43rd PLMA Conference

Gain real-world insight from practitioners active in load management, including distributed energy resources and demand response. About 300 load management practitioners are expected to attend the 43rd PLMA Conference online, including private and publicly owned utilities, technology companies, energy and energy solution providers, equipment manufacturers, research and academic organizations, government and regulatory staff, and consultants.

6th Grid Modernization Forum

The 6th Annual Grid Modernization Forum, May 11-12, 2021 in Chicago, will examine lessons learned to date by industry leaders pushing the fronters of grid modernization and reliability. Key technology innovators and executives will share perspectives on how best to leverage smart grid investment, effectively engage customers, and meet the challenges of the changing energy […]

2021 Best Practices – Part I Webinar

At this year’s virtual Consumer Symposium on April 21, the Smart Energy Consumer Collaborative will announce the six winners of the 2021 Best Practices Awards, which recognize customer-centric innovation and excellence from electricity providers. In this Peer Connect Webinar on Thursday, May 13 at 1 p.m. (ET), we will hear 15-minute, case study-style presentations from […]

How to Segment Customer Communications to Increase Revenue and Satisfaction [Webinar]

Every customer has different wants, interests and needs. And consumers expect to receive relevant communication. That’s why your energy utility needs to personalize your communications through audience segmentation. By identifying your customers’ motivations or interests, you can better target them with specific messaging and content to reach conversion and program participation goals. Join Questline and […]

TOU Best Practices: How to Create Effective Customer Strategies [Webinar]

In this Energy Central webinar, speakers from Consumers Energy, PSEG-LI and Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) will share their time-of-use (TOU) best practices, along with advice on how to successfully champion these transitions internally. In addition, the panelists will discuss the value of GridX’s revenue-grade Enterprise Rate Engine to create the analytics and insight necessary […]

Smart Home and Energy Data: What Do Consumers Want? [Webinar]

Are adopters of smart home technologies satisfied with the devices in their home? Are they fully taking advantage of energy-saving capabilities? Why have non-adopters not pursued these devices? And what benefits and messaging would motivate them to adopt? These are a few questions that we’ll look to address in this upcoming webinar on the “Smart […]

Summertime Energy Savings: Evaluating Smart Thermostat Programs [Webinar]

With summertime in full swing, we will take a deep dive into recent energy efficiency programs from California’s investor-owned utilities that incentivized smart thermostat adoption among residential customers. Based on an evaluation from DNV, the presentation will look at the customer experience for program participants, how consumers used their thermostats and ultimately what savings were […]

Summertime Energy Savings: Utility Case Studies [Webinar]

In the second webinar in the series on summertime energy savings, we will take a look at residential programs from Entergy New Orleans and Ameren Illinois. First, we will hear how Ameren incentivized smart thermostat adoption among their customers, including delivering free smart thermostats to thousands of low-income consumers. Then, we will learn about several […]

Summertime Energy Savings: Alternative Rates [Webinar]

In the final webinar in the Summertime Energy Savings series, we will hear from three utilities on alternative rate programs for residential customers. First, Consumers Energy will describe its recently launched default Time of Use program and the outreach strategies that enabled a transition focused on excellent customer experiences. Then, Con Edison and Orange & […]

15th Rocky Mountain Utility Exchange

Rocky Mountain Utility Exchange facilitates a networking and professional development conference for staff representatives of energy and water utilities serving Colorado and neighboring states who are responsible for the design and delivery of customer-centric utility programs, including resource efficiency, load management, distributed energy and customer service operations. This event attracts about 150 utility and government […]

Electric Vehicles: How Utilities Are Driving the Customer Experience [Webinar]

In this webinar on Tuesday, Sept. 21 at 1 p.m. (ET), we will explore how electricity providers can improve the customer experience around electric vehicles (EVs). First, Karl Popham at Austin Energy will discuss the utility's online EV Buyer's Guide, a first-of-its-kind, interactive consumer engagement solution to help people make the switch from gas to […]

Itron Inspire 2021

At Itron Inspire, we’ll explore the possibilities for a better connected, sustainable and resourceful future. By gathering leaders from across energy, water, IIoT and smart communities, we’ll explore technology and services to drive business transformation, reimagine customer engagement and ignite innovation. Join SECC's President & CEO Nathan Shannon as he presents the new "Smart Home […]

Bidgely Engage 2021

Bidgely Engage Virtual, taking place October 5-8, is dedicated to the role of customer-centric AI in accelerating the energy industry. This year’s conference focuses on an analytics approach to driving our clean energy future, highlighting the compounding benefits of data-driven decisions in meeting both today’s business objectives, alongside the ambitious and critical net zero targets sitting […]