Multi Utility Meter Report, Database & Directory Ed 7 2009

Multi Utility Meter Report, Database & Directory Ed 7 2009

In this new edition of the Multi-Utility Meter Report we have expanded the coverage of the marketing profiles to review 51 countries in detail, an expansion from 22 countries in the previous report. The countries contained are (new countries underlined): (Europe & CIS) Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, UK; Asia (Pacific) Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan, Vietnam; (South America) Argentina, Brazil, Chile; (North America) Canada, Mexico, USA, (Middle East) Iran: (Africa) Egypt, South Africa.

The market is now broken down in value and volume by user segment, C&I and residential. The report also contains a table of population, numbers of households and the numbers of gas, water and electricity consumers in all gas, water and electricity consumers using countries. The report includes a discussion of the market drivers. Types of electricity, gas and water meters and country practices for type approval are outlined. The electricity, gas and water utility sector is outlined. Advanced metering is discussed, with reference to the overlap of AMR and AMI.

Outline of the report:

Market analysis and meter types
• Meter demand in units and $ value, forecast annually from 2008 to 2012
• Regional and country analysis of demand (179 countries)
Market participants
• The major companies globally and within region are identified with market shares by value and volume
• Company mergers and consolidations
• Market leaders identified in each major market
Advanced Metering, AMR and AMI

• Survey of global AMR and deployment
• Major AMR suppliers identified with market share for leader
Detailed surveys of the 51 largest electricity, gas, water meter markets, over 90% of the world market volume -
(Europe & CIS) Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, UK; Asia (Pacific) Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan, Vietnam; (South America) Argentina, Brazil, Chile; (North America) Canada, Mexico, USA, (Middle East) Iran: (Africa) Egypt, South Africa.

• Number of electricity, gas and water customers
• Annual meter demand in units and $ value (2008-2012)
• Meter type
• Market trend
• AMR deployment and development
• Type approval and certification, together
• Significant changes which are driving market development
• Market participants
• Utility background and market characteristics
Tables and spreadsheets containing:
• Global analysis and forecasts (2008-2012) for every market, for each of 179 countries
• Gas consumers and annual demand
• Market analysis by stock/balance, imports, exports and demand, for every country
• Market size and forecast for each year from 2008 to 2012 for every country, units and $ value

· Analysis of demand by end user segment, C&I and residential in volume and value.

• Historical export data from 1997 to 2007/08 in units, $ value and unit prices
• A separate Excel file is available containing all of these tables plus an analysis of unit exports by country of origin and destination, for each year from 2003 to 2008
Meter Manufacturing Companies
• Major meter companies identified and consolidations and mergers outlined
• Directory of meter manufacturers

Metrology
• Outline of global metrology institutions and standards, procedures for type approval and meter verification
• Regional details and cooperation arrangements
• Methodology changes which are driving meter market developments

The report is accompanied by a database which includes:

• The tables from the report
• Current demand in units and value
• Forecasts annually to 2012 in units and value
• Export analysis annually from 1997 to 2008 in units, total $ value and unit vale
• Spreadsheet of exports by country of origin and importing country for years from 2004 to 2008

The Directory

• A directory of meter manufacturers with (where available) the address, tel, fax and generic email

Table of Contents

I. Executive Summary – Multi-Utility Meter Report ... 22
I. Multi-Utility Meter Report -Overview ... 22

II. Meter Population and Demand 36
II. Global demand for meters . 36

III. Meter Companies . 41
III. Meter companies - Overview 41

IV. Heat Metering .. 44
IV. Heat metering - Overview 44
IV.1 Western European Countries 49
IV.1.1 Demark ... 50
IV.1.2 Finland ... 50
IV.1.3 Germany . 51
IV.1.4 Italy . 51
IV.1.5 Norway ... 51
IV.1.6 Sweden ... 52
IV.1.7 Switzerland .. 52
IV.1.8 United Kingdom ... 52
IV.2 CEE Countries .. 54
IV.2.1 Belarus ... 55
IV.2.2 Bulgaria ... 55
IV.2.3 Czech Republic ... 55
IV.2.4 Estonia ... 56
IV.2.5 Hungary .. 56
IV.2.6 Latvia .. 56
IV.2.7 Lithuania . 56
IV.2.8 Poland 57
IV.2.9 Romania .. 57
IV.2.10 Russia ... 58
IV.2.11 Serbia ... 60
IV.2.12 Slovakia 60
IV.2.13 Turkey ... 61
IV.3 North America ... 62
IV.3.1 Canada ... 63
IV.3.2 United States ... 63
IV.4 Asia ... 64
IV.4.1 Korea .. 65
IV.4.2 China .. 65

