DALLAS, Jan. 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- New smart energy research from Parks Associates released today shows adoption of smart thermostats reached 13% of U.S. broadband households in 2017, up from 11% in 2016. The IoT research firm will explore new opportunities for utilities and energy providers to leverage the growth of smart home devices and solutions at the ninth-annual Smart Energy Summit: Engaging the Consumer, February 19-21, 2018, at the Omni Austin Downtown in Austin, Texas.

"The steady rise of adoption in smart thermostats comes as multiple sales channels offer and promote these devices," said Tom Kerber, Director, IoT Strategy, Parks Associates. "At Smart Energy Summit, we will explore new strategies for utilities and energy providers to expand their services through these smart devices as well as partnership opportunities for the device makers and manufacturers."

Conference sponsors include Tendril, Rapid Response, Affinegy, Alarm.com, Austin Energy, Bidgely, Carrier, Innotrail, Powerley, Trusource Labs, The Weather Company, and Whisker Labs.

The following speakers will participate at Smart Energy Summit and examine the impact of the IoT on utilities and consumers:

KEYNOTES

• CR Herro, Vice President of Innovation, Meritage Homes
• Russ Vanos, SVP, Strategy & Business Development, Itron

SPEAKERS

• Amena Ali, CRO, Whisker Labs
• Robbie Berglund, Business Unit Executive, The Weather Company, an IBM Business
• Kari Binley, Expert Product Manager, Pacific Gas and Electric
• Chris Carradine, EVP, ecobee
• Prateek Chakravarty, Head, International Sales and Customer Success, Bidgely
• Bryan Christensen, COO, Vivint Solar
• Ben Clarin, Sr. Project Manager, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
• Mark Cosby, Director, Business Development, Westar Energy
• Chris DeSchamp, Director Customer Solutions Development, Vectren
• Erika Diamond, VP and GM, Energy Markets, EnergyHub, Alarm.com
• Geoff Ferrell, CTO, Mandalay Homes
• Seth Frader-Thompson, President and Co-founder, EnergyHub
• Sebastien Hassell, Director, Strategic Accounts, Neurio
• Denver Hinds, R&D Project Manager, Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD)
• Dr. Marissa Hummon, Director, Product, Tendril
• Siva Iyer, Diretor, Smart Home, Carrier
• Dave Kaintz, Senior Manager, Southern California Edison
• Debbie Kimberly, VP, Customer Energy Solutions, Austin Energy
• Brian Kirchman, New Product Program Manager, Customer Programs, Commonwealth Edison
• Kevin Klages, SVP, Mass Markets, Constellation
• Peter Klauer, Senior Advisor, Smart Grid Technology, California ISO
• Manoj Kumar, CEO, Powerley
• Mark Martinez, Board Member, PLMA; Senior Portfolio Manager, Demand Response Emerging Markets & Technologies, Southern California Edison PLMA / Southern California Edison
• Deb Merril, Co-CEO, Just Energy
• Joel Miller, Principal Supervisor, DTE
• Wayne Morrison, Principal, Emerging Technologies, Reliant
• Justin Segall, President & Founder, Simple Energy
• Kevin Schwain, Director, Product Strategy, Xcel Energy
• Jayesh Shah, Director, Marketing Strategy, Direct Energy
• Jessie Shoemaker, Energy Storage Business Developer, Mercedes-Benz Energy Americas
• Greg Sorenson, PE, CIA, Supervisor, Market Power and Mitigation, Southwest Power Pool (SPP)
• Jamie Staples, Head, Retail Energy Partnerships, Nest Labs
• Paul Wattles, Sr. Analyst, Market Design & Development, ERCOT

Parks Associates is accepting press pass requests for Smart Energy Summit: Engaging the Consumer at www.parksassociates.com/ses-presspass. More information about the Smart Energy Summit is available at www.SES2018.com. To speak with an analyst or request specific research data, contact Julia Homier at Julia.homier@parksassociates.com, 972-996-0214.

About Smart Energy Summit

Smart Energy Summit: Engaging the Consumer examines the changing role of utilities to help empower consumers with solutions to save energy in the home. The event addresses the potential benefits of incorporating smart products into energy efficiency and DR programs and the opportunities across converging ecosystems for the market for energy solutions. Follow the event on Twitter at @SmartEnergySmt, #SmartEnergy18.

Julia Homier
Parks Associates
972.996.0214
188971@email4pr.com

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