The Smart Energy Home Market
to Reach $3 Billion in 2014 San Diego, CA , Oct. 20, 2010— The smart energy home is emerging as a highly investable ecosystem with hundreds of developers and billions of dollars of funding, according to a recently published report by ON World. “Energy is the killer app for the smart home,” says Mareca Hatler, ON World’s research director. “The Home Area Network (HAN) has become one of the most exciting developer opportunities in the last few years. Smart grid initiatives have seeded this market and primed the HAN ecosystem for hyper-growth.” ON World’s research with 600 early adopters in five continents investigates consumer attitudes about energy savings, green homes, the most likely energy products and services, pricing, preferred interaction devices, user vs utility control, automation, smart meters, real-time energy data, and more. A few of the survey’s findings include the following:
ON World’s report “Smart Energy Homes” covers the global market for home energy management including 5-year forecasts by region, household, application, and product type from a moderate and aggressive viewpoint; a consumer survey; in-depth competitive analysis; and technology evaluation. The Home Energy Hub Cloud Services ADT is currently rolling out its home security monitoring and interactive control service based on iControl’s platform. Comcast and Verizon are planning to launch their home energy management services by the end of the year. British Telecom also provides a home control service that includes energy management, enabled by Intamac Systems. Recently, Alertme announced it has become a strategic partner and cloud service provider to British Gas that plans to deploy smart meters and in-home energy management systems for all of its customers. Peak Load Innovators The success of this market is dependent upon advanced Home Area Network (HAN) technologies, standards, as well as collaboration among utilities, regulators, AMI vendors, device manufacturers, and home energy service providers. More information about “Smart Energy Homes” including a synopsis, table of contents, and executive summary is available at: http://www.onworld.com/smartenergyhomes. About ON World: Back to News |