⚑ Utilities

Proactive comms
when it matters most.

Reach customers instantly during outages, keep them updated on restoration, and automate billing reminders β€” at scale, without overwhelming your call center.

Message Types

What you can automate

Mission-critical messages your customers expect β€” delivered reliably and on time.

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Planned Outage Alerts

Advance notice of scheduled maintenance with date, time, and affected area.

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Emergency Outage Alerts

Immediate notification when an unplanned outage affects a customer's area.

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Restoration Updates

Progress updates and "power restored" confirmations as crews complete work.

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Billing Reminders

Payment due dates, overdue notices, and autopay confirmations.

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High Bill Alerts

Proactive notice when usage spikes β€” before the customer calls in.

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Account & Service

Service appointment confirmations, account verification, and OTP codes.

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Outage to restoration
keep customers in the loop

Upload affected account lists or trigger via API when your outage management system detects an event. Send initial alerts, follow-up ETAs, and restoration confirmations through multi-step journeys.

  • High-volume batch sends β€” reach 100K+ customers in minutes with 3M+ msg/hr capacity
  • Multi-step outage journeys β€” alert β†’ ETA update β†’ restoration confirm
  • SMS + Email + Voice β€” reach customers on their preferred channel
  • Real-time delivery dashboard β€” monitor send progress and failures live
SMS β€” Outage Alert
ALERT: Power outage affecting your area (ZIP 15213). Crews are en route. Est. restoration: 4:30 PM. Updates: brazeno.com/x/out1
2:14 PM Β· automated βœ“βœ“
UPDATE: Repair work is underway in your area. New est. restoration: 5:00 PM. We appreciate your patience.
3:45 PM Β· automated βœ“βœ“
RESTORED: Power has been restored in your area. If you still have no service, reply HELP or call 1-800-555-0199.
5:02 PM Β· automated βœ“βœ“
Why Brazeno

Built for mission-critical volume

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Mass Notifications

Send outage alerts to entire service areas in minutes β€” SMS, email, and voice in one platform.

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Engagement Journeys

Pre-built outage and billing journey templates with conditional branching on live data.

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70% Call Reduction

Proactive updates deflect inbound calls during outages and billing cycles.

Utilities

Ready to reach customers
before they call you?

See how Brazeno Engage handles outage alerts, billing cycles, and account notifications at scale.

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