Parks Associates announced today the Smart Energy Summit will feature a special session focusing on the Pecan Street Project, with a presentation from the project's executive director Brewster McCracken on January 27, 3:30 p.m. Mr. McCracken will discuss the activities of the Pecan Street Project, which was awarded $10.4 million in federal stimulus money in November 2009 for its proposed Energy Internet project.
Smart Energy Summit: Engaging the Consumer, hosted by Parks Associates in cooperation with Austin Energy on January 25-27 at the Hyatt Regency, Austin, Tex., focuses on the opportunities and challenges in residential energy technologies.
The conference features research from Parks Associates' Residential Energy Management project, which reports that 80-85% of U.S. households are willing to pay for in-home energy monitors if these solutions can reduce their electric bills.
"The Pecan Street Project is an important example of cross-industry cooperation among multiple entities," said Bill Ablondi, director, home systems research, Parks Associates. "There are significant changes underway in the energy industry, and the Pecan Street Project has set up a perfect incubator for cutting-edge technologies that could have far-reaching implications."
From the article, "Pecan Street Project Director to Discuss Austin's Smart-Grid Demonstration and Energy Internet Project at Smart Energy Summit"
