SERVICE THROUGH INNOVATION
in 2019 PSE&G was named to CIO Magazine’s 100 list for in recognition of innovative use of technology to improve customer service. The company was honored for its release of an Amazon Alexa customer service app, or “skill,” that allows customers to ask billing questions, make payments, and get tips for reducing their energy usage and lowering their bills.
PSE&G’s Alexa Skill Team was also recognized as a Top Innovator by Public Utilities Fortnightly magazine in customer service category for developing “a comprehensive and easy-to-use real-time customer service interface for those customers with Alexa.” PSE&G is the first utility to offer customers full payment, outage and appliance service appointment capabilities through a voice channel such as Amazon Alexa.
PSE&G received an Innovation Award from Smart Energy Decisions for the company’s energy efficiency work at New Jersey hospitals. The award recognizes the individual and collective efforts of large electric power users, their suppliers, and their utilities in support of the energy transformation currently taking place. The PSE&G Hospital Efficiency Program won in the utility partnership category for energy efficiency incentive programs.