Service Line Responsibilities Articles

Electrical Hazard: HomeServe Helps Landlord Keep Tenants Safe from Across the Country

by HomeServe USA | October 5, 2022 | Customer Service, Education, Service Line Responsibilities | 0 Comments

Linda O. sprung into action when her tenants called her about an electrical outage in the home. Linda O. is a property owner, and as a landlord her biggest priority is to ensure her tenants are happy and safe in the place they call home. And even though Linda lives in...

Extreme Weather, Aging Infrastructure Result in Power Outages

by Andrew DeCastro | July 9, 2021 | Customer Service, Education, Electrical Grids, Financial Shock, Grid Modernization, Infrastructure, Service Line Responsibilities, Utility of the Future | 0 Comments

Climate change has increased average temperatures, increased the occurrence and length of heat waves, increased drought conditions and increased extreme one-day precipitation events, and those conditions have stressed an already aging electrical grid, causing power...

Natural Gas Leads Energy Industry in Decarbonization

by Andrew DeCastro | March 25, 2021 | Energy Efficiency, Infrastructure, Maintenance, Service Line Responsibilities, Utility of the Future | 0 Comments

Not only is CCUS good for the environment, but it’s good for the economy – from the supply chain for the energy industry to supported industries such as carbon dioxide enhanced oil recovery, CCUS maintains current jobs and creates new ones. Since the U.S. is a leader in CCUS technology, U.S.-based utilities stand to play a significant global role in clean energy.

Electrical Service Panel Causes Problems for Retirees

by Brianna Govoni | May 8, 2020 | Contractor Testimonials, Contractor Videos, Financial Shock, HomeServe Cares, Maintenance, Service Line Responsibilities, Testimonials, Videos | 0 Comments

Richard K. of Canton, Ohio, had a problem: water was getting inside his home’s electrical service panel. Not only that, but both the panel and his electrical service line had become badly corroded. The deterioration of his electric line likely allowed water to seep...