Yet in aggregate, our actions add up. Residential energy usage makes up a whopping one-fifth of greenhouse gas emissions in the United States. As energy providers, utilities play a critical role in helping energy customers better understand their usage and how they can contribute to a decarbonized energy future.

Though utilities have a built-in relationship with residential customers, engaging these customers to take part in decarbonization hasn’t been easy. For example, utilities have been running energy efficiency programs for nearly 50 years, yet awareness and participation in these programs still remain low, with less than a quarter of households participating. Maintaining business as usual by engaging relatively few energy consumers in the decarbonization challenge won’t have the big impact we need to reach our goals. 

The good news? While there’s no silver bullet to engage energy customers en masse, many utilities already have a vehicle for advancing decarbonization at scale hidden in plain sight. For years, Home Energy Reports (HERs) have been the workhorse of energy efficiency utility programs, delivering cost-effective energy savings through broad customer engagement. Uplight’s Home Energy Reports are perfectly positioned to get customers off the sidelines and engaged as partners in our clean energy future, delivering more than savings – a triple-win for customers, utilities, and the planet. Let’s take a look at the impact of Uplight’s HERs.