Customer Engagement: Billing, Payments & Collections for Utilities

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In this session, SECC's Deputy Director Jason McGrade will dive into residential consumers’ awareness and understanding of today’s electric rate plans. Based on findings from SECC report - Electric Bills and Rate Plans: Consumer Awareness and Understanding, this session will … Continue reading

Customer Satisfaction and the Smart Grid Webinar

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During this Research Brief Webinar on Thursday, February 15 at 1 p.m. (ET), we will conduct a deep dive into the "Customer Satisfaction and the Smart Grid" report, which was based on a nationally representative survey of 1,500 Americans. The … Continue reading

SECC’s 2024 Consumer Symposium

Orange County Convention Center 9400 Universal Blvd, Orlando, FL, United States

Join us for the 2024 Consumer Symposium, which will be held as part of DISTRIBUTECH International in Orlando on Monday, February 26.

EMC21 Houston

Hilton Houston Post Oak by the Galleria 2001 Post Oak Boulevard, Houston, TX, United States

EMC, the largest and longest-running gathering of retail energy executives in North America, brings together hundreds of energy companies, utilities, marketers, vendors, and suppliers in the retail energy industry to engage, educate and empower the competitive energy market and help … Continue reading

Connecting with Consumers in the Community Webinar

As electricity providers move toward customer-centricity, they have a multitude of customer engagement and education strategies to consider for connecting with different types of consumers. During this one-hour Peer Connect Webinar on Tuesday, April 9 at 1 p.m. (ET), we … Continue reading

2024 State of the Consumer Research Briefing Webinar

Over the past year, the Smart Energy Consumer Collaborative (SECC) conducted consumer research studies on electrification, the smart grid and renewable energy – plus Snapshot Surveys on energy burdens, outages and more. During this Research Brief Webinar on Wednesday, April … Continue reading

49th PLMA Conference

The 49th PLMA Conference will offer real-world insights into flexible load management, DERs as grid resources, decarbonization, EV managed charging and much more! Join PLMA in Portland, Oregon for exceptional peer-selected sessions, plentiful networking and important insights into the evolving energy transition.

Uplight Customer Connect 2024

The Rally Hotel 1600 20th Street, Denver, CO, United States

SECC's President & CEO Nathan Shannon will be sharing insights from the forthcoming small-and-medium business research. At Customer Connect 2024 in Denver, attendees will have the opportunity to engage with fellow industry leaders, ecosystem players, analysts and policymakers to drive … Continue reading

Understanding the SMB Landscape Webinar

During this Research Brief Webinar on Tuesday, June 18 at 1 p.m. (ET), we will share the key findings from the "Understanding the SMB Landscape: New Needs and Concerns" report. Then, we will hear case studies on SMB programs from … Continue reading

Computing Consumer Interest in AI Webinar

During this one-hour Peer Connect Webinar on Tuesday, August 27 at 1 p.m. (ET), we will begin by reviewing the key findings of the new “Computing Consumer Interest in AI” survey, which examines consumers’ familiarity with AI systems, their interest … Continue reading

Preview of the 2024 Members Meeting Webinar

During this half-hour Peer Connect Webinar on Wednesday, October 2 at 2 p.m. (ET), we will provide a look at what attendees can expect at the 2024 Members Meeting & Fall Workshop, which will be held at ICF’s corporate headquarters … Continue reading

SECC’s 2024 Members Meeting & Fall Workshop

ICF Corporate Headquarters 1902 Reston Metro Plaza, Reston, VA, United States

SECC’s 2024 Members Meeting & Fall Workshop will be hosted at ICF’s corporate headquarters in Reston, Virginia on Wednesday, October 16 and Thursday, October 17. This year's program will feature a wider variety of sessions than ever before, including a … Continue reading

Engaging Spanish-Speaking Households Webinar

During this webinar, we will share the findings from our latest Snapshot Survey – “Don’t Leave Us in the Dark: Engaging Spanish-Speaking Households” – which explores Spanish speakers’ perceptions of their electricity providers, their struggles paying their electric bills, their … Continue reading

WE3 Summit 2024

The Waterfront Beach Resort, a Hilton Hotel 21100 Pacific Coast Hwy, Huntington Beach, CA, United States

The WE3 Summit provides a unique opportunity for global leaders to showcase their commitment to sustainability, engage with the community and contribute to the collective effort of driving meaningful change in energy and water. Join SECC's President & CEO Nathan … Continue reading

SECC’s Modern Energy Messaging Webinar

During this Research Brief Webinar on Wednesday, December 11 at 1 p.m. (ET), we will share key findings from the "Modern Energy Messaging: Transactions to Relationships" report, which explores consumer awareness of energy-related messages and which of these messages are … Continue reading

EV Charging Infrastructure Summit – North America, East

Atlanta Executive Conference Center 1170 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, GA, United States

Organized by the Smart Grid Observer, the 6th EV Charging Infrastructure Summit - North America, East on January 28-29, 2025 in Atlanta convenes top industry experts and utility professionals to examine how growing EV adoption rates will impact the network, and … Continue reading

SECC’s Atlanta Members Winter Luncheon

Landis+Gyr 30000 Mill Creek Avenue, Alpharetta, GA, United States

Join us at Landis+Gyr for our first Atlanta Members Luncheon of 2025. We will provide an overview of SECC’s recent initiatives – including research, education and events – during lunch and will then have the option to tour Landis+Gyr’s facilities. … Continue reading

SECC’s 2025 Symposium Preview Webinar

During this 30-minute webinar on Wednesday, February 12 at 1 p.m. (ET), we will provide a look at what attendees can expect at SECC’s 2025 Consumer Symposium, which will be held as a DISTRIBUTECH partner event on Monday, March 24 … Continue reading

SECC’s Warming Up to Winter Demand Response Webinar

During this 30-minute webinar on Wednesday, March 12 at 1 p.m. (ET), we will share key findings from SECC’s “Warming Up to Winter Demand Response” survey and insights from program evaluations of winter demand response programs.

Parks Associates Smart Energy Summit

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center 650 South Griffin Street, Dallas, TX, United States

Parks Associates 16th annual Smart Energy Summit is co-located with DISTRIBUTECH for the second year in a row, March 25-26, at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center in Dallas. Smart Energy Summit addresses the evolution of the consumer energy markets … Continue reading

Innovative Rate Design for Electric Cooperatives

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Struggling with increasing customer diversity in your electric cooperative? As energy consumption patterns shift, traditional rate designs may no longer meet the needs of your members. This conference will help you tackle these evolving challenges and guide your executive decisions … Continue reading