Smart Energy Insights

Ramon Alvarez, Senior Director of Strategic Consumer Solutions at SmartThings, provides key insights on the future of the industry for the 2016 Smart Energy Summit: 

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

There are two major challenges:

• The first is technical - not all energy consuming devices have the capability to get connected and provide energy consumption data, and alternati ...read more

Today, Icontrol Networks announced a new partnership with Earth Networks, which centers around the integration of WeatherBug Home into Icontrol’s Developer Program.

Icontrol Networks, a leader in interactive security and home automation will offer Earth Network’s big data intelligence, proprietary weather data, and energy usage analytics to its customers. “The program let’s customers offer a new level of automation,” said the company’s CEO, Bob Hagerty. 

WeatherBug Home’ ...read more

Dennis Mathew, VP, Xfinity Home at Comcast Cable, answers several industry questions before speaking at Parks Associates' seventh-annual Smart Energy Summit in Austin:

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

In general, many consumers aren’t truly informed or aware of the many values of and ease of home energy management. To engage them in this space, the key is finding a direct path to d ...read more

David Grant, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Tendril, provides insight on several key industry trends before joining the 2016 Smart Energy Summit in Austin: 

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

Utilities need to innovate in a way that is both environmentally conscious and economically healthy. However, the unique thing about the energy industry is that it goes against ...read more

Matt Smith, Senior Director of Utility Solutions at Silver Spring Networks, provides insight on the major challenges for this year and the future before speaking at Smart Energy Summit: 

What are the major challenges that your business must address in 2016? In 2020?

One of the biggest challenges – and opportunities – as billions and billions more devices come online is ensuring ubiquitous and reliable ‘thing’ connectivity. As the IOT hype grows, many will find that there ...read more

Denver Hinds, R&D Project Manager at SMUD, answers several industry questions prior to the 2016 Smart Energy Summit, taking place February 22-24 in Austin: 

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

Determining fair and flexible compensation and automation mechanisms to transfer value for energy services that benefit both the individual and the community of grid users.

What are the majo ...read more

A recent consumer survey from Parks Associates reveals that in 2015, over half of U.S. broadband households took actions to reduce energy consumption, including adjusting a thermostat, turning off unused devices, or switching to CFL or LED lightbulbs. The survey also shows that the average U.S. broadband households pays $123 per month for their electricity usage.

The 2016 Smart Energy Summit, taking place next week in Austin, will bring together key companies in the smart ho ...read more

Karen Poff, Project Manager at Austin Energy, answers several industry questions prior to Smart Energy Summit: Engaging the Consumer, the annual energy and IoT executive conference hosted by Parks Associates: 

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

For Austin Energy one of the most significant challenges is understanding the value proposition of distributed energy resources to both the ...read more