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Purpose and Benefits
Parks Associates’ Residential
Energy Management (REM) research project assesses the market for
digital systems and services used to monitor, control, and
manage electric energy in the home:
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The best opportunities for
products and services in residential energy management
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Current and planned Smart
Grid deployments
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Market momentum of
technologies employing emerging energy management solutions
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Consumer interest in these
solutions
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Profiles of innovative
companies and utilities in this sector
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Government efforts to promote
innovation and adoption
Key Topics
The project focuses on the
products and services most likely to gain traction in the
residential energy management market over the next five years.
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Wireless controls;
powerline controls
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Remote monitoring and
management services
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In-home electricity
consumption monitors
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Communicating,
programmable thermostats
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Central control systems
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Smart appliances
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Smart meters
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Home-area Networks
Research Categories
Manufacturing and Services
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Companies addressing
current opportunities in residential energy management
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New technologies, systems,
and services
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Manufacturing plans and
consumer preferences for smart appliances
Energy Saving Solutions for
Consumers
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Actions, services, and
products in use to reduce energy usage
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Purchase plans and key
factors influencing adoption of energy monitoring and
management systems
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Intersection of current
technology use with the planned roadmap for energy
conservation tools
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Consumer willingness to
invest in energy management systems
Utility Goals and Advanced
Metering
Infrastructures (AMI)
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The extent of current
smart meter and AMI deployments
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Deployment plans for the
next five years and the potential impact of the economic
downturn
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Status of the current
standards debate and its impact on adoption
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Identification and
analysis of utilities’ primary and secondary drivers
Applicable History Lessons
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Deliverables
The REM project includes
multiple components:
2010 Industry Reports
AMI Fact Book (Second Edition)
Forecasts for the Deployment
of AMI and the Adoption of Energy-saving Products and Services
— a report providing a roadmap of activity and anticipated
offerings with a five-year forecast for consumer adoption of new
services and products.
Residential Energy
Management 2010: Trends and Opportunities
Home Area Networks:
Analysis and Forecasts
AMI Fact Book:
Installations, Plans, and Utility Viewpoints
2010 Consumer Segmentation and Topical
Report
Residential Energy Management: Consumer Mindset & Segmentation
2010 Multiclient Study
Residential Energy Management: Consumer Motives, Actions and
Intentions
2009 Industry Reports
Residential Energy Management: Company, Alliance and Technology Profiles
— a reference book of industry initiatives, developments,
and alliances.
AMI Fact Book — a catalog
of current and future AMI and smart meter deployments in the
U.S., with a regional breakdown. Includes interview summaries
with utility executives and government officials. Updated
biannually.
Energy Savings and Utility
Activities Around the World — a report on activities by key
utilities in Canada, Europe, and Asia.
2009 Multiclient Study
U.S. Household Energy Usage:
Behaviors and Opportunities for Innovation — online survey
of 1,500 U.S. households:
Survey Questionnaire —
clients provide input on questionnaire design and can submit
up to two survey questions.
Banner Tabs —
cross-tabs each survey question against selected
characteristics.
Resource Book —
topline findings about current actions and equipment to
reduce energy usage.
Bottom Line — analyses
of the consumer
survey, highlighting the opportunities and challenges in
residential energy management.
Subscriptions Also Include...
Briefings by Webcast — for
each research component
Analyst Inquiry — eight
hours per year
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