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The United States Advanced Meter Infrastructure Market
Frost & Sullivan, July 2009, Pages: 73
This study discuss the existing current market dynamics. Implications of the market forces and industry challenges during the forecast period (2008-2014) are analyzed.
This Frost & Sullivan research service titled The United States Advanced Meter Infrastructure Market provides market forces, demand-side analysis, revenue forecasts, and competitor analysis. In this research, Frost & Sullivan's expert analysts thoroughly examine the following advanced meter infrastructure (AMI) markets: smart meters and communication infrastructure.
Market Overview
Utilities’ Increased Adoption of Energy-saving Smart Technologies Drives the AMI Market
As utilities are looking for ways to save costs by doing away with extra power generators, AMI vendors should cash in on their product’s ability to reduce peak-time power consumption. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 offers tax breaks to encourage energy infrastructure upgrades that will implement energy-efficient technologies, mainly smart grids. AMI is a part of the smart grid program and is expected to aid the development of electricity network intelligence and automation of distribution networks by providing two-way communication for the utilities. It can collect detailed energy-usage data more frequently and offer advanced functionality such as load limiting, outage notification, and restoration verification.
Governments are offering significant funds for electrical smart grids, advanced car batteries, and electric vehicle technology. “The increased battery power means effective storage of power during off-peak hours that is followed by the feedback of the stored power to the grid during peak hours,” says the analyst of this research. “This will ease the utilities' pressure of supply during peak hours.” There is also a home energy credit of $4.3 billion for home owners who is expected to make their home energy efficient in 2009 and 2010. Until 2008, most U.S. electric utilities were implementing AMI only in pilot projects. However, in 2009, many utilities are going ahead with large-scale implementation, giving a huge boost to the market.
Despite their rising fortunes, AMI vendors will have to strategize to deal with the current credit crunch, which is discouraging utilities from investing in expensive smart meters. Apart from the huge initial investment, AMI also involves high maintenance costs, including pricey software upgrades. However, vendors can argue that the expenses incurred in reading meters manually are greater than the costs of deploying AMI. “Smart meters not only save man power costs but also reduce the number of vehicles on road, thereby lowering fuel consumption and protecting the environment,” notes the analyst. “In addition, remote theft monitoring and disconnect/reconnect capability consumes less time, making a robust case for AMI implementation.”
Market Sectors
Expert Frost & Sullivan analysts thoroughly examine the following market sectors in this research:
By Product:
- Smart meter
- Communication infrastructure
By Application:
- Demand response
- Distribution automation
- Emerging technologies
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