by bstickle | Jul 16, 2021 | Energy, Utility of the Future, Renewables, Energy Efficiency, Electric Vehicles
The power generation sector has made great strides in creating decarbonized energy, with transportation overtaking the power generation sector as the largest CO2 producer in 2017. This change did not occur as a result of transportation emissions increasing or...
by bstickle | Sep 23, 2020 | Renewables, Education, Knowledge Center, Intergenerational Communities, Millennials, White Papers, Energy, Customer Engagement, Customer Service, Partnership, Utility of the Future
Energy providers must look beyond simply supplying a commodity in an industry that is undergoing rapid and unprecedented change. A growing percentage of decision makers, including millennials, are budget conscious, environmentally and socially aware, utilize social...
by Kimberly Dailey | Feb 26, 2020 | Education, Infrastructure, Intergenerational Communities, Millennials, Energy, Customer Engagement, Customer Service, Financial Shock, Digital Customer Experience, Utility of the Future, Renewables
Solar energy prices have seen a sustained decrease – it once cost 20 times as much as coal to generate the same amount of energy with solar panels. However, the price dropped by more than 90 percent and is now comparable to fossil fuels. Solar distributed energy...
by bstickle | Oct 14, 2019 | Education, Energy, Customer Engagement, Customer Service, Digital Customer Experience, Utility of the Future, Grid Modernization, Renewables, Electric Vehicles
With the energy industry in the midst of an evolution, utilities are more clearly understanding the need for transformation from a role of commodity supplier to “ratepayers” to a trusted advisor on a range of energy issues to a more and more sophisticated and...
by bstickle | May 21, 2019 | Renewables, Energy Efficiency, Energy, Utility of the Future, Grid Modernization
As more states commit to reducing greenhouse gas emissions – and some, like California, have ambitious goals – to improve energy efficiency will be an important tool in meeting those goals. Additionally, as efficiency-as-a-service pioneers have demonstrated, energy...
by Peter Buttrick | Apr 24, 2019 | Energy, Utility of the Future, Grid Modernization, Renewables, Energy Efficiency
Energy efficiency has become a buzzword, especially among politicians who vow to increase efficiency alongside renewable resources. But what does it mean for energy utilities and their consumers? For consumers, the benefits are clear – a lower electric bill with cost...
