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Parks Associates Welcomes HomeGrid Forum, Intamac, ista, People Power, and Watteco as Sponsors of Smart Energy Summit
Leaders in Smart Grid and Energy Management Announce Support for Event, January 25-27
| Source: Parks Associates
DALLAS, TX--(Marketwire - January 7, 2010) - Parks Associates today announced HomeGrid Forum,
Intamac Systems, ista, People Power, and Watteco as the latest sponsors for Smart
Energy Summit on January 25-27 at the Hyatt Regency, Austin, Tex. They
join a growing list of sponsors including Direct Energy, Exceptional
Innovation, HAI Smartgrid Solutions, iControl Networks, INSTEON, and
OpenPeak Inc.
Smart
Energy Summit: Engaging the Consumer, hosted by Parks Associates in
cooperation with Austin Energy, focuses on the opportunities and challenges
in residential energy technologies.
The conference features research from Parks Associates' Residential
Energy Management project, which reports that almost one-third of all
U.S. households recently purchased an energy-efficient appliance or CE
system. For the majority, the main motivation for the purchase was to save
money on electric bills. Only 11% purchased primarily because the device
was environmentally friendly.
"The energy industry is undergoing a radical change with the introduction
of two-way communications and advanced monitoring, but consumers, while
interested, are not generally aware of available solutions, with only 10%
familiar with smart meters," said Bill Ablondi, director, home systems research, Parks
Associates. "Successful smart-energy solutions must be simple, easy-to-use,
and with a clear value proposition, and our sponsors are at the forefront
of these efforts."
Other supporters include AltEnergyMag, CABA,
CEDIA, Energy Priorities, Home Toys, Mercom Capital Group, PHOTON, Smart
Grid Today, VB/Research, and WinSmartGrid.
For more information, visit www.smartenergysummit2010.com.
About Smart Energy Summit
Smart Energy Summit: Engaging the Consumer, hosted by Parks Associates in
cooperation with Austin Energy, is the premier conference studying the
market for residential energy management and Smart Grid technologies.
The event, January 25-27, 2010, in Austin, Tex., features a unique
combination of market research, featuring Parks Associates' landmark Residential
Energy Management service, and real-world expertise derived from Austin
Energy's Smart Grid, the largest working Smart Grid in the U.S.
http://www.smartenergysummit2010.com.
About Parks Associates
Parks Associates is an internationally recognized market research and
consulting company specializing in emerging consumer technology products
and services. Parks Associates creates research capital through market
reports, primary studies, consumer research, custom research, workshops,
executive conferences, and annual service subscriptions.
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