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UTILITIES

AI Voice Agents for Utilities

Answer every billing, outage and service call, 24/7. Built for utility companies.

Your AI voice agent picks up in seconds, resolves routine calls, and passes complex cases to your team.

Key performance statistics: 3× More calls handled; 80% Fewer missed calls; 24/7 Availability, zero downtime; <2s Average answer timeDecorative performance statistics background

3×

More calls handled

80%

Fewer missed calls

24/7

Availability, zero downtime

<2s

Average answer time

The problem

When Every Customer Calls at Once

Outages and bill cycles don't wait for office hours. Your queue shouldn't either.

  • Outage surges

    Thousands call within minutes. Most hear a busy tone.

  • Billing spikes

    Bill-cycle days flood your agents with the same questions.

  • After-hours calls

    Power cuts and gas leaks don't follow a 9-to-5.

  • Rising costs

    Staffing for peak volume is slow and expensive to scale.

Utility customer service automation fixes this. OnDial answers instantly, resolves routine calls, and hands complex cases to your team.

What the AI handles

One AI Voice Agent for Utility Companies

Every routine call, handled on the first ring.

  • Utility billing inquiries

    Explains charges, due dates, and usage in plain language.

  • Payment arrangements and reminders

    Sends payment reminders and secure voice-enabled payment links.

  • Outage reporting and updates

    Logs outage reports and shares restoration timelines.

  • Service request automation

    Captures new requests and sends them to your team with full call details.

  • Meter reading schedules

    Shares schedules and sends reminders before visits.

  • Emergency escalation

    Flags urgent calls like gas leaks and routes them to your on-call team.

Outage mode

Stay Ahead of Every Outage

AI outage notifications reach affected customers before they pick up the phone.

  • Proactive alerts

    Notify customers the moment an outage is confirmed.

  • Restoration updates

    Share timelines and progress without a human agent.

  • Surge handling

    Keep answering calls during storms, with no hold music.

  • Lighter queues

    Fewer repeat calls means your team focuses on field and critical cases.

How it works

From Ring to Resolution, Live

Watch the AI agent take an outage report or answer a billing question in real time.

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Customer

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Scenario

Call receivedWaiting

Inbound call detected on your business number. AI agent answers within 2 seconds - no hold music.

Speech-to-text + NLPWaiting

Transcribes speech in real time, detects language, and extracts meaning from the conversation.

IntentEntitySentimentLanguageUrgency
Tool routingWaiting

Based on detected intent, the agent selects and calls the right tools simultaneously.

AI response generatedWaiting

Composes a natural, accurate reply using tool results - spoken back to the caller instantly.

Actions takenWaiting

All downstream actions fire automatically - no human needed.

Call logged + analyticsWaiting

Full transcript, sentiment score, and outcome recorded automatically in your dashboard.

Appointments

From First Call to Follow-Up

Book the visit, send the reminder, check how it went.

  • Service appointment booking

    Books and reschedules technician visits during the call, synced to your team's calendar.

  • Visit reminders

    Reminds customers before meter reading and service visits, so fewer appointments are missed.

  • Post-service feedback

    Calls customers after a job to collect feedback and measure satisfaction.

  • Follow-up automation

    Follows up on open service requests and pending payments without manual calling.

Call analytics

See Why Your Customers Call

Voice AI for energy and utilities gives you a clear view of every conversation.

  • Full call transcripts

    Every call is recorded and transcribed automatically.

  • Sentiment scores

    Know how customers felt, not just what they asked.

  • Call outcomes

    See which calls were resolved and which went to your team.

  • One clean dashboard

    Use the data to spot which issues, like billing or outages, drive the most calls.

Comparison

AI Voice Agent vs IVR

Traditional IVROnDial AI voice agent
How callers talkPress 1, 2, 3 through menusSpeak naturally
Wait timeQueues and hold musicAnswered in under 2 seconds
AvailabilityLimited hours or agents24/7
LanguagesOften one or two100+ languages, auto-detected
OutcomeOften ends in a transferResolves routine calls and logs them

Integrations

Works With the Systems You Already Use

OnDial connects to your billing software, CRM (HubSpot, Salesforce, Zoho), outage management systems, and communication platforms. Call data, leads, and tickets sync automatically.

Languages and security

Multilingual. Secure. Human When Needed.

  • Multilingual AI voice agent for utilities

    Speaks your customer's language, auto-detected across 100+ languages.

  • Secure by design

    Enterprise-grade encryption and compliance with data protection laws.

  • Human handoff

    Complex and sensitive cases go to your agents with full context.

Results

Results Utility Teams See

Measured across 500+ businesses using OnDial.

  1. 3×

    More calls handled

    Per agent vs manual handling

  2. 80%

    Fewer missed calls

    After switching to AI

  3. <2s

    Answer time

    On routine calls

  4. $25K

    Saved per year

    In call-handling costs

OnDial transformed how we handle calls. We went from missing 30% of inbound inquiries to answering 100% of them, automatically. The ROI was clear within the first month.

Alex Fernandes

Operations Manager, Utilities company

Setup

Live in Under 30 Minutes

  • Connect your number

    Use the line customers already call.

  • Pick a template

    Add your billing, outage, and service FAQs.

  • Go live

    No engineering needed.

Get started free

Hear your AI agent handle a utility call

Free 14-day trial. No credit card. Live in under 30 minutes.

Questions about AI voice agents for utilities

Answers about billing, outages, IVR, languages, customer data, and call center costs.

They answer billing questions, send payment reminders, and share secure payment links. This reduces late payments and manual collection effort.