IEI’s Thought Leaders Speak Out: Engaging Customers with Technology Dialogue Series brings together executives from electric companies and technology companies to share lessons learned and the results of using technology and data to advance residential customer engagement in energy, carbon, and pricing solutions.         ‎‎‎‎       The IEI Technology Partner Roundtable is a select group of technology companies committed to develop and deploy innovative customer solutions in partnership with electric companies.

This infographic shows how electric companies are leveraging the more than 110 million installed smart meters in the United States as of year-end 2020. Deployments are estimated to reach 117 million smart meters by the end of 2021 and 124 million by year-end 2022 (nearly 78 percent of U.S. households).

Electric companies are committed to investing in a clean energy future. In 2021, 40 percent of all electricity generated nationwide came from zero-emission sources like nuclear, hydropower, wind, and solar. Carbon dioxide emissions from electricity generation were 36 percent below 2005 levels at the end of 2021. In 2021, investments in wind and solar energy accounted for 81 percent of all electricity capacity additions in the U.S.

This factsheet uses the most recent data to identify the top 10 things you should know about energy efficiency (EE) trends in the electric power industry through 2020. For instance, EE programs saved 232 TWh of electricity in 2020 and saved enough electricity to power 30 million U.S. homes for one year.