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What We’ve Learned About Consumers This Year

2024 has been another year of change and challenge for energy consumers – but also one of opportunity. We’ve seen inflation continue, extreme weather events occur across the country and a somewhat bumpy road for electric vehicles (EVs) emerge at times.

Who Are Spanish-Speaking Energy Consumers?

To better understand the energy-related needs and interests of Spanish-speaking consumers, we recently conducted the “Don’t Leave Us in the Dark: Engaging Spanish-Speaking Households” survey, the latest installment in the Smart Energy Snapshot Series.

Three Key Takeaways from the Smart Energy Snapshot Series

To stay current on a wider range of topics and keep pace with fast-moving consumer expectations, we launched the Smart Energy Snapshot Series in the summer of 2023. This new research series quickly captures Americans’ thoughts on timely energy-related topics via brief, nationally representative surveys.

How Do Consumers View AI for Home Energy Usage?

2024 may very well be recorded as a significant year in the history of artificial intelligence (AI). While ChatGPT, a watershed AI technology, officially celebrated its first birthday near the end of 2023, AI systems have seemingly entered the mainstream this year.

What Are Consumers’ Cost Concerns Around EVs?

This year has witnessed numerous doomsday headlines for the electric vehicle (EV) market as new car sales temporarily leveled off and some stakeholders, such as Hertz, Ford and GM, shifted their near-term strategies around electric transportation. What does SECC’s latest Snapshot Survey have to say about the future of EVs?

Communicating with Customers About Extreme Weather and Outages

Over the last five years, U.S. investor-owned utilities have filed for $36.4 billion to modernize their electric grids, according to Wood Mackenzie, and of these investments, nearly half (43 percent) were “concerned with hardening physical infrastructure in the wake of catastrophic weather events”.