V. Metering Services, RBC Industry ... 67
V. Metering Services, RBC Industry - Overview ... 67
V.1 Germany 69
V.2 France 69
V.3 Scandinavia 70
V.4 United Kingdom ... 70
V.5 Spain .. 71
V.6 Russia 71
V.7 Poland 71
V.8 USA 71
V.9 Canada ... 72

VI. The Total Metering Market .. 73
VI. The total metering market - Overview .. 73

VII. Beyond the Smart Grid – The Fourth Generation ... 75
VII. Beyond the smart grid – The fourth generation - Overview 75

1.0 Executive Summary – Electricity Meters . 81
1.0 Overview – Electricity Meters .. 81

2.0 Meter population and demand .. 88
2.0 Meter population and demand – electricity meters . 88

3.0 Outlook and demand drivers . 98
3.0 Outlook and demand drivers – electricity meters 98

4.0 Terminology of electricity meters ... 103
4.0 Terminology of electricity meters ... 103

5.0 Meter companies – ‘Big players and rising stars’ . 107
5.0 Electricty meter companies ... 107

6.0 Country Profiles- Electricty Meters 113
6.1 Country Profiles – Europe Electricity Meters 114
6.1.1 Austria – electricity meters . 115
6.1.2 Belgium – electricity meters ... 119
6.1.3 Bulgaria- electricity meters . 123
6.1.4 Czech Republic – electricity meters ... 127
6.1.5 Denmark – electricity meters .. 131
6.1.6 Estonia – electricity meters 134
6.1.7 Finland – electricity meters . 137
6.1.8 France – electricity meters . 140
6.1.9 Germany – electricity meters .. 146
6.1.10 Greece – electricity meters ... 150
6.1.11 Hungary – electricity meters . 153
6.1.12 Ireland – electricity meters ... 157
6.1.13 Italy – electricity meters 160
6.1.14 Latvia – electricity meters . 165
6.1.15 Lithuania – electricity meters 168
6.1.16 Netherlands – electricity meters ... 172
6.1.17 Norway – electricity meters .. 176
6.1.18 Poland – electricity meters ... 179
6.1.19 Portugal – electricity meters . 183
6.1.20 Romania – electricity meters 187
6.1.21 Slovak Republic – electricity meters . 192
6.1.22 Slovenia – electricity meters . 196
6.1.23 Russia – electricity meters ... 200
6.1.24 Spain – electricity meters . 206
6.1.25 Sweden – electricity meters . 210
6.1.26 Switzerland – electricity meters 214
6.1.27 Turkey – electricity meters ... 219
6.1.28 Ukraine – electricity meters .. 224
6.1.29 United Kingdom – electricity meters . 228
6.2 Country Profiles - The Americas .. 233
6.2 Overview - South America electricity meters 233
6.2.1 Argentina – electricity meters . 235
6.2.2 Brazil – electricity meters ... 239
6.2.3 Chile – electricity meters 245
6.2.4 Canada – electricity meters 249
6.2.5 Mexico – electricity meters . 255
6.2.6 United States of America – electricity meters 260
6.3 Country Profiles - Asia Pacific .. 268
6.3.1 Australia – electricity meters .. 269
6.3.2 China – electricity meters ... 275
6.3.3 India – electricity meters . 284
6.3.4 Indonesia – electricity meters . 292
6.3.5 Japan – electricity meters ... 296
6.3.6 Korea, South – electricity meters ... 303
6.3.7 Malaysia – electricity meters .. 307
6.3.8 New Zealand – electricity meters ... 312
6.3.9 Philippines – electricity meters ... 316
6.3.10 Taiwan – electricity meters ... 320
6.3.11 Thailand – electricity meters . 324
6.3.12 Vietnam – electricity meters . 328
6.4 Country Profiles - Middle East .. 333
6.4 Overview - Middle East electricity meters . 333
6.4.1 Iran – electricity meters .. 335
6.5 Country Profiles – Africa ... 340
6.5 Overview - Africa electricity meters ... 340
6.5.1 Egypt – electricity meters ... 343
6.5.2 South Africa – electricity meters . 348

