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Little-I Innovation: The Key to Adapting Utility Customer Programs in a COVID-19 World
Jan 12, 2021
Jim Giordano
This article first appeared in the December 2020 issue of AESP 's E-Magazine, Strategies . A Case Study on Developing a Virtual Inspection Process If there is one thing that I am certain about, it’s...
Year in Review: Best Blogs of 2020
Jan 7, 2021
Katy McSurdy
It's the start of a New Year! At Nexant, we have hope for 2021 and beyond. Hope for the energy industry and clean energy transition, hope for the COVID-19 vaccine, and hope for humanity. For us,...
Energy Efficiency Victories in 2020
Dec 7, 2020
Jim Giordano
2020 has been a rough year—a year that seems to be trying hard to push me toward pessimism. But it’s a tendency that I will continue to fight. Recently, while listening to one of my favorite podcasts...
Shedding Some Light on Commercial and Industrial LED Applications
Oct 13, 2020
Katy McSurdy
Lynn Belken
In a recent blog on LEDs , we covered numerous topics and questions to help consumers buy the right bulb for their needs and be happy with their purchase. But LEDs are not only for residential use...
A Technology-Enabled Approach to Improving a Longstanding Small Business Program
Jun 29, 2020
Jim Giordano
Nathan Meissner
Small businesses represent a large portion of a utility’s customer base. Nationally, small businesses spend more than $60 Billion/year on energy (Source: ENERGYSTAR ). Yet, despite the fact that...
energy engineers
Feb 17, 2020
Lonny Peet
Katy McSurdy
This week, we’re celebrating the expertise and acumen of our engineers around the world. The week-long celebration was started by the National Society of Professional Engineers , a group that dates...
Nexant iEnergy User Consortium in Orlando, Florida
May 29, 2019
Adam Perry
A Hole in One! The best way to describe how comprehensive Nexant’s iEnergy software is, is that it’s truly one platform for every customer program, or if you are at Top Golf, you would say “it’s a...
Nexant User Consortium Orlando
Apr 23, 2019
Lynn Belken
Nexant’s User Consortium is just around the corner, May 1-3 at the Marriott Orlando Downtown. While the event itself will be an excellent experience, sometimes the travel associated with a conference...
utility customer experience
Apr 18, 2019
Sujay Hajra
Mukul Kundu
“The utility industry has begun to fully understand the importance of customer satisfaction over the past several years, and now many have dedicated leaders and teams focused on improving the...
Grid consulting, DR rate design, DER Locational Value
Mar 12, 2019
Jim Giordano
I’d like to pose this question to you: “Is the value of a kW reduced (or a kWh saved) on Distribution feeder A, the same as its value on Distribution feeder B, or Distribution feeder C?” In many of...