Smart Energy Insights

Parks Associates is proud to announce the seventh-annual Smart Energy Summit: Engaging the Consumer, taking place February 22-24, 2016, at the Omni Hotel Downtown in Austin, TX.

This annual executive event addresses the expanding market for energy solutions and home controls and its impact on utilities, service providers, retailers, manufacturers, and consumers. The summit agenda will feature executives representing utilities, telecom and security companies, retailers, and O ...read more

Connectivity has disrupted the thermostat market, which like many mature markets had become commoditized. The average price paid for a traditional programmable thermostat in retail was approximately $50 and households replaced existing thermostats only when they broke or when they purchased a new furnace or air conditioning system. Approximately 70% of sales were through the HVAC dealer channel and only 30% through retail.

Additional Parks Associates smart thermostat researc ...read more

Parks Associates welcomes and thanks WattzOn for becoming a Break Sponsor at the 2015 Smart Energy Summit, taking place next week at the Four Seasons Hotel & Resort in Austin, TX.

WattzOn founder and CEO Martha Amram will be participating on the panel discussion "Value-added Services for Retail Energy Providers" on Wednesday, February 18 at 8:45am. Other speakers on the panel include Direct Energy, Reliant, and Stream.

WattzOn provides a personal energy management softwa ...read more

Joe Sullivan, Account Manager at WSI, the professional division of The Weather Company, 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?

Right now it is forward looking analytics that utilize the full capability of our weather data. We provide a lot of data for historical analysis only. Only ...read more

Parks Associates welcomes and thanks Tyco Security Products for sponsoring the sixth-annual Smart Energy Summit in Austin. Tyco will be joining other sponsors, speakers, and industry leaders at the event next week, February 16-18.

Tyco Security Products, part of Tyco International is a unified group of world-leading access control, video, location based security and intrusion brands.

With the most trusted brands in security in one portfolio, we offer the most comprehensi ...read more

Ken Wacks, Management & Engineering Consultant, Gridwise Architecture, Council at U.S. Department of Energy, discusses the challenges the smart energy market is facing:

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

The development of tools and appliance features to manage energy will help overcome barriers to adoption of energy products and services. Energy management should be embedded in appliances and performed automa ...read more

Steve Hambric, VP, Strategic Sales and Operations at Comverge, Inc., 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?

2-way devices moving demand response up the resource stack at utilities. There are organizational and cultural barriers slowing our progress, but it’s an inevitable outcome. F ...read more

Parks Associates welcomes and thanks WSI for sponsoring the Smart Energy Summit, taking place next week (February 16-18) in Austin, TX.

Joe Sullivan, Account Manager for WSI, will be speaking on the panel "Energy Efficiency Programs: Strategies to Accelerate Innovation" on Tuesday, February 17 at 3:00pm. Other speakers on the session include Carrier, Itron, and Silver Spring Networks.

WSI, the professional division of The Weather Company, has brought the most robust and ...read more