1.0 Executive Summary – Gas Meters .. 355
1.0 Overview – Gas Meters . 355

2.0 Meter population and demand 360
2.0 Meter population and demand – gas meters . 360

3.0 Outlook and demand drivers ... 364
3.0 Outlook and demand drivers – gas meters ... 364

4.0 Terminology of gas meters . 369
4.0 Terminology of gas meters 369

5.0 Metering companies . 373
5.0 Gas metering companies .. 373

6.0 Country Profiles- Gas Meters .. 378
6.0 World demand for gas meters ... 378
6.1 Country Profiles – Europe 381
6.1 Overview – Europe gas meters . 381
6.1.1 Austria – gas meters ... 384
6.1.2 Belgium - gas meters .. 387
6.1.3 Bulgaria - gas meters . 390
6.1.4 Czech Republic- gas meters .. 393
6.1.5 Denmark - gas meters 396
6.1.6 Estonia - gas meters ... 399
6.1.7 Finland - gas meters ... 402
6.1.8 France - gas meters ... 405
6.1.9 Germany - gas meters 408
6.1.10 Greece - gas meters . 411
6.1.11 Hungary - gas meters ... 414
6.1.12 Ireland - gas meters .. 417
6.1.13 Italy - gas meters .. 420
6.1.14 Latvia - gas meters ... 423
6.1.15 Lithuania - gas meters .. 426
6.1.16 Netherlands - gas meters . 429
6.1.17 Norway - gas meters 432
6.1.18 Poland - gas meters . 435
6.1.19 Portugal - gas meters ... 438
6.1.20 Romania - gas meters .. 441
6.1.21 Slovak Republic - gas meters ... 444
6.1.22 Slovenia - gas meters ... 447
6.1.23 Spain - gas meters ... 450
6.1.24 Sweden - gas meters ... 453
6.1.25 Switzerland - gas meters .. 456
6.1.26 Turkey - gas meters .. 459
6.1.27 United Kingdom - gas meters ... 462
6.2 Country Profiles – CIS .. 465
6.2 Overview – CIS gas meters ... 465
6.2.1 Russia - gas meters 467
6.2.2 Ukraine - gas meters .. 471
6.3 Country Profiles - The Americas .. 474
6.3 Overview - North America gas meters .. 474
6.3.1 Canada - gas meters .. 477
6.3.2 Mexico - gas meters ... 482
6.3.3. United States - gas meters 485
Overview - Central America and Caribbean gas meters . 490
Overview - South America gas meters 492
6.3.4 Argentina - gas meters ... 494
6.3.5 Brazil - gas meters .. 497
6.3.6 Chile - gas meters .. 501
6.4 Country Profiles - Asia Pacific .. 504
6.4 Overview – Asia Pacific gas meters .. 504
6.4.1 Australia - gas meters 507
6.4.2 China - gas meters . 512
6.4.3 India - gas meters ... 521
6.4.4 Indonesia - gas meters ... 525
6.4.5 Japan - gas meters . 528
6.4.6 Korea, South - gas meters . 536
6.4.7 Malaysia - gas meters 539
6.4.8 New Zealand - gas meters . 542
6.4.9 Philippines - gas meters . 545
6.4.10 Taiwan - gas meters . 547
6.4.11 Thailand - gas meters ... 550
6.4.12 Vietnam - gas meters ... 553
6.5 Country Profiles - Middle East .. 555
6.5 Overview – Middle East gas meters .. 555
6.5.1 Iran - gas meters 557
6.6 County Profiles - Africa . 560
6.6 Overview – Africa gas meters ... 560
6.6.1 Egypt - gas meters . 562
6.6.2 South Africa - gas meters ... 566

1.0 Executive Summary – Water Meters ... 570
1.0 Overview – Water Meters .. 570

2.0 Meter population and demand 576
2.0 Meter population and demand – water meters .. 576

3.0 Metering and sub-metering – energy efficiency, cost allocation and billing 583
3.0 Water metering and sub-metering . 583

