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George Arnold, National Coordinator for Smart Grid Interoperability at NIST, to Keynote Parks Associates' Smart Energy Summit
NIST Efforts Critical as U.S. Consumers Look to Cut Energy Costs
| Source: Parks Associates
DALLAS, TX--(Marketwire - December 30, 2009) - Parks Associates announced today that George Arnold, National Coordinator for Smart Grid
Interoperability, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST),
U.S. Department of Commerce, will deliver the afternoon keynote "NIST Smart Grid Interoperability Standards and the Home Area
Network" at Smart
Energy Summit.
Smart
Energy Summit: Engaging the Consumer, hosted by Parks Associates in
cooperation with Austin Energy, will take place January 25-27 at the Hyatt
Regency, Austin, Tex. Sessions will include research from Parks Associates'
Residential
Energy Management project, which reports 80-85% of U.S. households are
willing to pay for in-home energy monitors if these solutions can lower
their electric bills.
"If efforts to extend smart-energy benefits to consumers are to be
successful, they will have to emphasize simplicity and ease of use," said
Bill Ablondi, director, home systems research, Parks
Associates. "NIST has a significant role in this effort, and Summit
attendees will benefit greatly from Dr. Arnold's insight."
In his keynote on January 26, Dr. Arnold will discuss the challenges that need to be
addressed in developing the interface between the Smart Grid and the Home
Area Network. NIST is coordinating the development of a robust,
interoperable framework of technical standards that will help transform the
nation's electric infrastructure into an "energy internet."
For more information about Smart
Energy Summit, 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. Founded in 1986, Parks Associates creates research capital
for companies ranging from Fortune 500 to small start-ups through market
reports, primary studies, consumer research, custom research, workshops,
executive conferences, and annual service subscriptions.
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