Parks Associates: 13% of U.S. Broadband Households Owned a Smart Thermostat at the End of 2017

Speakers for ninth-annual Smart Energy Summit include Austin Energy, Carrier, DTE, Mercedes-Benz, Nest, and many more

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Jan 18, 2018, 08:10 ET

DALLAS, Jan. 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- New smart energy research from Parks Associates released today shows adoption of smart thermostats reached 13% of U.S. broadband households in 2017, up from 11% in 2016. The IoT research firm will explore new opportunities for utilities and energy providers to leverage the growth of smart home devices and solutions at the ninth-annual Smart Energy Summit: Engaging the Consumer, February 19-21, 2018, at the Omni Austin Downtown in Austin, Texas.

Parks Associates: Smart Thermostat Ownership

"The steady rise of adoption in smart thermostats comes as multiple sales channels offer and promote these devices," said Tom Kerber, Director, IoT Strategy, Parks Associates. "At Smart Energy Summit, we will explore new strategies for utilities and energy providers to expand their services through these smart devices as well as partnership opportunities for the device makers and manufacturers."

Conference sponsors include Tendril, Rapid Response, Affinegy, Alarm.com, Austin Energy, Bidgely, Carrier, Innotrail, Powerley, Trusource Labs, The Weather Company, and Whisker Labs.

The following speakers will participate at Smart Energy Summit and examine the impact of the IoT on utilities and consumers:

KEYNOTES

CR Herro, Vice President of Innovation, Meritage Homes
Russ Vanos, SVP, Strategy & Business Development, Itron

SPEAKERS

Amena Ali, CRO, Whisker Labs
Robbie Berglund, Business Unit Executive, The Weather Company, an IBM Business
Kari Binley, Expert Product Manager, Pacific Gas and Electric
Chris Carradine, EVP, ecobee
Prateek Chakravarty, Head, International Sales and Customer Success, Bidgely
Bryan Christensen, COO, Vivint Solar
Ben Clarin, Sr. Project Manager, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
Mark Cosby, Director, Business Development, Westar Energy
Chris DeSchamp, Director Customer Solutions Development, Vectren
Erika Diamond, VP and GM, Energy Markets, EnergyHub, Alarm.com
Geoff Ferrell, CTO, Mandalay Homes
Seth Frader-Thompson, President and Co-founder, EnergyHub
Sebastien Hassell, Director, Strategic Accounts, Neurio
Denver Hinds, R&D Project Manager, Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD)
Dr. Marissa Hummon, Director, Product, Tendril
Siva Iyer, Diretor, Smart Home, Carrier
Dave Kaintz, Senior Manager, Southern California Edison
Debbie Kimberly, VP, Customer Energy Solutions, Austin Energy
Brian Kirchman, New Product Program Manager, Customer Programs, Commonwealth Edison
Kevin Klages, SVP, Mass Markets, Constellation
Peter Klauer, Senior Advisor, Smart Grid Technology, California ISO
Manoj Kumar, CEO, Powerley
Mark Martinez, Board Member, PLMA; Senior Portfolio Manager, Demand Response Emerging Markets & Technologies, Southern California Edison PLMA / Southern California Edison
Deb Merril, Co-CEO, Just Energy
Joel Miller, Principal Supervisor, DTE
Wayne Morrison, Principal, Emerging Technologies, Reliant
Justin Segall, President & Founder, Simple Energy
Kevin Schwain, Director, Product Strategy, Xcel Energy
Jayesh Shah, Director, Marketing Strategy, Direct Energy
Jessie Shoemaker, Energy Storage Business Developer, Mercedes-Benz Energy Americas
Greg Sorenson, PE, CIA, Supervisor, Market Power and Mitigation, Southwest Power Pool (SPP)
Jamie Staples, Head, Retail Energy Partnerships, Nest Labs
Paul Wattles, Sr. Analyst, Market Design & Development, ERCOT

Parks Associates is accepting press pass requests for Smart Energy Summit: Engaging the Consumer at www.parksassociates.com/ses-presspass. More information about the Smart Energy Summit is available at www.SES2018.com. To speak with an analyst or request specific research data, contact Julia Homier at [email protected], 972-996-0214.

About Smart Energy Summit

Smart Energy Summit: Engaging the Consumer examines the changing role of utilities to help empower consumers with solutions to save energy in the home. The event addresses the potential benefits of incorporating smart products into energy efficiency and DR programs and the opportunities across converging ecosystems for the market for energy solutions. Follow the event on Twitter at @SmartEnergySmt, #SmartEnergy18.

Julia Homier
Parks Associates
972.996.0214
[email protected]

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