Collaboration will offer customers ways to save energy and money
MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Today, renewable energy leader Xcel Energy announced it is working with
Google to deliver tools customers can use to manage their energy use and
save money. Through this collaboration, Xcel Energy is launching its
first set of voice
actions using the Google Assistant as a seamless way for customers
to access information about improving energy efficiency in their homes.
“Xcel Energy is always seeking ways to bring value to our customers
through new energy options and enhanced service,” said Brett Carter,
executive vice president and chief customer and innovation officer at
Xcel Energy. “We are excited to partner with Google and other tech
leaders, as we create new ways to develop and deploy innovative energy
solutions for our customers and leverage our investment in smart meter
technology.”
For more than a decade, Xcel Energy has been a national leader in wind
energy. The company’s leadership in clean energy is strategic for
Google, which is committed to environmental sustainability. This
collaboration will bring increasing value to Xcel Energy customers over
time. Working with new products like the Google Home Hub, Xcel Energy
will expand its Google Assistant capabilities to give customers the
ability to access their account information, receive notifications and
personalize their energy management using voice-enabled devices, such as
the Nest thermostat.
Xcel Energy has been a leader in providing smart home technologies that
help its customers manage energy usage. The company and Nest began
working together in 2015 with the energy savings program Seasonal
Savings, which slowly fine-tunes temperatures in a customer's home
heating and cooling schedule to help them save energy and lower bills
without sacrificing personal preferences or comfort.
With the recent addition of the smart thermostat energy efficiency
rebates in Texas and Colorado, Xcel Energy is scaling up efforts to
deploy smart thermostats for home energy management. And now, with Xcel
Energy’s new Google Assistant integrations and actions, that effort is
being expanded to provide an easier way for customers to use energy more
efficiently.
Learn about ways Xcel Energy is improving the customer
experience to provide energy-saving products and convenient services.
About Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy (NASDAQ: XEL) provides the
energy that powers millions of homes and businesses across eight Western
and Midwestern states. Headquartered in Minneapolis, the company is an
industry leader in responsibly reducing carbon emissions and producing
and delivering clean energy solutions from a variety of renewable
sources at competitive prices. For more information, visit xcelenergy.com
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