Smart Grid Deployment Tracker 1Q13 - Smart Meter and Smart Grid Projects, Meter Data Management, Communications Networks, and Smart Grid Systems Integrators: Project Tracking, Vendor Selection Share, and Unit Shipments

• Publication date: March 2013
• Report size: 37 pages

Smart meter shipments in the second half of 2012 grew in comparison to the first half of the year. The total volume reached 19.75 million meters worldwide in 3Q 2012 and 20.95 million meters in 4Q 2012. Overall for the year, smart meter shipments were up 1.03% over 2011. The big driver came from China, where the pace of shipments accelerated despite a slowing overall economy. The pace of meter shipments in North America, however, slowed fr...

Smart meter shipments in the second half of 2012 grew in comparison to the first half of the year. The total volume reached 19.75 million meters worldwide in 3Q 2012 and 20.95 million meters in 4Q 2012. Overall for the year, smart meter shipments were up 1.03% over 2011. The big driver came from China, where the pace of shipments accelerated despite a slowing overall economy.

The pace of meter shipments in North America, however, slowed from the previous quarters, as projects funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) have mostly been completed. As a result, there were no large-scale smart meter deployments announced in the second half of 2012. Instead, smaller municipal and cooperative utilities began smart meter projects throughout North America and Europe. Further dampening the smart meter industry was Brazil’s announcement that it would not require existing electricity customers to upgrade to smart meters.

This Pike Research tracker report, covering market activities in the second half of 2012, analyzes worldwide utility smart grid and smart meter programs, including tracking of customer endpoints, metering vendors, communications vendors, and systems integrators. The tracker includes a tactical examination of technologies, deployment timeframes, and vendor selections for each utility deployment, along with a vendor selection share breakdown for North America.


Key Questions Addressed:

• How many smart meters shipped worldwide in the second half of 2012?
• How did the pace of smart meter shipments compare to previous quarters?
• How did worldwide smart meter shipments break down by region?
• Which utilities are actively engaged in smart grid and smart meter deployments on a worldwide basis and what are their intended volumes and timeframes?
• Which technologies have various utilities selected for their deployment projects?
• Which meter manufacturers, communications module vendors, systems integrators, and meter data management providers are working with specific utilities?
• What are the vendor selection shares of these companies in North America?


Who needs this report?

• Utilities
• Meter manufacturers
• Smart grid communications vendors
• Consulting firms and systems integrators
• Government agencies
• Investor community

Global Electrical Equipment Industry

Table of Contents

1. Executive Summary

1.1 Deployments Slowing Down
1.2 New Market Activity
1.3 Vendor Selection Share Analysis
1.4 Smart Meter Shipments

2. Regional Analysis

2.1 North America
2.2 Europe
2.3 Asia Pacific
2.4 Latin America

3. Vendor Selection Share Analysis

3.1 Introduction
3.2 Meter Manufacturer Vendor Selection Share
3.3 Communications Modules Vendor Selection Share
3.4 Systems Integrators
3.5 Meter Data Management Vendors

4. Smart Meter and Communications Node Shipments

4.1 Introduction
4.2 Global Meter and AMI Communications Node Shipments
4.2.1 Global AMI Communications Nodes by Technology
4.2.2 Global Smart Meters by Meter Type
4.3 North American Meter and AMI Communications Node Shipments
4.4 Europe Meter and AMI Communications Node Shipments
4.5 Asia Pacific, Latin America, and Middle East and Africa Markets

