServe we continually monitor major trends facing our energy utility partners and prospective partners. One category, Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV), is showing potential to greatly impact the energy sector. According to our analysis based on data from the...
Utilities put significant investment in energy efficiency programs, but only 40 percent of consumers participate in energy efficiency opportunities that would reduce their bill, even if they are struggling to pay their bills. Despite the sensibility of participating...
Critical home systems – HVAC, water heater, electric and gas delivery systems as well as water and sewer lines – can leave families in difficult, and sometimes dangerous, situations when they fail. And finding a qualified contractor who can be trusted to do the work...
When Robin Tusa of Tusa’s Plumbing was at Tijuana B.’s Fort Worth, Texas, home, she noticed something odd. Before plugging in Tusa’s equipment, the customer turned off the television. Robin Tusa is a network contractor for the...
By 2025, Millennials will make up to 75 percent of the workforce, as the next largest generation, the Baby Boomers, retire in droves. This means their buying power will only increase in the next decade – Millennials are spending more than $65 billion each year and...
A few quick facts on homeowners and what they are looking for in an energy utility.
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...
CenterPoint Energy's program with HomeServe launched in July of 2018, offering a number of benefits to the utility. Aside from protecting customers, the partnership supports the local economy and goodwill funding, in addition to charitable contributions. To learn...
HomeServe, a leading provider of utility-sponsored home repair programs, conducted a study of EV owners to better understand consumer knowledge of and participation with utility programs, incentives, and home charging options as they related to the residential...
For more than a century, utilities have been primarily viewed as vendors of a commodity: energy. Today, with increasing competition for residential utility customers, the challenge is to help consumers understand that their local utility can be much more: a trusted...
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