Home Energy Management

Retail channel accounts for largest percentage of units sold, underscoring need for interoperability across IoT devices

New smart home research from Parks Associates finds smart thermostats taking a larger portion of the market this year, accounting for over 40% of the nearly 10 million thermostats sold in the U.S. The report Winning Smart Home Strategies for Energy Management estimates smart thermostats will account for over 50% of the total market by 2017.

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Parks Associates and WeatherBug Home to host complimentary webcast on the Internet of Things and its impact on the energy industry

Parks Associates research reveals that approximately 10% of U.S. broadband households have a smart device with energy-related functions—including 8% with a smart thermostat and 6% with smart lighting. A smart energy device includes a programmable thermostat, light bulb, power strip, outlet, or plug adapter capable of connecting to the Internet. T ...read more

Research firm finds bundling with energy monitoring doubles consumer interest in HVAC service contracts

Tom Kerber, Director of Home Controls & Energy Research at Parks Associates, will present research on energy management, systems controls, and the smart grid market during the session “Transactive Energy - State of the Market” at the 2015 AHR Expo on Monday, January 26, 3:00-5:00 P.M., Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Kerber will join top industry experts from Cox Software Architect ...read more

Director of Home Controls and Energy to Speak at Home Energy Management Conference This Week

Tom Kerber, Director of Home Controls & Energy Research at Parks Associates, will present new home energy and Internet of Things (IoT) research during the session "Understanding the Role of Utilities and Value Added Services in a Smart Home" at the Home Energy Management Conference on Thursday, August 7, 11:00-11:45 A.M., Sacramento, California.  Mr. Kerber will also discuss the nume ...read more

Parks Associates research finds more U.S. households adopting smart thermostats, smart lighting, smart outlets/plugs and power strips, and smart kitchen appliances

New Internet of Things (IoT) research from Parks Associates shows young consumers, those with children, and those in a home for 3-4 years are leading the adoption of Internet-connected energy devices. The firm's Home Energy Management Adopters reveals more than 10% of U.S. broadband households headed by a consumer ...read more

Research firm presents new consumer research at leading event on Fiber-to-the-Home and Broadband Access Technologies

Parks Associates today announced that Tom Kerber, Director, Research, Home Controls & Energy, will present at the 2012 Broadband Communities Summit in Dallas, Texas, April 24-26. Mr. Kerber will participate in the Smart Grids and the Business Case for Fiber session, part of the event’s Editor’s Choice Track program, on Tuesday, April 24, 10:20 a.m. CST.

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Parks Associates, a leading research firm in the consumer energy market space, is pleased to announce that Tom Kerber will lead the company’s Home Systems and Energy Management research practice. Kerber brings to Parks Associates a wealth of strategic planning and product management knowledge derived from his experience in the automation, controls, electronics, and HVAC industries. He comes to Parks Associates from Lennox International, where he served as Director of Engineering ...read more

Parks Associates’ Home Systems Research Director Bill Ablondi will participate in three key events at the 2011 ConnectivityWeek Conference May 23-25, Santa Clara, California. The events include the Consumer Symposium, the “Home Consumers See Value” Panel, and the “Service Providers Make the Case” Panel.

Parks Associates forecasts 17% of U.S. households will have some form of in-home display for monitoring energy consumption by 2015. By 2021, nearly 50% of households will hav ...read more