FLEXIBLE PATH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT UPDATE PART 3 · 2020-03-04 · 2- 15th Annual Energy Utility...
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FLEXIBLE PATH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT UPDATE
PART 3
January 27, 2020
In fo rmat iona l Update
PRESENTED BY :Jonathan R. Tijerina
Sr. Director, Corporate Communications, Marketing & Smart City Outreach
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• PROVIDE MORE CONTEXT ON HOW WE RECEIVE CUSTOMER FEEDBACK, LEARN & TAKE ACTION
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OBJECTIVES & TAKEAWAYS
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• LISTENING TO OUR COMMUNITY RECAP
• CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
• COMMUNITY FEEDBACK: CUSTOMER SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS
• COMMUNITY FEEDBACK: CONSTRUCTION SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS
• OTHER INITIATIVES
• NEXT STEPS
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AGENDA
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We use many different customer engagement opportunities to listen, learn & take action to meet our customers’ expectations.
LISTENING TO OUR COMMUNITYOCTOBER AND NOVEMBER RECAP
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Community volunteers that help shape program creation and rollout.
CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE (CAC)
• Citizens Advisory Committee
• Established in 1997
• 15 members, 1 from each San Antonio City Council district & 5 at-large
• Liaison between CPS Energy & its customers, providing input to CPS Energy Board & staff
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CAC IN ACTION
CAC members with TX Rep. Ray Lopez attending a day at the Texas Capitol.
Above: CAC members attending our GridEx exercise.
Left: Former CAC Chair speaking at a public input session.
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COMMUNITY FEEDBACK: CUSTOMER SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS
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While we hit a low in 2015, we have worked hard to improve our customer experience with better training and technology.
CPS ENERGY
CUSTOMER SERVICE
RANKS LAST IN SAN
ANTONIO
News 4 San Antonio November 2015
2015 TODAY
1- Findings based off Escalent’s 2019 Cogent Syndicated Residential and Business Survey2- 15th Annual Energy Utility Benchmark Report by IVR Doctors on Interactive Voice Response (IVR) systems3- CS Week Annual Conference 4- Southern Gas Association
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CUSTOMER SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS
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2015 61% 76
2016 78% 79
2017 87% 79
2018 91% 82
2019¹ 89% 833
1CY19 Latest Estimate Result 2Residential Customer Satisfaction from Escalent Survey3Projected Results thru 4Q
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Call Center
• Created a new staffing approach to improve wait times
• Improved phone system (IVR) to make it easier to get to a representative
• Implemented video Energy Advisors at Northside Customer Service Center to streamline communication
with customers
• Renovated walk-in centers with updated branding
• Improved processes that eliminated the need for customers to visit a walk-in center after calling
the call center
• Created self-service reconnect process to eliminate customers having to call back in
Walk-in Centers
Call/Visit Reduction Strategy
IMPROVEMENT ACTIVITIES
We shortened response time and increased talk time with our customers.
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COMMUNITY FEEDBACK: CONSTRUCTION SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS (CSI)
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• This included their thoughts on:
– Staffing
– Antiquated systems that didn’t provide timely updates
– Not enough communication
– Poor process management
– Project durations and lack of expedited process
We received feedback from the Real Estate Council and developers
that they were frustrated with our performance.
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COMMUNITY FEEDBACK: CONSTRUCTION SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS (CSI)
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COMMUNITY FEEDBACK: IMPROVED CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE
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• Feedback from customers led to the creation of:
– Executive Account Management Team
– E2B Small Business Team
– Improved unified approach with Customer Engineering
We continue to get constructive feedback and still have work to do.
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CONSTRUCTION SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS (CSI)
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• Updated website for
Construction & Renovation
– Easy to follow step-by-step guides
▪ New home construction
▪ New commercial construction
▪ Home renovation
▪ Commercial renovation
▪ New subdivision & multi-family developments
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WHAT WE’VE DONE
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WEBSITE IMPROVEMENTSBefore After
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COMING IN JANUARY
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• More Web Portal Enhancements
– Greater usability for all customers with a
construction project
– Easy to understand
– Works well with
desktop or mobile
– Will include status of
permits for projects
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• CPSENERGY.com website Enhancements
– Enhanced Homepage
• Rebate Programs
– Additional funding for solar rebate programs and offerings
– Creation of bring your own thermostat program
• Improved Outage Map Experience
OTHER INITIATIVES
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OUTAGE MAP AWARENESS
Date Unique Visitors
Nov. 2019 11,722
Dec. 2019 6,566
Jan. 2020*thru 1/11/2020
8,264
TOTAL 26,125
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OUTAGE MAP AWARENESS
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• Frequent Outage Response
- Improved identification, response & remediation
• Low Income Security Solar Light
- Concept, Design, Production, Implementation
OTHER INITIATIVES, CONT’D
Outage Notification
Time Outage Occurred: 13:08
Equipment Outage: URD outage beyond R-272 D241 Sta. D2
Substation Name: D241 Sta. D2 (Austin Rd)
Area of Town: Austin HWY and BitterBlue
Type of equipment damage and cause: Blown R-272 ,cause unknown
Customers Affected: Residential
# of Customers Affected: 84
12 month outage history: 3
Crew Status: 2nd URD being called in
ERT (Estimated Restoration Time) 4 HRS
Repairs:
Notes: Loop on outstanding PRO 2306 (09/16/19) 2nd
crew being called in.
These are just a few initiatives we have completed or we currently have in flight that are in direct
response to our customers’ growing expectations.
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• Continue to seek customer feedback
• Adjust business processes, procedures and practices to enhance our customer experience
• Adapt to new technologies and implement solutions
NEXT STEPS & LOOK AHEAD
We will continue to actively make ourselves available, seek customer feedback through multiple channels and make
necessary adjustments to meet our customers’ expectations.
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Thank You
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