Utilities Should Use Smart Devices to Boost Energy Solutions Adoption: Parks

Utilities have tried different strategies over the years to engage consumers in smart energy solutions to help them manage costs and energy use, but a “large percentage” haven’t adopted them, blogged Parks Associates Friday. Parks cited ease of use and timeliness of information as reasons. Utilities can leverage connected “assets” in the home -- smart thermostats, lighting and plugs -- to develop a digital strategy that boosts adoption of energy management programs to generate additional revenue, it said.