Parks Associates today the dates and topics for the fourth-annual Smart Energy Summit: Engaging the Consumer, which examines the convergence of energy, security, and home controls as multiple channels are now competing in the energy services market. The executive conference, hosted February 25-27, 2013, in San Antonio, Texas, with support from early sponsors EcoFactor, Hitachi, and Qualcomm, will evaluate new partnerships, strategies for consumer engagement, and deployment plans for energy management solutions in the connected home.
More than 75% of U.S. broadband households have a home network, the necessary first step to enabling many new connected home systems and services. With companies as diverse as Comcast, ADT Security, Lowe's, and AT&T now active in this area, adoption of IP connected home management solutions is entering the mass market with pricing and design accessible to middle-income households.
Summit Topics:
- Utility strategies and early successes to engage consumers in energy management
- Consumer mindset toward energy and energy management solutions
- Consumer participation in energy markets and drivers and obstacles affecting adoption
- Integrating and selling security with energy solutions
- The impact of connected appliances
- Partnership opportunities among service providers, utilities, and retailers to expand the market for energy management and residential demand response (DR)
- Utility communication approaches and simplifying partner integration
- Entrance and role of cable and telecom in the energy management space
- Role of cloud-based products and services in energy
For more information or to submit a speaking proposal, visit http://www.smartenergysummit2013.com or call 972-490-1113.
