Intergenerational Communities Articles

LMI Households Need Energy Equity During Times of High Inflation

by Mike VanHorne | October 31, 2023 | Customer Engagement, Education, Energy, Financial Shock, Intergenerational Communities, Service Line Responsibilities | 0 Comments

Since 2020, Canadian inflation rates have soared higher than any point in the last four decades, reaching as high as 8.1 percent in June of 2022. This growth has slowed in this year; however, September’s rates were still at 3.8 percent over September 2022. Prior to...

HomeServe Celebrates 20 Years of Serving Homeowners and Enhancing Communities

by Mike VanHorne | October 3, 2023 | Customer Engagement, Education, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Financial Shock, Green Initiatives, Home Maintenance, HomeServe In the News, Industry Labor Force, Infrastructure, Intergenerational Communities, Maintenance, Natural Gas Industry, Partner Testmonials, Partnership, Press Releases, Public-Private Partnerships, Service Line Responsibilities, Utility of the Future | 0 Comments

Twenty years ago this month, HomeServe launched its first North American utility partnership to educate homeowners and offer optional protection against potentially costly emergency repairs to residential lines and systems. Today nearly 5 million homeowners are...

HomeServe Protects A Colorado Resident from the Elements – and an Empty Wallet

by Aimee Estrabillo | May 3, 2022 | Aging in Place, Customer Service, Customer Testimonials | 0 Comments

On a sunny March day in Aurora, Colorado, Robert Z. noticed that it felt a bit drafty in his home. Upon further investigation, he quickly realized his furnace was not running, and despite his best efforts, it wasn't kicking back on. Although his furnace was not...

Severe Energy Burdens Weigh Heavily on Low-to-Moderate Income Households

by Steve Smith | March 11, 2022 | Electrical Grids, Energy Efficiency, Financial Shock, Gas Infrastructure, Infrastructure, Intergenerational Communities, Maintenance, Partnership | 0 Comments

Roughly seven percent of all Canadian households have high energy burdens, meaning they spend more than 10 percent of their annual income on energy costs. These energy burdens weigh especially heavily on visible minority households, including Black, Asian and First...