Billing
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5 tips for creating an effective high-bill alert program
Dannah Moore, Lisa Schulte | August 30, 2022
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.
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A look at two utilities’ debt-forgiveness programs
Liza Minor | July 29, 2021
We spoke with National Grid Massachusetts and SoCalGas to learn about their arrears management programs (AMPs). National Grid has been offering its AMP since the 1990s while SoCalGas implemented its AMP in 2021. Learn more about how these AMPs are working for these utilities.
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Improving the customer and employee experience with a bill redesign
June 1, 2023
Learn how E Source Management Consulting helped Nashville Electric Service redesign its residential and business bills to become more modern and visibly appealing and to address customer pain points.
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Billing and payments with Ameren
May 6, 2021
Learn how E Source Management Consulting helped Ameren develop a digital billing and payment strategy to help improve the overall customer experience and streamline operations.
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How customers prioritize paying their utility bills during COVID
Sarah Baker | June 24, 2020
Your customers want to pay their utility bills on time and in full. But due to COVID-19, some of your customers have needed to prioritize certain household bills over others. In the 2020 E Source COVID-19 Residential Survey, we asked customers how and why they prioritize their household bills.
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What emerging payment options should utilities be offering?
Lisa Schulte | June 12, 2019
You have the opportunity to add emerging payment methods to your current offerings and to create a better customer experience. Learn more about six emerging payment methods, including text to pay, split payment, and cryptocurrency.
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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.
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Answering questions about high bills
Liza Minor, Jeffrey Daigle | April 11, 2022
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.
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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.
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Should utilities accept cryptocurrency for customer bill payment?
Bryan Jungers, Dannah Moore | August 9, 2023
To help you decide whether to start accepting utility bill payments via cryptocurrency, we examine the demand for this payment method among utility customers and the possible impacts of blockchain and cryptocurrencies on the energy industry.
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