Demand Response, Decentralized Generation and Smart Meters Increase Electrical Networks' Capabilities, Efficiency and Reliability
The electrical power network in North America is antiquated; much of the electrical transmission and distribution infrastructure is over 50 years old, and was not designed to handle modern load requirements, or to provide much in the way of information to system operators. In order to respond in a timely way to the increasing power quality demands of modern consumers and businesses, utilities need to replace and/or upgrade the current grid. According to a new study by NextGen Research, utilities and governments around the world spent more than $12 billion upgrading, strengthening and 'smartening up' their electrical power grids in 2008, an amount that is projected to grow to more than $33 billion by 2014.
What Does This Report Answer?
- What are the current sizes and expected growth rates of the smart grid markets in North America and Europe?
- What are the drivers and key challenges for utilities?
- What are the key business drivers for smart grid market growth?
- What are the key drivers for Transmission & Distribution companies?
- What are the major regulatory and policy changes taking place in North American and in European markets, relative to smart grids?
- What are the technological drivers for smart grid end-use markets, such as advanced metering infrastructure and Transmission & Distribution investments?
- What end-use markets constitute smart grid markets?
- Which companies are most active in smart grid developments?
Who Needs This Report?
- Cellular M2M module vendors
- Consultants advising clients in the smart grid, advanced smart metering, transmission and distribution investment, and advanced IT and communications markets
- Electromechanical meter vendors and smart meter technology vendors
- Stock analysis firms covering the smart grids, smart meter, system integrators, and enterprise software and advanced communications sectors
- Utilities considering deployment of smart metering infrastructure
- Vendors seeking to develop software for smart grid applications and technology for advanced communications
- Venture capital firms analyzing opportunities in smart grid, smart metering, advanced Transmission & Distribution, and energy management systems
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