Househappy and Public Grid Bring Homeowners a Complete Energy Partner, From Setup to Savings

Househappy homeowners can set up electricity in minutes, get help managing what they use, and access the local pros to act on it, all at no cost to them.

PORTLAND, OR, UNITED STATES, October 20, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Househappy, the home management platform that allows homeowners to easily and efficiently request home maintenance, repair, and renovation services, today announced a partnership with Public Grid to become its energy partner from move-in through every year that follows. Househappy homeowners can set up electricity at closing, see the programs they qualify for, and get ongoing help keeping their bill down, all at no cost to them.

Electricity is one of the first things a new homeowner has to deal with, and one of the largest bills they pay every month, but it is also one of the hardest to get right. Rates, supplier choices, rebates and utility programs change from one utility and one state to the next, and most homeowners never learn what they qualify for. Worse, many don't find out they made the wrong call until the bill arrives a month later and there is nothing left to do about it.

Househappy already reaches homeowners at the moment they buy. Lenders, loan officers, real estate agents, title companies and insurers license the platform and give it to their clients at closing, and Househappy stays with the homeowner for as long as they own the home, serving over 1 million homes through a network of more than 90,000 vetted, licensed and insured contractors.

Public Grid becomes the energy layer inside that relationship, and its job does not end once the lights turn on. Public Grid replaces a utility setup process that can take six to seven hours of hold times and paperwork with one that takes under three minutes, then keeps working the account afterward: watching for better rates, flagging savings before a renewal quietly locks a homeowner into another year of an outdated plan, and helping them use less energy in the first place. Public Grid is the trusted energy partner to the leading names in multifamily and residential real estate, helping millions of people save money on their energy bills.

For a new homeowner, the process starts before the power is even in their name. A Househappy email arrives around closing with a link to Public Grid, the homeowner's name, address and contact details already filled in with their consent. Homeowners who have lived in their home for years can connect an existing utility account the same way and get the same benefits going forward.

Once connected, Public Grid gives homeowners a clear picture of what they are actually paying for and what they can do about it. In markets like Texas and New Jersey, where homeowners can choose their own electricity supplier, Public Grid compares plans across the full length of a contract so the homeowner can pick the one that costs least over time, and flags a better option later rather than letting a good rate quietly expire into a bad one. In California, the focus shifts to renewable energy options, including community solar where it is available. In select New Jersey markets, eligible homeowners may also be able to access a smart thermostat at no cost, as part of managing usage during the times energy costs the most.

Public Grid's role goes beyond the bill itself. Where a smart thermostat is already in the home or made available through the program, Public Grid can help manage it so a homeowner is not paying peak prices to cool or heat an empty house, and can send a heads-up before a high-usage day turns into a high-usage bill instead of after. For homeowners considering a bigger step, solar panels, battery storage, heat pumps, the same usage data helps Public Grid, and with the homeowner's consent, Househappy's contractor network, point them toward the upgrade that actually fits their home, and keep tracking what it saves once it's installed.

Our homeowners already trust us to have their back on everything else in the house. We never wanted energy to be the one thing we handed off to someone trying to sell them something. Public Grid advises, it doesn't pitch, and that's exactly the kind of partner we look for," said Erica Domingo, COO of Househappy.

"Most homeowners leave money on the table not because they don't care, but because nobody tells them what they qualify for until it's too late to do anything about it," said Ryan Freed, Co-founder of Public Grid. "Househappy is already the platform homeowners trust at closing and for years afterward. Meeting them there, and staying with them, changes what they end up paying for as long as they own the home.".

The partnership is built to keep going long after closing. Every year a homeowner stays connected is another chance to catch a better rate, avoid a renewal surprise, or spot the moment an upgrade pays for itself, and Househappy and Public Grid plan to bring that same model to every market Househappy serves.

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About Househappy
Househappy makes homeownership easier for 1 million+ homeowners. Homeowners get full access to a home management platform and home concierge service that connects them directly with 90k+ vetted home service professionals across 180+ service categories and makes requesting and scheduling service efficient and easy. The platform also stores each home's key details, updates home value monthly and includes Househappy Pulse, a personalized monthly maintenance checklist built from 180+ property data points. Mortgage lenders, servicers, insurers and credit unions offer Househappy to their customers. Househappy is based in Portland, Oregon. Learn more at househappy.com.

About Public Grid

Public Grid (Cottage Energy, Inc. d.b.a. Public Grid) is the energy setup and savings partner for both rental housing and homeownership, co-founded by Zack Schmitz, Joe Robbins and Ryan Freed. Public Grid replaces a six to seven hour manual electricity setup process with a single link that takes under three minutes, and stays with the account after that, watching for savings, managing smart thermostats, and helping people use less. Public Grid is trusted by the leading names in multifamily and residential real estate, and reaches homeowners directly through partners like Househappy. Learn more at publicgrid.energy

Media Contacts

Househappy: Matthew Domingo | matthewdomingo@househappy.com | 503-473-3952

Public Grid: Georgia Perez | georgia@onepublicgrid.com | 206-356-9872

Georgia Perez
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