Utility
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Will legacy car companies ever truly embrace EVs?
Jeremy Fischer | April 12, 2021
In our inaugural episode of PowerTalking, host Bryan Jungers chats with E Source’s chief instigation agent Bill LeBlanc and electric vehicle (EV) advocate Chelsea Sexton. Their rich dialogue covers the future of EVs—from car battery size to market penetration.
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Using market research to inform your EV efforts
Sarah Baker | August 28, 2020
What does your utility need to do to get ready for electric vehicles? This snapshot of data from the E Source 2020 Electric Vehicle Residential Customer Survey can help you select technologies, design programs, and create a seamless customer experience.
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What COVID meant, and means, for home upgrades in 2021
Liza Minor | May 3, 2021
According to the 2021 E Source COVID-19 Residential Survey, at least 10% of respondents have delayed a home upgrade because of the pandemic, but 25% of respondents said they’ll make at least one upgrade in 2021. This report helps you convert those customers into program participants.
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Stop calling electric vehicle rates “time of use”
Steven Day, Arthi Padmanabhan | March 5, 2020
We found that utilities and customers like electric vehicle (EV) time-of-use (TOU) rates, but customers don't like the phrase "time of use." In this e-book we summarize our research on TOU rates and customers’ perceptions of them. We also tell you how to improve your TOU rate.
Ebook
Designing incentives and technology roadmaps for beneficial electrification
Ryan Odell | December 3, 2019
You've heard about the benefits of electrification to utilities, customers, and the environment. Now join us for the second web conference in our two-part series to learn about the incentives, economic tests, and technologies that can support your beneficial-electrification efforts.
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Why and how you should pursue beneficial electrification
Ryan Odell | November 12, 2019
If done correctly, electrification can reduce carbon, lower rates and costs for consumers, and make the grid run more efficiently. Join us for the first web conference in our two-part series to learn why it's important to pursue a beneficial electrification strategy and how to do it right.
Online event
What type of customers have DER technologies?
Rachel Cooper, Laura Ruff Agard, Alanya Schofield, Courtney Welch | December 11, 2018
Through the 2018 E Source Residential DER Customer Market Research, we asked customers in the US and Canada about their distributed energy resource (DER) technologies and their interest in them. From this, we developed 12 DER technology customer personas to consider during your portfolio design.
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