The UtilityXpert Series, III

There are “doers”, and then there are “leaders”. For whatever career path you’re in, eventually, you tend to gravitate to either the application of the strategy (ex. tactics) or the formulation of such strategy. Guru always gravitated towards the strategy formulation side of things.

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The UtilityXpert Roundup by EnergyX — May 24th

In this week’s UtilityXpert Round Up, we explore some of the industry’s leaders take a stab at educating and fulfilling homeowners need for smart home equipment. Elsewhere, we look at some of the industry’s biggest trends for 2019, and Maine is thinking of adopting the “Nebraska” model for public power utilities. Utilities are listening to their customers, and everyone wins.

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The UtilityXpert Roundup by EnergyX — May 17th

In this week’s UtilityXpert Round up, we explore some amazing innovations in utility billing, as well as the embracing of big data by utilities. Xcel Energy is doing big things with their bill paying assistant. Elsewhere around the world (literally), we’re figuring out ways to ensure people in Africa are on-grid through…Facebook? We cover that and more in this week’s post.

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The Importance of Modern Home Energy Assessments

Demand-side management is evolving fast, and the changes are coming sooner than you think. This begs the question...Are home energy assessments still relevant to today’s customer?

In the past, poor engineering design, irrelevant recommendations and logistical nightmares prevented homeowners from realizing the full benefits of an in-home assessment. These days, modern technology has almost given the home energy audit somewhat of a renaissance, providing valuable assistance and value to a customer at any point in their energy efficiency journey.

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The UtilityXpert Roundup by EnergyX — May 10th

In this week’s UtilityXpert Round up, we explore some monetary…and also, non monetary reasons to embrace energy efficiency technology and analytical tools. We also explore the City of Montreal taking a first step towards carbon neutrality, as well as assess the need for utilities to prevent as opposed to fix. There is a pressing need for predictive technology for utilities, given all recent disasters that have taken place.

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The UtilityXpert Roundup by EnergyX — May 3rd

In this week’s UtilityXpert Roundup, it turns out that IOU investors will be able to see more than just a return on their money - decarbonizing electric generation has become a top priority for players such as Dominion Energy. Elsewhere, utilities in Oregon must figure out how to adapt and integrate electric vehicles, transportation, grid and customer data. Also, who said energy efficiency can’t be a chill or funny topic?

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The UtilityXpert Roundup by EnergyX — April 26th

In this week’s edition of the UtilityXpert by EnergyX, we talk about clean energy and California’s love affair with large batteries. We also take a huge step forward in Canada towards net-zero buildings, as well as tackle the topic of cybersecurity for utilities. As usual, a ton to discuss.

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The UtilityXpert Roundup by EnergyX — April 2nd

In this week’s edition of the UtilityXpert Roundup, we explore an unusual, but rather innovative way to do resourcing for renewable energy projects. Elsewhere, Illinois is really making a name for themselves. Their utility regulators are killing it in the smart-grid cybersecurity space, and Ameren has teamed up with Opus One to test blockchain enablement of micro grid energy trading. Learn more about what’s happening by reading below…

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The UtilityXpert Roundup by EnergyX — March 18th

In this week’s UtilityXpert Roundup, Entergy’s VP declares that grid changes are needed, and only IoT and advanced data analytics can help us along. Elsewhere, EE programs are improving all across the nation, green power is in demand, and Dominion keeps one of their major projects going. As usual, it’s been a busy week in the utility world.

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The UtilityXpert Series, I — A Sitdown with Jason Turner, ID Lab Global

In the UtilityXpert roundups, we typically find the industry’s best news and share it among our audience. This week ask industry experts and thought leaders a few questions and heard their answers on what should drive the utility industry forward. Our first instalment comes from a veteran marketer with over 25 years of experience marketing everything from fast cars, to rock n’ roll, to helping rebuild one of the largest online retailers in the world. His energy sector pedigree is equally impressive.

We invited Jason Turner, Co-Founder of ID Lab, one of the energy sector’s fastest growing marketing and strategy agencies, to kick off our UtilityXpert series.

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