Sustainability News & Insights
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August 28, 2013
Use “whole home” incentives to sell improvementsConsumers are more comfortable when choices are simple and clear. Is it self-evident to say that homeowners are more likely to take...
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August 13, 2013
After the storm, utility customers want phone calls – and the power back, fast!There is no better test of a utility’s relationship with its customers than an epic outage.
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August 7, 2013
Seize the opportunity of the coming appliance-replacement boomHow utilities can "get credit" for the 75 million household appliances that will need to be replaced over the next five years.
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August 1, 2013
Consumers are avoiding disposable paper products. They need to hear more about sustainable forestry – and soon!We’re seeing a dramatic shift in the disposable paper product category. In our Eco Pulse™ 2013 survey, 30 percent of respondents said...
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July 29, 2013
Growing numbers of utility customers want texts, apps, Facebook and Twitter updatesOur Utility Pulse™ ’13 study shows a broad variety of ways that Americans want their utility companies to communicate with them.
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October 10, 2012
The Great Replacement Boom, Part Two: Challenges to Energy EfficiencyWhen my 11-year-old air conditioner went out in the midst of 100+ degree weather, the first question I asked my contractor was: “How much...