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Looking back to look ahead: recap of utility contact center research and current trends analysis
Jamie Wimberly | January 31, 2023
Tim Montgomery, industry expert and E Source Utility Customer Research Consortium consultant, will recap the research we did four years ago with 10 utilities on future-proofing the contact center. Then, he’ll present current-state analysis of contact center trends and best practices.
Online event
UCRC annual state of the customer survey findings
Jamie Wimberly | January 24, 2023
Every year, the E Source Utility Customer Research Consortium conducts a national survey of more than 1,000 customers on requirements and preferences. We call this our “money ball” survey and use it to test our most basic assumptions of what drives utility customer value and satisfaction.
Online event
UCRC legacy series: Jim West
Jamie Wimberly | January 18, 2023
Our legacy series of webinars allows us to learn from recently retired utility executives. Jim West, former VP and chief customer officer at Memphis Light, Gas and Water and 40-year utility veteran, will be our first guest.
Online event
E Source acquires DEFG to become the leader in equity solutions for utilities
Sannie Sieper | July 14, 2022
This press release announces the E Source acquisition of Distributed Energy Financial Group (DEFG). DEFG is a utility customer research and advisory firm with expertise in low income, equity, and customer experience.
Press release
The energy equity framework that benefits customers, utilities, and underserved communities
Jesse Hitchcock, Liza Minor, Ben Nathan, Vince Ruggeri, Amy Schmidt, Sarah Baker, Miriam Stein | March 10, 2022
Diversity, equity, and inclusion isn’t a new concept for utilities, but there is a new energy equity movement sweeping the utility industry. In this white paper, we present our energy equity framework that will benefit customers, utilities, and underserved communities.
White paper
How our heartbeats can help create better EV ads
Jeremy Fischer | December 6, 2021
In this episode of PowerTalking, we hear from Laura Beavin-Yates of Immersion Neuroscience and E Source’s Rachel Cooper to learn about an exciting collaboration that produced guidance for using ads and messaging to change consumer behavior around EV adoption.
Podcast
How to make the billing and payment experience a positive customer touchpoint
Melanie Wemple | March 28, 2019
When designing a better billing and payment experience, whether it's for residential or business customers, it's critical to look at each interaction from the customer's point of view.
Newsletter
From bill to payment: Improving the customer experience
Melanie Wemple | April 2, 2019
For many customers, billing and payment interactions define the customer experience; it can be the only communication a customer has with their utility. Join us for a one-hour web conference to learn how two utilities are redesigning their billing and payment experiences with the help of E Source.
Online event
Total planned DSM spending will decline through 2020
Liza Minor, Rachel Reiss Buckley | July 17, 2018
Utilities have significantly increased demand-side management (DSM) program spending in the past decade, but based on market data found in E Source DSM Insights, we expect overall spending to decrease from 2018 through 2020.
Newsletter
History of lighting: How technological advances and federal regulations shaped the bulb
Monali Mujumdar | April 10, 2018
Since Thomas Edison's incandescent lamp became commercially available more than a century ago, technological advances and federal regulations have shaped lighting's path. Our infographic shows you the journey, including major milestones, where the market is now, and where it's headed.
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