Parks Associates’ Residential Energy Management research project assesses the market for digital systems and services used to monitor, control, and manage electric energy in the home.

• The best opportunities for products and services in residential energy management

• Consumer research on use of and interest in REM solutions

• Current and planned Smart Grid deployments

• Market momentum of technologies employing emerging energy management solutions

• Consumer interest in these solutions

• Profiles of innovative companies and utilities in this sector

• Impact of government efforts to promote innovation and adoption

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Parks Associates forecasts almost 50 million households will have a smart meter by 2012. But it is not the only technology in the home on a strong growth trajectory. By 2013, almost 350 million households worldwide will have a home network.

The connections between REM solutions and the other systems in the home enhance the value of Smart Grid technologies and extend benefits to appliances, PCs, and even mobile devices, creating opportunities for monitoring applications, smart devices, and energy management.

For almost 25 years, Parks Associates has followed the convergence of digital solutions, combining consumer research with market expertise to track growth in home systems and measure the impact of networking and broadband on the connected lifestyle.

Our analysts moderate the Summit sessions and provide analysis on the role of REM in the connected home, plus the latest consumer research and forecasts for energy management and home systems.

Austin Energy operates the first and largest working Smart Grid in the U.S. It covers 440 square miles, 500,000 devices, 100 terabytes of data, 1 million consumers, and 43,000 businesses, and we are moving very fast to our next phase of evolution. The current phase focuses on the utility side of the grid, a phase coined Smart Grid 1.0.

Austin Energy is now moving beyond the meter and into the home. The company is moving into Smart Grid 2.0, which focuses on managing and leveraging Distributed Generation (Solar PV, Micro Wind, etc.), Storage, Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles, Electric Vehicles, and Smart Appliances on the customer side of the meter.

At Smart Energy Summit, CIO Andres Carvallo and other team leaders provide details on the requirements and challenges in deploying this technology, from the trends driving this technological revolution to feedback from their consumers.

With Austin Energy's Smart Grid as a springboard, the event features knowledge and insight, consumer research data, and expert perspectives from managers and strategists active in this growing area.

Pre-conference Workshop

January 25, 1:00 – 5:00 PM

Residential Energy Management: Consumer Opinions, Competitive Dynamics and Market Forecasts