Smart Energy Insights

Parks Associates welcomes and thanks Southern California Edison (SCE) for sponsoring the 2015 Smart Energy Summit. The utility will be joining the event as an Event sponsor, February 16-18. 

Mauro Dresti, Manager New Program Development and Launch Mass Markets at Southern California Edison will be participating on the panel "Integrating Demand Response into the Smart Home" on Tuesday, February 17 at 4:00pm. He will be joined by other speakers from Comverge, EnergyHub, ERCOT, ...read more

Marie Bahl McKenna, SVP of Sales & Marketing at Tendril, answers industry questions prior to speaking at Smart Energy Summit in February:

What are the major barriers impacting consumer adoption of energy related products and services?

Right now, a significant challenge is that most consumers don't care or are not aware enough of the different energy services available to them. As an industry, we need to do a better job informing consumers of their various options and the ...read more

Xavier Datin, SVP Prosumer at Schneider Electric, offers insight into the barriers and opportunities currently impacting energy management:

What do you think is the most challenging issue for your company as it relates to the residential energy management market?

The residential market is rather an opportunity for Schneider Electric to provide energy management tools but also increase comfort in every home thanks to new technology, in particular related to the internet-o ...read more

Justin Segall, President and Founder at Simple Energy, answers several questions about the challenges and opportunities currently affecting the energy management market:

What do you think is the most challenging issue for your company as it relates to the residential energy management market?

Utility and regulatory decision making and innovation cycles. Historically, regulatory models incentivize utility companies to do ‘just enough’, which does not foster an environmen ...read more

Grant Muller, Director of Software for Sensus Analytics, discusses the challenges the smart energy market is facing:

What do you think is the most challenging issue for your company as it relates to the residential energy management market?

Today’s consumers want information that is highly tailored to their specific needs and they also want options. They don’t have the time or energy to spend on sorting through piles of data to find something they can take action on. At ...read more

Stuart Lombard, President & CEO at ecobee Inc., offers insight into the barriers and opportunities currently impacting energy management:

What are the biggest opportunities for the smart home industry to work with the electricity industry?

The smart home industry is undergoing significant growth as the technology begins to move into the mainstream market. With products like Wi-Fi connected thermostats, customers are now experiencing more control over their home’s HVAC sy ...read more

Matt Plante, CEO at EcoFactor, answers industry questions prior to speaking at Smart Energy Summit in February:

What do you think is the most challenging issue for your company as it relates to the residential energy management market?

Our industry has long sales cycles. Utilities, energy retailers, and home service providers would benefit from being quicker to market with strong offerings. Leveraging third-party validated studies may help partners feel comfortable with ...read more

Mauro Dresti, Manager New Program Development and Launch Mass Markets at Southern California Edison (SCE), answers several industry questions about issues that are currently affecting the energy management market:

What do you think is the most challenging issue for your company as it relates to the residential energy management market?

For our company there are several:

• Regulation and speed to adoption allowing timely participation
• Establishing and maintain ...read more