Parks Associates: 10% of consumers installed variable-speed pool pumps or solar panels in 2019, a 66% increase over 2018

Arcadia Power, Innowatts, Sunrun, Direct Energy, IBM, Lennox, Schneider Electric, and more address residential energy management at Smart Energy Summit

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Jan 22, 2020, 08:43 ET

DALLAS, Jan. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Parks Associates research shows 10% of US broadband households report extreme energy-saving measures, by installing solar panels or a variable-speed pool pump, an increase of 66% from 2018 to 2019. Over that same time, 40% made home improvements to save energy, a 14% increase. Parks Associates will host its eleventh annual Smart Energy Summit, February 17-19, in Austin, Texas, to examine opportunities for energy providers to convert consumer interest in energy services into actual purchases, including the role of DIY solutions and other innovations to drive broader consumer adoption of energy management.

Parks Associates: Energy-Saving Action Segments

Event sponsors include FLO, Rapid Response Monitoring, AutoGrid, Bidgely, Copper Labs, Everise, Zen Ecosystems, Alarm.com, Sprosty Network, Austin Energy, and Inspire.

"Consumers are making home improvements to save energy and installing energy-saving solutions to reduce energy consumption," said Elizabeth Parks, President, Parks Associates. "We have also seen an increase across the board of high familiarity with energy programs, indicating that marketing and new initiatives are having an impact on consumer choices for energy-saving solutions in the home."

Parks Associates will host a pre-show workshop, "Trends and Opportunities in Residential Energy Management," featuring detailed findings from Parks Associates' consumer and industry studies on the smart home, IoT, and energy management markets.

Smart Energy Summit features the following keynotes:

Rob Davis, GM, Intrusion, Johnson Controls
Abhay Gupta, Founder & CEO, Bidgely
Debbie Kimberly, VP, Customer Energy Solutions & Corporate Communications, Austin Energy
Brad Russell, Research Director, Connected Home, Parks Associates

Speakers

Eric Arnold, Residential Energy Efficiency Program Implementation Manager, Georgia Power
Rand Bailin, Partner, Sprosty Network
Justin Berghoff, Director, Business Development & Product Management, Leviton
Shawn Berry, VP Strategic Sales, Alarm.com
Stacey Butler, Director, Security by Reliant, Reliant Home Services, and NRG Go, Reliant Energy
Ron Chebra, VP, Grid Modernization, EnerNex
Eric Danziger, CRO, Innowatts
Remi Demerle, Director, Vertical Marketing for Utilities, Semtech
Jeff Dion, Project Line Manager, AddÉnergie
Dan Forman, CEO, Copper Labs
Joel Gamoran, Director, Product Operations, Arcadia Power
Marshall Gobuty, Founder & President, Pearl Homes
Daan Goossens, VP, Growth, Mysa Smart Thermostats
Sweta Hari, Director, Product Management, Lennox International
Reed Hinkel, Sr. Manager, PSA Certified, Arm / PSA Certified
Joe Jankosky, Global Director, Utilities and IoT, Intel
Adam Justice, Founder and CEO, ConnectSense
Rahul Kar, VP, Industry Solutions, AutoGrid Systems
Christopher Keefe, Director - Product Management, Schneider Electric
Håkan Ludvigson, CEO & Founder, Eliq
Emmanuel Maçon-Dauxerre, VP Global Accounts & Projects, Telit
Troy Martin, COO, Swytch-X
James Mater, GM, Smart Grid, QualityLogic
Troy Morgan, CEO & Founder, PanTech Design
Anne Arquit Niederberger, VP Market Development, Enervee
Wannie Park, VP Corporate and Business Development, Inspire
Rakshith Halevoor Prabhachand, Product Manager, IBM
Daniel Roesler, Co-founder & CTO, UtilityAPI
Phil Scarbro, VP, EFI
Paul Schueller, Founder & CEO, Franklin Energy
Jayesh Shah, Head, Digital and Marketing Strategy, Direct Energy
Emilie Stone, Director, Product, Uplight
Michael Wenzlaff, Sr. Program Manager, Electric Vehicles, BC Hydro
Steve Wheat, Sr. Program Manager, Grid Services, Sunrun
Paul Williams, GM Product Management & Growth, GE Lighting

To request research, contact Elizabeth Parks, [email protected] , 972-490-1113.

About Smart Energy Summit

Smart Energy Summit: Engaging the Consumer examines the changing role of utilities and energy providers in the IoT era and offers research and insights on new opportunities to empower consumers with smart solutions to manage and save energy in the home. www.ses2020.com

Media Contact:
Elizabeth Parks
Parks Associates
972.996.0202
[email protected]

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