The Smart Home

Expanding Access to Smart Technology: Results from Pilots and Low-income Programs

Moderator(s)

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  Ben Adams

  Vice President Program & Strategic Development
  MaGrann Associates
  Mount Laurel, New Jersey

Panelist(s)

• MB

  Michael Blasnik

  Senior Building Scientist
  Nest Labs
  Boston, Massachusetts
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  Sarah Colvin

  Director, ecobee Energy
  ecobee
  Toronto, Ontario
• PY

  Peter Yeh

  Program Operations Manager
  CLEAResult
  Burlingame, California

As the smart home moves from futuristic vision to a present reality, how do we ensure that those who can most benefit from financial savings from smart home devices aren't left out. As products such as smart thermostats are coming down in price and being integrated into many applications including WAP programs, there is the potential for the smart home to be accessible by all. This panel will explore several pilots, projects, and partnerships and show how the smart home can play a major role: to help utilities engage customers, to implement demand response events, to get results in WAP programs, and in housing authority projects, all to help expand access to smart home technology.

 

Learning Objectives:

• Understand opportunities to incorporate smart home products into their program/offerings/work
• Understand the equity challenges for a smart home and have tools to overcome them
• Learn about successes in various program models from across North America