When outages happen, what are the ways to connect better with customers? This is a question that the utility was grappling with. As the customers demand 24*7 connectivity and improved service experience, building stronger relationships requires deep understanding of customer behavior— especially during power outages.

Read how this public utility used a proactive approach to engaging with customers before, during, and after power outages, all powered by AI/ML technology.

Whether it is the winter storms, intense summer heatwaves or tornadoes and floods, utilities need to prepare for the unexpected events that might leave their customers in the dark. From planned outage preparation to unplanned challenges, it is becoming imperative for utilities to keep customers informed and empower them with the right tools & platforms. Discover how a Midwest power & gas utility, harnessed the power of SEW's cutting-edge digital customer experience platform to elevate its outage management and redefine customer engagement.

In response to changing customer expectations, this leading utility based in Madison reevaluated the role of customer payments to enhance the overall customer experience. While some utilities are taking a cautious approach, this provider embraced transformation by revolutionizing its billing and payment operations and prioritizing digital solutions for customers. This proactive approach enables the utility to address customer challenges and capitalize on valuable opportunities.

The utility caters to a huge customer base spread across a high territory and multiple languages. And, is committed to reach-out to every natural gas user across the country and is strategically aligned to energize India’s natural gas vision.

Customers expect to engage with their providers in novel ways. They demand convenience, savings, greater control, and simplicity – the kind of experiences they have come to expect from Amazon, and Uber & alike. And hence, utility providers need to ensure customers have a true end-to-end platform experience, the means to find actionable insights and drive agile, scalable & flexible customer experiences.

Want to know how Gilbert-Summit Rural Water District is making payment transactions seamless and secure? Access the case study and explore how with the deployment of a best-in-class platform by SEW, Gilbert Summit is modernizing billing & payments. Get more insights on digital payments transformation and learn from Gilbert Summit on how to seamlessly manage, collect and monitor transactions in real-time and reduce costs while improving customer satisfaction.

The new payment platform empowered the provider with:

Serving energy customers in the United States for over a century, the leading energy provider operates by keeping customers at the heart of its business. With the current landscape of increased technology literacy and expectations of expedient service among customers, the utility understood the need to establish modern service delivery and build intelligent, personalized communications. How did the utility implement this?

Partnering with SEW, they implemented the #1 digital customer experience platform alongside Vertical AI-powered Smart Chatbot capabilities.

One of the largest fully-regulated utility companies in the United States set its sights on business transformation and customer experience innovation. Adopting SEW’s Digital CX Platform, the energy provider embraced a transformational, data-driven and user-centric approach to achieve long-term success.

Download the case study and explore how the utility provided best-in-class self-service capabilities to its customers and unlocked the following benefits: