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Team Power Smart
Arien KortelandBECC, Nov. 15 – 18, 2009
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Beautiful British Columbia
BC Hydro
• 3rd largest electric utility company in Canada• ~1.7 million customers• Some of the lowest rates in North America• Crown Corporation• Power Smart is BC Hydro’s energy efficiency
brand
BC Energy Plan
• Make B.C. electricity self-sufficient by 2016
• Acquire at least 50% of incremental resource needs through conservation by 2020
• Establish a ‘Culture of Conservation’
Meeting the BC Energy Plan
• Complement the existing end-use focused programs with a behavioural approach
• Conservation Potential Review confirmed behaviour change opportunities, such as:
– Turning down thermostat– Heating only occupied parts of home– Turning off lights when no one in room– Using only necessary outdoor lighting– Taking shorter showers– Hanging out clothes to dry– Only full dishwasher loads– Switching off PC when not in use– Turning off TV when no one watching– etc.
BC Hydro’s ‘behavioural’ approach
• Residential Inclining Block (2-stepped rate)• Smart Meters and In-Home Displays• Opt-in “Loyalty” Program: TEAM POWER SMART
Why change?
• Consumer marketing: fulfilling consumer needs• Is there a consumer need for electricity? Not
necessarily!
Why change?
• Electricity: low involvement product, dissatisfier
• Low electricity rates• Hydro = clean energy• Behaviour change itself is
not easy
Addressing the challenges
• To answer the “What’s in it for me?” question, BC Hydro developed TEAM POWER SMART:
– Long-term program– Opt-in– Relational– Key elements social marketing applied
Key elements social marketing
Join Team Power Smart
Join Team Power Smart
• TV, radio, print, internet advertising• Outreach teams at events across
the province• Sign-up kiosks at major retail
outlets• Customized employee activation
campaigns with corporate partners• Member-gets-member-campaigns• etc.
Integrated multi-channel approach for acquisition:
Members’ Tool Box
Staggered value proposition Team Power Smart
Join Team Power Smart
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Pro
In challenge
Basic value proposition
Enhanced value proposition
$75 reward when reach 10% reduction target
How to address challenges
Value proposition components
Feedback tools Instructional tools
Motivational tools
ExclusivityBeautiful BC
RewardsMagazineNewsletter
Testimonial storytelling
Consumption graphsCompare Your HomeAnalyze Your Home
Tips & to-do’sPersonal Energy Planner
What’s in the Members’ Tool Box?
• Consumption and tracking graphs
• Compare Your Home
What’s in the Members’ Tool Box?
• Analyze Your Home
• Tips and to-do’s• Personal Energy Planner (expected Dec. ’09)• Free telephone consultation with conservation
expert
What’s in the Members’ Tool Box?
• Special Offers
• Members-only Contests• Monthly chance to win tickets to the 2010 Winter
Games• Team Power Smart Photo Contest• GE Appliance Contest
• New Members’ Tool Box items added constantly
Additional member benefits
• Regular communications:• Monthly eNewsletter• Complimentary magazines• Special correspondence• Events
Additional member benefits
• Regular communications:• Monthly eNewsletter• Complimentary magazines• Special correspondence• Events
Creating content
• Behavioural actions re-categorized to help create messaging that is more closely connected to participants’ interests
Why engagement is important
• Research indicates strong correlation between engagement and savings
• Team Power Smart value proposition intended to increase engagement levels:
• Log ins at bchydro.com• Member identification• Co-creation/interactivity
Supporting marketing tools
• Celebrity endorsements• Ambassador project (Team Power Smart
Volunteers)– ‘Elite’ members of Team Power Smart– Focus on friends/family/neighbours– Pilot Oct. 2009 – Oct. 2010– Screening– Training– Volunteer activities– Rewards
Key Performance Indicators
• Participation rates• Transition between categories• Promotional analysis• Engagement metrics• Redemption special offers• Web analytics• Other
• Success of the Power Smart Residential Behavioural Program to be measured in attributable kWh’s saved through billing analysis and additional behavioural research.
Questions?
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