Parks Associates: 45% of Smart Thermostat Owners Received a Discount From Their Energy Provider

Parks Associates announces speakers and keynotes ahead of tenth-annual Smart Energy Summit

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Jan 09, 2019, 07:32 ET

DALLAS, Jan. 9, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Key industry executives will join Parks Associates for its tenth-annual Smart Energy Summit to address opportunities and strategies for utilities to drive consumer engagement with energy service through adoption of smart home products and participation in renewable power generation. The conference will take place February 18-20, 2019, in Austin, Texas.

Parks Associates: Received Discounts from Electricity Provider for Smart Energy Devices

"Saving money is a key benefit to flip smart home non-buyers to buyers," said Jennifer Kent, Senior Director, Parks Associates. "Offering discounts or rebates for products such as smart thermostats, light bulbs, switches, and lighting control systems lowers the affordability barrier to purchasing and increases the role of energy and utilities in the smart home ecosystem."

Smart Energy Summit features the following keynotes:

Leah Barton, VP & GM, Home Protection, Direct Energy
Aaron Berndt, Head of Central Region Energy Partnerships, Nest / Google
Erika Diamond, VP of Utility and Market Services, EnergyHub
Adrian Tuck, CEO, Tendril

Speakers:

Joseph Carangelo, Executive Director, Strategy and Innovation, Baker Electric Home Energy
Ben Cohen, Global Strategy Manager, AutoGrid
Abigail Daken, Environmental Engineer, EPA ENERGY STAR
Jason Dudley, Senior Planning Analyst, SRP
Abhay Gupta, CEO, Bidgely
Allison Hamilton, Senior Principal, Markets and Rates, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA)
Scott Harkins, VP/GM, Resideo
Ryan Harty, Environmental Market Development Manager, American Honda Motor Co.
Denver Hinds, R&D Project Manager, Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD)
Matt Johnson, VP, Business Development, EnergyHub
Dave Kaintz, Senior Program Manager, Southern California Edison
Debbie Kimberly, VP, Customer Energy Solutions & Corporate Communications, Austin Energy
Bob Marshall, CEO, Whisker Labs
Alton Martin, Co-Founder, Trusource Labs
Joel Miller, Principle Supervisor, DTE Energy
Michelle Meyer, Director, Marketing, Greenlots
Felicite Moorman, CEO, STRATIS IoT
Judd Moritz, SVP, Solutions, Simple Energy
Dain Nestel, Director, ecobee
Anne Arquit Niederberger, VP Market Development, Enervee
Michael Phillips, Co-founder/CEO, Sense
Todd Rath, Marketing Service Director, Alabama Power
Matt Robbins, Head of Hive, North America, Hive
Rebecca Roberts, Section Manager, Innovative Pricing Pilot, Con Edison
Emmett Romine, SVP Business Development, Powerley
Zach Schroeck, Director, Product Management, Lutron
Samudra Sen, VP, TXU Energy
Craig Stepien, Sr. Director Digital Transformation, NextEra Energy
Marco Terruzzin, Director, E.ON Climate and Renewables
Ken Wacks, President, Home, Building, and Utility Systems
Paul Williams, GM Product Management & Growth, GE Lighting
Cengizhan Yenerim, Director, Demand Risk Management, ENGIE representing Green Button Alliance

Early sponsors for Smart Energy Summit 2019 include Alarm.com, Austin Energy, Bidgely, Inspire, Rapid Response Monitoring, Tendril, and Trusource Labs.

More information is available at www.SES2019.com. To speak with an analyst or request specific research data, contact Julia Homier at [email protected] or 972-996-0214.

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. The conference addresses key questions for energy providers around leadership and alignment of goals between residential energy management solutions and the grid and presents strategies to expand business and revenue goals by incorporating smart products into energy programs.

The tenth-annual Smart Energy Summit will take place February 18-20, 2019, at the Omni Austin Hotel Downtown in Austin, Texas. The summit agenda features leaders from utilities, state and national regulators, telecom and security companies, retailers, and OEMs. Follow the event on Twitter at @SmartEnergySmt and #SmartEnergy19. For information on speaking, sponsoring, or attending, visit www.ses2019.com.

Contact:
Julia Homier
Parks Associates
972.996.0214
[email protected]

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