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Smart Home Technology Must Work Harder To Create Smarter Consumers

Parks Associates home energy management data released in March 2016 show 70 percent of households with smart-energy devices report saving money due to reduced energy consumption. However, the research firm noted challenges for vendors selling smart-energy devices based on cost savings, as 83 percent of U.S. broadband households do not know the price they are paying for electricity.

From the article "Smart Home Technology Must Work Harder To Create Smarter Consumers" by Robert S. Marshall.

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