4.0 Outlook and demand drivers ... 589
4.0 Outlook and demand drivers – water metering . 589

5.0 Terminology of water meters .. 594
5.0 Terminology of water meters . 594

6.0 Meters companies and market shares ... 596
6.0 Meter companies and market shares – water metering 596

7.0 Country Profiles – Water Meters . 598
7.0 World demand for water meters 598
7.1 Country Profiles - Europe . 601
7.1 Overview – Europe water meters .. 601
7.1.1 Austria – water meters ... 604
7.1.2 Belgium – water meters .. 607
7.1.3 Bulgaria – water meters . 610
7.1.4 Czech Republic – water meters . 613
7.1.5 Denmark – water meters 616
7.1.6 Estonia – water meters ... 620
7.1.7 Finland – water meters ... 623
7.1.8 France – water meters ... 627
7.1.9 Germany – water meters 631
7.1.10 Greece – water meters . 635
7.1.11 Hungary – water meters ... 638
7.1.12 Ireland – water meters .. 641
7.1.13 Italy – water meters .. 644
7.1.14 Latvia – water meters ... 648
7.1.15 Lithuania – water meters .. 651
7.1.16 Netherlands – water meters . 654
7.1.17 Norway – water meters 657
7.1.18 Poland – water meters . 660
7.1.19 Portugal – water meters ... 667
7.1.20 Romania – water meters .. 671
7.1.21 Slovak Republic – water meters ... 675
7.1.22 Slovenia – water meters ... 678
7.1.23 Spain – water meters ... 681
7.1.24 Sweden – water meters 685
7.1.25 Switzerland – water meters .. 688
7.1.26 Turkey – water meters .. 691
7.1.27 United Kingdom – water meters ... 695
7.2 Country Profiles - CIS ... 698
7.2 Overview – CIS water meters 698
7.2.1 Russia – water meters 700
7.2.2 Ukraine – water meters .. 703
7.3 Country Profiles - The Americas .. 706
7.3 Overview - North America water meters ... 706
7.3.1 Canada – water meters .. 709
7.3.2 Mexico – water meters ... 714
7.3.3. United States – water meters 718
Overview - Central America and Caribbean water meters .. 723
Overview - South America water meters . 725
7.3.4 Argentina – water meters ... 727
7.3.5 Brazil – water meters .. 730
7.3.6 Chile – water meters ... 734
7.4 Country Profiles - Asia Pacific .. 737
7.4 Overview – Asia Pacific water meters ... 737
7.4.1 Australia – water meters . 740
7.4.2 China – water meters . 745
7.4.3 India – water meters ... 754
7.4.4 Indonesia – water meters ... 757
7.4.5 Japan – water meters . 760
7.4.6 Korea, South – water meters .. 764
7.4.7 Malaysia – water meters 767
7.4.8 New Zealand – water meters . 770
7.4.9 Philippines – water meters . 773
7.4.10 Taiwan – water meters . 776
7.4.11 Thailand – water meters ... 779
7.4.12 Vietnam – water meters ... 782
7.5 Country Profiles - Middle East .. 785
7.5 Overview – Middle East water meters ... 785
7.5.1 Iran – water meters . 787
7.6 County Profiles - Africa . 790
7.6 Overview – Africa water meters 790
7.6.1 Egypt – water meters .. 792
7.6.2 South Africa – water meters ... 796

8.0 Advanced metering .. 800
8.0 AMR, Automatic Meter Reading and AMI, Advanced Metering Infrastructure .. 800

9.0 Metrology, standards, type approval and verification .. 814
9.0 Metrology, standards, type approval and verification 814

10.0 Standards 823
10.0 Standards 823
10.1 Gas meter standards ... 826
10.2 Water meter standards 827

11.0 Methodology and technical notes 828
11.0 Overview – Methodolgoy and technical notes . 828
11.1 ABS Metering Database of statistics and market commentary ... 829
11.2 Compilation an analysis of official statistics for creation of the installed base and to define
the metrics of annual demand and projections ... 833
11.3 Market estimation and projections using official statistics and the metrics of annual demand
and projections in four stages . 834