5. Definitions

6. Acronym and Abbreviation List

7. Table of Contents

8. Table of Charts and Figures

9. Scope of Study, Sources and Methodology, Notes



List of Charts and Figures

• Cumulative Meter Manufacturer Vendor Selection Share, North America: 4Q 2012
• Cumulative AMI Communications Vendor Selection Share, North America: 4Q 2012
• Cumulative Systems Integrator Selection Share, North America: 4Q 2012
• Cumulative Meter Data Management Vendor Selection Share, North America: 4Q 2012
• Smart Meter Shipments by Region, World Markets: 3Q 2012
• Smart Meter Shipments by Region, World Markets: 4Q 2012
• Smart Meter Shipments by Region, World Markets Excluding China: 3Q 2012
• Smart Meter Shipments by Region, World Markets Excluding China: 4Q 2012
• AMI Node Shipments by Technology, World Markets: 3Q 2012
• AMI Node Shipments by Technology, World Markets: 4Q 2012
• AMI Node Shipments by Technology, World Markets Excluding China: 3Q 2012
• AMI Node Shipments by Technology, World Markets Excluding China: 4Q 2012
• Smart Meter Shipments by Meter Type, World Markets: 3Q 2012
• Smart Meter Shipments by Meter Type, World Markets: 4Q 2012
• Smart Meter Shipments by Meter Type, World Markets Excluding China: 3Q 2012
• Smart Meter Shipments by Meter Type, World Markets Excluding China: 4Q 2012
• AMI Node Shipments by Technology, North America, 3Q 2012
• AMI Node Shipments by Technology, North America, 4Q 2012
• Smart Meter Shipments by Meter Type, North America, 3Q 2012
• Smart Meter Shipments by Meter Type, North America, 4Q 2012
• AMI Node Shipments by Technology, Europe, 3Q 2012
• AMI Node Shipments by Technology, Europe, 4Q 2012
• Smart Meter Shipments by Meter Type, Europe, 3Q 2012
• Smart Meter Shipments by Meter Type, Europe, 4Q 2012



List of Tables

• New Smart Grid and AMI Deployments Announced by Company, North America: 3Q & 4Q 2012
• New Smart Grid and AMI Deployments Announced by Company, Latin America: 3Q & 4Q 2012
• New Smart Grid and AMI Deployments Announced by Company, Europe: 3Q & 4Q 2012
• New Smart Grid and AMI Deployments Announced by Company, Asia Pacific: 3Q & 4Q 2012
• AMI and Smart Grid Deployments, North America
• AMI and Smart Grid Deployments, World Markets
• Cumulative Meter Manufacturer Vendor Selection Share, North America: 3Q & 4Q 2012
• Cumulative AMI Communications Vendor Selection Share, North America: 3Q & 4Q 2012
• Cumulative Systems Integrator Selection Share, North America: 4Q 2012
• Cumulative Meter Data Management Vendor Selection Share, North America: 4Q 2012
• Smart Meter, AMI Communications, and HAN Node Shipments by Technology, World Markets: 1Q 2011 to 4Q 2012
• Smart Meter, AMI Communications, and HAN Node Shipments by Technology, North America: 1Q 2011 to 4Q 2012
• Smart Meter, AMI Communications, and HAN Node Shipments by Technology, Latin America: 1Q 2011 to 4Q 2012
• Smart Meter, AMI Communications, and HAN Node Shipments by Technology, Europe: 1Q 2011 to 4Q 2012
• Smart Meter, AMI Communications, and HAN Node Shipments by Technology, Asia Pacific: 1Q 2011 to 4Q 2012
• Smart Meter, AMI Communications, and HAN Node Shipments by Technology, Middle East/Africa: 1Q 2011 to 4Q 2012
• Smart Meter Shipments by Region, World Markets: 1Q 2011 to 4Q 2012
• AMI Node Shipments by Technology, World Markets: 1Q 2011 to 4Q 2012
• AMI Node Shipments by Technology, World Markets Excluding China: 1Q 2011 to 4Q 2012
• Smart Meter Shipments by Meter Type, World Markets: 1Q 2011 to 4Q 2012
• Smart Meter Shipments by Meter Type, China: 1Q 2011 to 4Q 2012
• Smart Meter Shipments by Meter Type, World Markets Excluding China: 1Q 2011 to 4Q 2012
• AMI Node Shipments by Technology, North America: 1Q 2011 to 4Q 2012
• Smart Meter Shipments by Meter Type, North America: 1Q 2011 to 4Q 2012
• AMI Node Shipments by Technology, Europe: 1Q 2011 to 4Q 2012
• Smart Meter Shipments by Meter Type, Europe: 1Q 2011 to 4Q 2012
• Smart Meter and AMI Definitions