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Transcript of Xcel Energy
Chartwell’s 2011
Web and Mobile
Customer Interaction
Summit
April 28-29, 2011
Creating and Implementing a
Web and Mobile Roadmap
Stewart Goldfarb
Senior Business Manager
About Xcel Energy• Serves 3.4 million electric customers and 1.9 million
natural gas customers across eight states
• Operates 16,427 MW distribution and generation assets
• Over 12,000 employees
• No. 1 wind power provider in the nation*
• No. 5 in solar power capacity
• Member of Dow Jones Sustainability Index
• 2010 Power Company of the Year (Platts)
• 2011 Energy Star Partner of the Year (U.S. EPA)
*Seventh consecutive year
Program Objectives
Primary Objective
Improve customer satisfaction
Secondary Objectives
Reduce risk presented by old
technology
Reduce operational expense
Improve employee engagement
Our Roadmap
2009 – Call Center Infrastructure
2010 – Launch Customer Web Portal
2010 – Launch Social Media Pilot
2011 – xcelenergy.com redesign
2011 – Build on call center infrastructure
2011 – Launch mobile web & app
2011 – Pilot programs
2011 – Launch CRM for residential
2011 Architecture
IVR Self ServiceBilling
Pay bill (using credit cards or
checking/savings account)
Update checking or savings
account information
Sign up for autopay
Sign up for budget billing
Sign up for pay arrangements
(only if your bill is current)
Listen to payment history
Listen to billing history
Pay station locations
Mailing address for payments
Enter in pay station receipt
Duplicate bill request
Outages Log an outage and given
restoration time
Sign up for proactive
notification or restoration call
back
Digger’s hotline information
Field Disconnects Update disconnected meters
in CRS (CIS)
Other Update phone numbers
Customer Portal: “MyAccount” View Billing and Payment History (including download and print)
Provide One-time Payment
Sign up for AutoPay
Sign up for eBill (online statements and payment)
View Usage History and Analysis (including download and print)
• View interval usage
• View On/Off Peak usage
Perform Premise Energy Usage Analysis
Manage Delegates (allow others to view/pay bill)
Maintain Multiple Premises Under One Account
Home Energy Management
• Control thermostat
• Control plugs (lights, etc.)
Manage Participation in Demand Response events (opt-out, participate, see
cancelled events)
MyAccount
Social Media Birdcam
http://birdcam.xcelenergy.com/
http://twitter.com/xcelenergy
http://www.facebook.com/xcelenergy
Xcel Energy Blog
http://blog.xcelenergy.com/
YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/user/XcelEnergyVideo
Keys to Success Infrastructure comes first
Credibility is key
Complete alignment between business
management & business systems (IT)
Strong, supportive executive sponsorship
Flexible execution team adjusting to
changes
Solid business program management
partnership to drive innovation
How Are We Doing So Far?
Customer Impacts 2008 2009
Independent customer satisfaction survey for IVR 87% 90%
J.D. Power IVR results 3rd Quartile 1st Quartile
Abandon rate 3% 2.3%
Metric (annualized basis) Target Actual
Reduction in staffing 5% 6%
Increase in IVR self-service transactions 340,000 440,000
IVR Utilization Rate
* Actual as of first three months of 2010
45.9% 47.1%
* 51.0%
Reduction in operational expense $860,000 $900,000
Out With The Old…
In With The New
Mobile Web
Mobile App
Primary driver for Outage Updates
Contact Information
Social Media Connection
Program Promotion & Rebates
IVR Directory
Content Management System (CMS)
• Content driven through CMS
• Marketing & Corporate Communication control
Mobile App
Home Energy Management
Home Area Network (HAN)
Home Gateway with thermostat, display and
two plug devices
Perform Demand Response (DR) events
Monitor energy consumption & behavior
Advanced Billing Pilot
Peak Energy Pricing Event
Peak Energy Event
Home Energy Management (HEM) Portal
HEM Portal
HEM Mobile App
Roadmap
Near Term
Customer Contact Preference Center
Energy Assistance Portal
Customer Data Request Portal
Longer Term
Integrated & consistent customer experience
through all channels: Web, IVR, Mobile, Print,
Voice with tracking and analytics
Mobile App Channel Objective: To create a dialog
Customer Profile
Outage Reporting• Photo & GPS location
Call Center Integration• Single-button call, chat or request a call back
• Display hold time without placing a call
• Direct integration with IVR
Bill Pay & Pay Stations
Mobile App Future
Program Promotion
• Calculators tied investment & savings
Rebate Automation
• Following in store purchase, start rebate process
Education Center
Interactive games
Energy tips
Questions?
Stewart Goldfarb
Senior Business Manager
Call Centers, Marketing & Corporate Communications
1800 Larimer St., Denver, CO 80202
303.571.6702