Demands and Export Spreadsheets . 839Table of Tables

Table III.1: Ranking by revenue of the Electricity, Gas, Water and Heat metering companies, and RBC Measurement
Services Companies, 2007 42
Table VI.1: Schematic of the metering market and the eventual smart grid ... 73
Table 2.0: Countries deploying large advanced metering projects .. 90
Table 2.1: Composition of demand in 27 leading European countries . 91
Table 2.2: Composition of demand in 10 leading Asian meter markets . 92
Table 2.3: The customer base of electricity consumers and annual demand, 2008 ... 93
Table 6.1: Population, household and electricity meter base – Austria ... 115
Table 6.2: Annual penetration by segment from 2008 to 2012, IGC and residential, volume and value (€) .. 115
Table 6.3: Market size by segment forecast from 2008 to 2012 by segment, IGC and residential, volume and value (€and $) ... 116
Table 6.4: Annual demand for meters by technology, forecast from 2008 to 2012, volume and value (€) 116
Table 6.5: ESI characteristics Austria ... 118
Table 6.6: Population, household and electricity meter base - Belgium ... 119
Table 6.7: Annual penetration by segment from 2008 to 2012, IGC and residential, volume and value (€) .. 119
Table 6.8: Market size by segment forecast from 2008 to 2012 by segment, IGC and residential, volume and value (€and $) ... 120
Table 6.9: Annual demand for meters by technology, forecast from 2008 to 2012, volume and value (€) 120
Table 6.10: ESI characteristics Belgium ... 122
Table 6.11: Population, household and electricity meter base ... 123
Table 6.12: Annual penetration by segment from 2008 to 2012, IGC and residential, volume and value (€) 123
Table 6.13: Market size by segment forecast from 2008 to 2012 by segment, IGC and residential, volume and value
(€ and $) ... 124
Table 6.14: Annual demand for meters by technology, forecast from 2008 to 2012, volume and value (€) .. 124
Table 6.15: ESI characteristics Bulgaria ... 126
Table 6.16: Population, household and electricity meter base – Czech Republic . 127
Table 6.17: Annual penetration by segment from 2008 to 2012, IGC and residential, volume and value (€) 127
Table 6.18: Market size by segment forecast from 2008 to 2012 by segment, IGC and residential, volume and value
(€ and $) ... 128
Table 6.19: Annual demand for meters by technology, forecast from 2008 to 2012, volume and value (€) .. 128
Table 6.20: ESI characteristics Czech Republic 130
Table 6.21: Population, household and electricity meter base - Denmark 131
Table 6.22: Annual penetration by segment from 2008 to 2012, IGC and residential, volume and value (€) 131
Table 6.23: Market size by segment forecast from 2008 to 2012 by segment, IGC and residential, volume and value
(€ and $) ... 132
Table 6.24: Annual demand for meters by technology, forecast from 2008 to 2012, volume and value (€) .. 132
Table 6.25: ESI characteristics Denmark . 133
Table 6.26: Population, household and electricity meter base - Estonia . 134
Table 6.27: Annual penetration by segment from 2008 to 2012, IGC and residential, volume and value (€) 134
Table 6.28: Market size by segment forecast from 2008 to 2012 by segment, IGC and residential, volume and value
(€ and $) ... 134
Table 6.29: Annual demand for meters by technology, forecast from 2008 to 2012, volume and value (€) .. 135
Table 6.30: ESI characteristics Estonia 136
Table 6.31: Population, household and electricity meter base - Finland .. 137
Table 6.32: Annual penetration by segment from 2008 to 2012, IGC and residential, volume and value (€) 137
Table 6.33: Market size by segment forecast from 2008 to 2012 by segment, IGC and residential, volume and value
(€ and $) ... 138
Table 6.34: Annual demand for meters by technology, forecast from 2008 to 2012, volume and value (€) .. 138
Table 6.35: ESI characteristics Finland 139
Table 6.36: Population, household and electricity meter base - France .. 140
Table 6.37: Annual penetration by segment from 2008 to 2012, IGC and residential, volume and value (€) 140
Table 6.38: Market size by segment forecast from 2008 to 2012 by segment, IGC and residential, volume and value
(€ and $) ... 141
Table 6.39: Annual demand for meters by technology, forecast from 2008 to 2012, volume and value (€) .. 142
Table 6.40: ESI characteristics France . 145
Table 6.41: Population, household and electricity meter base – Germany ... 146
Table 6.42: Annual penetration by segment from 2008 to 2012, IGC and residential, volume and value (€) 146
