Entries by m16Dev

Utility Customer Service at a Crossroads

DEFG’s “Annual State of the Customer in the Utility Sector Survey” Points to Strengths and Weaknesses of Utility Customer Service Model Washington, DC … DEFG, a management consulting firm focused on customer strategy and experience in the utility sector, (www.defgllc.com) released today the “Annual State of the Customer in the Utility Sector Survey.” DEFG worked […]

DEFG Releases Findings from Annual State of the Customer Survey in the Utility Sector

Survey Points to Need for Utilities to Better Leverage Customer Capital to Avoid Erosion of Customer Loyalty Washington, DC … DEFG, a management consulting firm specializing in consumers and consumer-facing offerings in the utility sector (www.defgllc.com) released today the findings from the “Annual State of the Customer Survey in the Utility Sector.” The survey of […]

DEFG Announces the Winners of NYU Student Competition for Millennial Vision of the Future Utility

Responsibility, Relationships and Recognition: The Three New R’s of Millennial Expectations of Future Utility Customer Experience Washington, DC … DEFG, a management consulting firm specializing in consumers and consumer-facing offerings in the utility sector (www.defgllc.com) announced today the winners of the student competition at the Gallatin School of New York University to develop and present […]

DEFG Releases Findings from Annual State of the Customer Survey in the Utility Sector

Utility Customers Satisfied but Potentially Heading for the Exit Troubling Signs that Customers May Also Not Be On Board for Future Rate Increases Tied to Increased Reliability Washington, DC … DEFG, a management consulting firm specializing in consumers and consumer-facing offerings in the utility sector (www.defgllc.com) released today the findings from the Annual State of […]

The Perfect Match between Millennials and Prepay Energy

DEFG’s EcoPinion Consumer Survey Points to Millennials Having Two Times More Interest in Prepay Energy than General Population Washington, DC … DEFG, a management consulting firm specializing in consumers and consumer-facing offerings in the utility sector (http://defg.local/), released today EcoPinion No. 33, “The Perfect Match between Millennials and Prepay Energy.” DEFG worked with the members […]

Here Comes the Sun: Planning for Different Customer Service Requirements and Expectations of Residential Solar Customers

DEFG and Enovation Partners Customer Surveys Point to Significant Impacts of Residential Solar on Utility Customer Service Strategy and Operations Irvine, CA … Jamie Wimberly, CEO of DEFG LLC, and Dan Gabaldon, Founding Partner of Enovation Partners, presented before the NARUC Subcommittee of Consumers Affairs at the NARUC annual convention on the implications of increasing […]

Don’t Own, Don’t Earn, What Do You Do With Utility Customer Metrics?

DEFG’s Survey of Regulators Points to How Utilities are More Likely to be Penalized for Poor Customer Satisfaction Scores and Complaints than Rewarded for Excellent Customer Service Alpharetta, GA … DEFG, a management consulting firm specializing in consumers and consumer-facing offerings in the utility sector (http://defg.local/), released today the findings from a survey of 30 […]

Consumer surveys explore interest in targeted payment, program options

Energy consulting firm DEFG has released two new consumer survey reports that could be useful to power providers looking for ways to improve service and satisfaction among different customer groups. The Best Service for Utility Customers with the Least explores the need for more payment options and programs serving low-income households. These consumers continue to […]

Potential Fault Lines Under the Utility’s Customer Strategy

Findings from DEFG’s “Annual State of the Customer Survey” Serve to Question Basic Assumptions around Customer in the Utility Sector Washington, DC … DEFG, a research and advisory firm focused on customer strategy and experience in the utility sector (www.defgllc.com), released today the “Annual State of the Customer Survey.” DEFG worked with the members of […]