Utility of the Future Articles

Energy Industry Events Reveal Dire Utility Need

In September, leaders from HomeServe presented at two conferences. While the topics and audiences were quite different, a common theme that emerged was the critical need for strategies and solutions to address the skilled trades gap, to ensure continuity and customer...

HomeServe Celebrates 20 Years of Serving Homeowners and Enhancing Communities

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...

Wisconsin Resident’s Hybrid Approach to Saving Money and the Environment

When Steven M. of Hartland, Wisconsin, saw a Thanksgiving promotion at a local auto dealership for hybrid vehicles, he saw an opportunity to save money, both on the initial purchase of the vehicle and on fueling it, and at the same time help the environment....

Extreme Weather Events Disrupting Canada’s Energy Industry

Although 2022 did not meet the unfortunate weather event benchmarks set by 2021, the year still included an outsized number of extreme weather events, including hurricanes in Atlantic Canada; a derecho in Ontario and Quebec; hail storms in Saskatchewan and Alberta;...