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Customer and Employee Experience Awards
Each year, we celebrate the great work utilities do to create excellent experiences for their customers and provide a supportive and engaging workplace for their employees with the E Source Customer and Employee Experience Awards. Learn more about the awards and how to submit an entry!
Customer and Employee Experience Awards
Each year, we celebrate the great work utilities do to create excellent experiences for their customers and provide a supportive and engaging workplace for their employees with the E Source Customer and Employee Experience Awards. Learn more about the awards and how to submit an entry!
Achievements in Customer and Employee Experience
Each year, we celebrate the great work utilities do to create excellent experiences for their customers and provide a supportive and engaging workplace for their employees with the E Source Achievements in Customer and Employee Experience. Learn more about the awards and how to submit an entry!
How to deflect calls and improve self-service
By reducing the number of calls your contact center receives, you’ll likely reduce operating costs and increase customer and employee satisfaction. Learn how to create an effective call-deflection strategy, so contact center agents can spend more time focusing on the customer experience.
What are best practices for noting gender in customer accounts?
An Ask E Source answer
When a contact center representative (CSR) assumes a caller’s gender based on the sound of their voice, it can lead to confusion and poor customer service. Find out how to train your CSRs to be more gender inclusive and better support customers.
Use the 6 Es framework to improve the employee experience
Key findings from the 2022 Employee Experience Survey
In this report we summarize the key findings from the E Source 2022 Utility Employee Experience Survey, where utility contact center employees rated their organization’s ability to deliver on the 6 Es framework. Utilities that participated in the 2022 survey can view the full survey results.
5 tips for creating an effective high-bill alert program
High-bill alerts let your customers know when they’re likely to have a costly bill based on their energy usage. A well-designed high-bill alert program can reduce the number of calls your contact center receives from upset customers who have high energy bills.
Answering questions about high bills
A guide for utility customer service representatives
When utility customers get bills that are higher than expected, it’s usually because of metering issues, seasonal changes to their homes or behavior, or nonseasonal changes. Our five-step response to customer calls about high bills can help you identify the problem and offer the right solution.
How to use predictive data science to plan for utility operations post-COVID-19
COVID-19 has affected every major industry around the world. For example, utilities have stopped shutoffs for nonpayment at least through May 31. No doubt a necessary act, but it will cause complications: a significant number of utility customers will be overdue on their bills in the next 24 months.
How do you prepare your contact center for solar and electric vehicle demand?
An Ask E Source answer
This Ask E Source answer has tips on preparing your contact center for an increase in solar and electric vehicle (EV) customer demand. We recommend using customer-friendly language, including solar and EV options on the IVR menu, and developing a knowledge base for agents.