Table 6.43: Market size by segment forecast from 2008 to 2012 by segment, IGC and residential, volume and value
(€ and $) ... 146
Table 6.44: Annual demand for meters by technology, forecast from 2008 to 2012, volume and value (€) .. 147
Table 6.45: ESI characteristics Germany . 149
Table 6.46: Population, household and electricity meter base - Greece .. 150
Table 6.47: Annual penetration by segment from 2008 to 2012, IGC and residential, volume and value (€) 150
Table 6.48: Market size by segment forecast from 2008 to 2012 by segment, IGC and residential, volume and value
(€ and $) ... 150
Table 6.49: Annual demand for meters by technology, forecast from 2008 to 2012, volume and value (€) .. 151
Table 6.50: ESI characteristics Greece 152
Table 6.51: Population, household and electricity meter base - Hungary 153
Table 6.52: Annual penetration by segment from 2008 to 2012, IGC and residential, volume and value (€) 153
Table 6.53: Market size by segment forecast from 2008 to 2012 by segment, IGC and residential, volume and value
(€ and $) ... 154
Table 6.54: Annual demand for meters by technology, forecast from 2008 to 2012, volume and value (€) .. 154
Table 6.55: ESI characteristics Hungary .. 156
Table 6.56: Population, household and electricity meter base - Ireland .. 157
Table 6.57: Annual penetration by segment from 2008 to 2012, IGC and residential, volume and value (€) 157
Table 6.58: Market size by segment forecast from 2008 to 2012 by segment, IGC and residential, volume and value
(€ and $) ... 157
Table 6.59: Annual demand for meters by technology, forecast from 2008 to 2012, volume and value (€) .. 158
Table 6.60: ESI characteristics Ireland . 159
Table 6.61: Population, household and electricity meter base - Italy . 160
Table 6.62: Annual penetration by segment from 2008 to 2012, IGC and residential, volume and value (€) 160
Table 6.63: Market size by segment forecast from 2008 to 2012 by segment, IGC and residential, volume and value
(€ and $) ... 161
Table 6.64: Annual demand for meters by technology, forecast from 2008 to 2012, volume and value (€) .. 163
Table 6.65: ESI characteristics Italy 164
Table 6.66: Population, household and electricity meter base - Latvia 165
Table 6.67: Annual penetration by segment from 2008 to 2012, IGC and residential, volume and value (€) 165
Table 6.68: Market size by segment forecast from 2008 to 2012 by segment, IGC and residential, volume and value
(€ and $) ... 165
Table 6.69: Annual demand for meters by technology, forecast from 2008 to 2012, volume and value (€) .. 166
Table 6.70: ESI characteristics Latvia .. 167
Table 6.71: Population, household and electricity meter base - Lithuania . 168
Table 6.72: Annual penetration by segment from 2008 to 2012, IGC and residential, volume and value (€) 168
Table 6.73: Market size by segment forecast from 2008 to 2012 by segment, IGC and residential, volume and value
(€ and $) ... 169
Table 6.74: Annual demand for meters by technology, forecast from 2008 to 2012, volume and value (€) .. 169
Table 6.75: ESI characteristics Lithuania ... 171
Table 6.77: Annual penetration by segment from 2008 to 2012, IGC and residential, volume and value (€) 172
Table 6.78: Market size by segment forecast from 2008 to 2012 by segment, IGC and residential, volume and value
(€ and $) ... 173
Table 6.79: Annual demand for meters by technology, forecast from 2008 to 2012, volume and value (€) .. 174
Table 6.80: ESI characteristics Netherlands . 175
Table 6.81: Population, household and electricity meter base – Norway 176
Table 6.82: Annual penetration by segment from 2008 to 2012, IGC and residential, volume and value (€) 176
Table 6.83: Market size by segment forecast from 2008 to 2012 by segment, IGC and residential, volume and value
(€ and $) ... 177
Table 6.84: Annual demand for meters by technology, forecast from 2008 to 2012, volume and value (€) .. 177
Table 6.85: ESI characteristics Norway ... 178
Table 6.87: Annual penetration by segment from 2008 to 2012, IGC and residential, volume and value (€) 179
Table 6.88: Market size by segment forecast from 2008 to 2012 by segment, IGC and residential, volume and value
(€ and $) ... 180
Table 6.89: Annual demand for meters by technology, forecast from 2008 to 2012, volume and value (€) .. 180
Table 6.90: ESI characteristics Poland . 182
Table 6.91: Population, household and electricity meter base - Portugal 183
Table 6.92: Annual penetration by segment from 2008 to 2012, IGC and residential, volume and value (€) 183
