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Online Energy Audits & Information
Rising energy costs are in the news and, more than ever, your residential and commercial customers are asking for information on how to manage their energy use and costs. Studies indicate that up to 70 percent of all customer inquiries are related to energy use, cost, and bills. Enercom has created a packaged set of Internet energy tools called Energy Depot® that is designed to answer your customers’ questions.
Add Energy Depot To Your Web Site
The Energy Depot tools are presented under your utility name and brand. In addition to general information, Energy Depot provides personalized energy analyses through its online energy audit and energy calculator software and is available to customers 24/7.
The Energy Depot audit programs use proven engineering algorithms together with your local weather data and energy costs to provide customers with the personalized energy information they can trust and act upon. Energy Depot includes a true energy audit, not “typical home” models or national averages which can mislead customers. Built on these sound engineering foundations is a customer-friendly user interface, including an easy-to-understand audit questionnaire and an abbreviated “EZ Audit” for residential customers.
Today’s Enercom Depot software is used by more than 200 public power utilities as well as some of the largest investor-owned utilities in North America.
Through the Hometown Connections partnership with Enercom, Energy Depot is available to APPA member utilities at deeply discounted prices.
Utilities may choose between the most economical standard Energy Depot site and sites which allow for full customization to meet a utility’s unique specifications.
Standard sites are set-up by Enercom to incorporate the utility’s name, logo, local weather data, local energy costs, contact information and a link back to the utility’s website.
Energy Depot Suite
Energy Depot for Homes—offers a complete do-it-yourself home energy audit on the Internet. Customers may use the software to quickly estimate their annual energy use and cost of home energy systems and appliances. Customers receive a personalized energy profile report with an estimate of their energy costs for each home energy system and appliance. Then customers obtain customized, specific advice on how to reduce their energy expenditures.
Energy Comparison Tool—allows customers faced with replacing water heaters or home heating and cooling systems to compare units/systems and estimate payback times through lower energy bills.
Energy Depot for Business—online resource includes an energy audit for all small/medium business types, energy library, advisor service, and more.
Water Depot for Homes—offers residential customers an online home water audit which analyzes indoor and outdoor water use.
Adding Energy Depot to your website is easy and your site can be open within one week. Enercom does most of the work for you. Enercom will also provide strategies and tips on how to promote your Energy Depot site to customers.
Energy Depot is affordable with a highly discounted one-time setup cost and modest monthly costs.
APPA Member Talks about Energy Depot from Enercom
“The Energy Library in Energy Depot for Homes 5.0 is the most comprehensive online resource I’ve ever seen. I am very impressed by the diversity of topics covered. Customers can point-and-click their way to facts, illustrations, and advice on everything from air conditioning and home heating to lighting, appliances, and water heaters.”
--Lisa Miller, Director of Communications, Alabama Municipal Electric Authority
Energy And Water Depot Features
ENERGY DEPOT
--Online home and business energy audits
--Appliance/system calculators
--billing history presentations
--Libraries of energy information
--Frequently asked questions & answers
--Energy advisor services
--Energy Depot lets customers answer their own questions – convenient for them and efficient for your utility!
--Energy Depot is offered under your utility name and brand.
--Implementation is easy and requires no utility IT resources.
--our Energy Depot site can be “live” within one week.
WATER DEPOT
--Online home water audit
--Provides recommendations for indoor and outdoor water use
Information and Webcasts
Enercom offers free Webcasts for interested utilities. Contact your Hometown Connections
Be sure to ask about the substantial discounts for APPA members.
Visit the Enercom and Energy Depot demo Web sites.
• Enercom, Inc.
• Energy Depot Demonstrations
• Energy Depot Video by Fayetteville PWC
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