International research firm Parks Associates today announced executives from Austin Energy and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will keynote the Smart Energy Summit: Engaging the Consumer. The two keynotes provide unique perspectives from business and governmental sides of the residential energy management (REM) industry, offering expert insight on successful deployment strategies and the impact of U.S. funding for smart grid projects.
“Recently, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced over $3 billion in funding for smart grid projects, with matching private-sector funds pushing the total over $8 billion,” said Bill Ablondi, director, home systems research, Parks Associates. “This funding has implications for technology developers, utilities, and end users, and today there is the right mix of government incentive, competition, and societal pressure to make smart energy solutions viable.”
Summit sessions include strategic insight and consumer research from Parks Associates' landmark Residential Energy Management service, which surveys both consumers and utilities to identify attitudes and trends in this growing industry. The event agenda covers all aspects of the emerging in-home energy management technology market:
From the press release, "U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, AUSTIN ENERGY TO KEYNOTE SMART ENERGY SUMMIT"
