Smart Energy Insights

Landon Borders, Director of Connected Devices at Big Ass Solutions and Haiku Home, provides insight into several key industry trends and questions before speaking at the 2016 Smart Energy Summit, hosted by Parks Associates in Austin: 

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

Although most of us can relate to the cooling effect of riding a bicycle down a hill on a hot summer day or underst ...read more

Wannie Park, VP of Utility Solutions at CEIVA Energy, responds to key industry questions prior to joining this year's Smart Energy Summit: Engaging the Consumer in Austin: 

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

Weeding through all the different standards and communication technologies as well as reconciling the different passionate agendas of companies backing those different standards ...read more

Yann Kulp, Vice President SmartSpace at Schneider Electric North America, provides insight on several industry questions before joining attendees, sponsors, and other speakers at 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?

Keeping up with new IoT entrants & ensuring wide connectivity is tough. The proliferation of technologies, protocols & start-ups is ...read more

Mauro Dresti, Manager Mass Markets at Southern California Edison, provides key industry insights for 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?

From a high level it’s ensuring that our company delivers safe, reliable, clean and affordable energy to our customers while modernizing the grid. This also includes improving customer satisfaction and protecti ...read more

Prior to attending the Smart Energy Summit in Austin, Dave Hurst, Director, Market Analysis for NextEnergy, answers the following industry questions: 

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

A big part of the challenge is low cost of energy. There just isn't a great business case for energy products at the individual consumer level. Add to that the difficulty in predicting energy costs, and consumers have a very ha ...read more

According to research released this week by Parks Associates, the state of Texas is ahead of the national average in adoption of smart energy devices. Among broadband households in Texas, 16% currently own a smart energy device such as a smart thermotate, light bulb, power strip, outlet, or plug, compared to just 12% among all broadband households in the U.S.

Texas companies including Austin Energy and Reliant have been strong leaders in driving consumer awareness of energy ...read more

Martha Amram, Founder & CEO of WattzOn and Green Button Alliance, answers several key industry questions prior to speaking at the 2016 Smart Energy Summit, taking place February 22-24, 2016 in Austin: 

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

2016 promises to be a year of substance in residential energy management. Solar, connected home and other companies like WattzOn have been building o ...read more

Kevin Meagher, SVP Business Development at ROC-Connect, answers several industry questions prior to speaking at Parks Associates' annual Smart Energy Summit, taking place February 22-24, 2016 in Austin: 

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

The main challenge is business models. Utilities are missing the opportunity to use the IoT and smart home as a way to reinvent their relationship ...read more