Chatbot and live chat usage trends among utilities

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Over the past couple of years, E Source has collected insights into utility chat offerings. This quick hit highlights key trends across chatbot and live chat adoption.

Chatbot growth is outpacing live chat

Our data shows that live-agent and chatbot offerings are about equally prevalent among utilities, but chatbot adoption has increased more quickly over time.

Top 10 customer-preferred utility website features

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Are you in the process of redesigning your utility website or prioritizing which website features to focus on first? E Source can help! Our research shows that providing a positive experience for the most important website features makes a good first impression with customers and keeps them coming back.

How PG&E applied findings from the E Source Website Benchmark study to achieve digital equity

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Utility websites are becoming more user-friendly, mobile-optimized according to a 2017 E Source study

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E Source is pleased to announce that utilities are making progress when it comes to designing websites that meet customers’ needs. They’re also using responsive design more in 2017 than they did in 2015, according to the recently completed E Source Review of North American Electric and Gas Company Residential Websites: 2017.

Conducted biennially since 2002, this study measures how well utility websites engage residential customers and assesses website improvements as they relate to customer needs. The top utility websites in North America belong to:

Why you should have a mobile app and how to develop it without breaking the bank

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How to improve your utility website: Findings from the 2017 E Source Website Benchmark Study

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Read best practices based on industry-level findings from the E Source Review of North American Electric and Gas Company Residential Websites. The study analyzes website features, tested on computers as well as mobile devices, that are important to residential utility customers.

Top-Rated Utility Websites Prioritize Customer Needs, According to 2019 E Source Study

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E Source has just released the results of the 2019 E Source Review of North American Electric and Gas Company Residential Websites. The company revamped the study this year and collected tens of thousands of data points to determine the utility companies with the most user-friendly web experience.

Conducted every other year since 2002, this study measures the user experience of utility websites accessed from mobile devices and desktop computers. The utilities with the most usable websites in North America are KCP&L and SRP

Is your website best in class?

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We recently revealed the results and rankings from the 2019 E Source Review of North American Electric and Gas Company Residential Websites, so we compiled some high-level results in an easy-to-digest infographic. How does your website stack up?

E Source study reveals increased focus on responsive websites in 2021

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Conducted every other year since 2002, the E Source Website Benchmark measures the user experience of utility websites accessed from mobile devices and desktop computers. The utilities with the most usable and accessible websites in the US and Canada in 2021 are PPL Electric Utilities and Exelon Utilities (based on ComEd’s website).

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