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Consumers Prefer Energy Providers That Offer Renewable Energy Sources

Parks Associates will host the 12th annual Smart Energy Summit: Engaging the Consumer in 2021 with multiple virtual sessions taking place February 23-24, April 28, August 18, and October 27. The executive conference, sponsored by Bidgely, Austin Energy, Ossiaco, and FLO, examines the evolution of the consumer utility market.  New research from Parks Associates finds 43% of US broadband households report a preference for energy providers that offer renewable energy resources like solar and wind versus providers that offer only traditional sources such as oil and gas.
Consumers Prefer Energy Providers That Offer Renewable Energy Sources
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Smart Energy Summit features speakers, interactive panel discussions, and research from Parks Associates on consumer adoption of new utility programs and energy management solutions, including solar, electric vehicles, and other energy-efficient products. Sessions on February 24 include "Energy Management Platforms: Accelerating Growth" and "DERMS: Solar, Storage, and Microgrids," focused on the role of energy management platforms and distributed energy resources management systems in creating new value streams for end users and other partners.

"Consumers care about clean energy resources," said Elizabeth Parks, President, Parks Associates. "At Smart Energy Summit, we will examine key factors driving the adoption of energy management solutions and their integration with other smart home solutions to deliver new value."

Visionary Insight and Executive Spotlight Speakers:

  • Abhay Gupta, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Bidgely
  • Manish Pant, Executive VP, Home and Distribution, Schneider Electric
  • Taylor Jantz-Sell, Smart Home Strategy Lead, EPA ENERGY STAR

Interactive panel Speakers:

  • Brett Lasher, Executive Director, New Growth & Development, Cox
  • Rory Lewis, Director, Utility Solutions, North America, Mprest
  • Peter Lilienthal, Global Microgrid Lead, HOMER Energy by UL
  • Håkan Ludvigson, CEO & Co-Founder, Eliq
  • John Radgowski, VP Global Technology & Innovation, Landis+Gyr
  • Christopher Turner, Director of Community Solar, Arcadia

At Smart Energy Summit, industry leaders from utilities, service providers, manufacturers, and technology companies participate in virtual panel discussions about the impact of direct consumer participation in energy markets and strategies to increase consumer engagement.

 

Baterías con premio en la gran feria europea del almacenamiento de energía
El jurado de la feria ees (la gran feria europea de las baterías y los sistemas acumuladores de energía) ya ha seleccionado los productos y soluciones innovadoras que aspiran, como finalistas, al gran premio ees 2021. Independientemente de cuál o cuáles sean las candidaturas ganadoras, la sola inclusión en este exquisito grupo VIP constituye todo un éxito para las empresas. A continuación, los diez finalistas 2021 de los ees Award (ees es una de las cuatro ferias que integran el gran evento anual europeo del sector de la energía, The smarter E).