Tuesday, 16 February 2021 Parks Associates will host the 12
th 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. Pixabay
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
Smart Energy Summit
Smart Energy Summit features visionary 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
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.
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//]]>// >By Rob Enderle
Jan 18, 2021 4:00 AM PT
With the attack in Washington, D.C. happening right before CES, I was worried that I wouldn t focus on the show and, I expect, that distraction and the coming inauguration did split attention. However, one of the nice things about working from home is being able to watch TV while you are working. For many of us, the TV has become much more of a companion during the pandemic.
One thing that continues to strike me is that we still seem to do these remote activities as we did when we met in person. Streaming and video conferencing tools we are using still don t allow us to do what we once did face-to-face, but they have other advantages that aren t being utilized to make the experience better.
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DALLAS, Feb. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Parks Associates today released a new Quantified Consumer study,
COVID-19: Impact on Communications and Entertainment, which reveals that in 3Q 2020, more than 50% of US broadband households reported that their broadband usage has increased since the start of the COVID-19 crisis. While consumers report broadband performance is keeping pace with the increased demand, in Q3 2020, 24% of fixed broadband households reported plans to upgrade their speed in the next six months, compared to 18% in 2Q 2020.
Parks Associates: Likelihood of Making Changes to Broadband Service in the Next 6 Months Broadband upgrade plans indicate many households see some COVID-19-related changes as permanent, said Steve Nason, Research Director, Parks Associates. For video services, OTT service stacking has been particularly pronounced, with 45% of US broadband households subscribing to three or more OTT services. Many consumers are planning to add
And according to a new survey, sports are a big reason why.
Research firm Parks Associates announced this week via a public relations firm that “55% of pay-TV households in the US report availability of live sports is important in their decision to keep their pay-TV service.”
The major months for cord-cutting in the United States came in the opening months of the pandemic when all major sports were on hiatus.
“The churn rate for pay-TV services continues to trend significantly lower than the rate for OTT services,” Steve Nason, research director for Parks Associates, said in the release of the information. “This is fortunate given the lack of live sports in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the past year, churn rates for OTT and vMVPD services both declined as consumers turn more and more to online video sources for their entertainment.”