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Low price of energy remains major barrier to consumer adoption: Insights from Comverge

February 24, 2016

Smart Energy Summit

Residential Systems

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Erin Keys, Director, Business Development & Strategy at Comverge, answers several industry questions for the Smart Energy Summit:

What do you think is the most challenging issue for your company as it relates to the residential energy management market?

Reframing the discussion around deploying outcome-oriented, at-scale solutions versus feature-focused pilots.

What are the major challenges that your business must address in 2016? In 2020?

We must continue to impress on regulators to fund demand management programs as alternative solutions to traditional investments in supply and infrastructure.

What are the major barriers impacting consumer adoption of energy related products and services?

The low price of energy and lack of awareness around product offerings. Expanding incentives for REPs to delivery value-added energy management solutions would also be helpful.

Erin Keys spoke on the Smart Energy Summit panel session "Direct Participation of Energy Platform Providers in Energy Markets" alongside Itron, Schneider Electric North America, and WeatherBug Home.

For more information on next year's Smart Energy Summit, visit www.ses2016.com.