Research firm finds bundling with energy monitoring doubles consumer interest in HVAC service contracts

Tom Kerber, Director of Home Controls & Energy Research at Parks Associates, will present research on energy management, systems controls, and the smart grid market during the session “Transactive Energy - State of the Market” at the 2015 AHR Expo on Monday, January 26, 3:00-5:00 P.M., Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Kerber will join top industry experts from Cox Software Architects, Engenuity Systems, Inc., Regen Energy, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, and the Gridwise Architecture Council, U.S. Department of Energy, to discuss business models and the economic motivations for the HVAC industry to work with utilities.

”Consumers recognize the value in energy monitoring and management services,” Kerber said. “Energy-related services complement HVAC products and service agreements, adding clear value to both. We will outline new business opportunities for partnerships between the HVAC and energy industries at 2015 AHR Expo.”

What:       Tom Kerber, Director, Home Controls and Energy Research, Parks Associates, speaking at the 2015 AHR Expo, in the session, “Transactive Energy - State of the Market"

Date:        Monday, January 26, 2015

Time:       3:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

Where:    McCormick Place, Room S102a, 2301 S Lake Shore Dr., Chicago, IL 60616

Press Registration: http://www.ahrexpo.com/newpress/pressbadge.php

Twitter:    @ParksAssociates, @TomAKerber

Mr. Kerber leads Parks Associates research in the areas of home controls, energy management, security, home networks, and the smart home ecosystem. He authors numerous reports every year covering the evolution of technology, partnership opportunities, and new business models, and he leads projects for many Fortune 500 companies to help clients refine smart home strategies, develop scenarios of the future of the smart home market, enhance product roadmaps, and refine specific product features.

In addition, Mr. Kerber leads the firm's annual Smart Energy Summit: Engaging the Consumer. The sixth-annual Smart Energy Summit will take place February 16-18, 2015, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Austin, Texas.

Media interviews with Tom Kerber are available. To request a meeting or specific research data, contact Holly Sprague at [email protected] or 720-987-6614.

About Parks Associates: Parks Associates, a woman-founded and certified business, is an internationally recognized market research and consulting company specializing in emerging consumer technology products and services. Founded in 1986, Parks Associates provides business intelligence and research services through its proprietary methodologies developed over decades, including quarterly surveys of 10,000 internet households.

The company's expertise crosses many industries: home security and smart home, streaming video, broadband and pay-TV services, digital media and platforms, gaming, Wi-Fi and home networks, connected health, support, consumer electronics, home control systems, energy management, and tech solutions for the multi-dwelling (MDU), small-to-medium business (SMB), and commercial building markets.

Each year, Parks Associates brings thousands of leaders together for its webinars and annual events. The firm hosts the annual executive research and strategy conferences CONNECTIONS™, Connected Health Summit, Smart Energy Summit, Smart Spaces, and Future of Video. https://www.parksassociates.com
 

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