Table 6.93: Market size by segment forecast from 2008 to 2012 by segment, IGC and residential, volume and value
(€ and $) ... 184
Table 6.94: Annual demand for meters by technology, forecast from 2008 to 2012, volume and value (€) .. 184
Table 6.95: ESI characteristics Portugal ... 186
Table 6.96: Population, household and electricity meter base - Romania 187
Table 6.97: Annual penetration by segment from 2008 to 2012, IGC and residential, volume and value (€) 187
Table 6.98: Market size by segment forecast from 2008 to 2012 by segment, IGC and residential, volume and value
(€ and $) ... 188
Table 6.99: Annual demand for meters by technology, forecast from 2008 to 2012, volume and value (€) .. 189
Table 6.100: ESI characteristics Romania 191
Table 6.101: Population, household and electricity meter base – Slovak Republic .. 192
Table 6.101: Annual penetration by segment from 2008 to 2012, IGC and residential, volume and value (€) .. 192
Table 6.102: Market size by segment forecast from 2008 to 2012 by segment, IGC and residential, volume and value
(€ and $) ... 193
Table 6.103: Annual demand for meters by technology, forecast from 2008 to 2012, volume and value (€) 193
Table 6.104: ESI characteristics Slovak Republic . 195
Table 6.105: Population, household and electricity meter base - Slovenia 196
Table 6.106: Annual penetration by segment from 2008 to 2012, IGC and residential, volume and value (€) .. 196
Table 6.107: Market size by segment forecast from 2008 to 2012 by segment, IGC and residential, volume and value
(€ and $) ... 197
Table 6.108: Annual demand for meters by technology, forecast from 2008 to 2012, volume and value (€) 197
Table 6.109: ESI characteristics Slovenia 199
Table 6.110: Population, household and electricity meter base - Russia 200
Table 6.111: Russian meter production in units, 2000 to 2008 .. 201
Table 6.112: Annual penetration by segment from 2008 to 2012, IGC and residential, volume and value (€) .. 201
Table 6.113: Market size by segment forecast from 2008 to 2012 by segment, IGC and residential, volume and value
(€ and $) ... 202
Table 6.114: Annual demand for meters by technology, forecast from 2008 to 2012, volume and value (€) 202
Table 6.115: ESI characteristics Russia ... 205
Table 6.116: Population, household and electricity meter base - Spain . 206
Table 6.117: Annual penetration by segment from 2008 to 2012, IGC and residential, volume and value (€) .. 206
Table 6.118: Market size by segment forecast from 2008 to 2012 by segment, IGC and residential, volume and value
(€ and $) ... 207
Table 6.119: Annual demand for meters by technology, forecast from 2008 to 2012, volume and value (€) 208
Table 6.120: ESI characteristics Spain . 209
Table 6.121: Population, household and electricity meter base - Sweden ... 210
Table 6.122: Annual penetration by segment from 2008 to 2012, IGC and residential, volume and value (€) .. 210
Table 6.123: Market size by segment forecast from 2008 to 2012 by segment, IGC and residential, volume and value
(€ and $) ... 211
Table 6.124: Annual demand for meters by technology, forecast from 2008 to 2012, volume and value (€) 212
Table 6.125: ESI characteristics Sweden . 213
Table 6.126: Population, household and electricity meter base - Switzerland .. 214
Table 6.127: Annual penetration by segment from 2008 to 2012, IGC and residential, volume and value (€) .. 214
Table 6.128: Market size by segment forecast from 2008 to 2012 by segment, IGC and residential, volume and value
(€ and $) ... 215
Table 6.129: ESI characteristics Switzerland 218
Table 6.130: Population, household and electricity meter base - Turkey 219
Table 6.131: Annual penetration by segment from 2008 to 2012, IGC and residential, volume and value (€) .. 219
Table 6.133: Annual demand for meters by technology, forecast from 2008 to 2012, volume and value (€) 221
Table 6.134: ESI characteristics Turkey ... 223
Table 6.135: Population, household and electricity meter base - Ukraine 224
Table 6.136: Annual penetration by segment from 2008 to 2012, IGC and residential, volume and value (€) .. 224
Table 6.137: Market size by segment forecast from 2008 to 2012 by segment, IGC and residential, volume and value
(€ and $) ... 225
Table 6.138: Annual demand for meters by technology, forecast from 2008 to 2012, volume and value (€) 225
Table 6.138: ESI characteristics Ukraine .. 227
Table 6.139: Population, household and electricity meter base – United Kingdom .. 228
Table 6.140: Annual penetration by segment from 2008 to 2012, IGC and residential, volume and value (€) .. 228
Table 6.141: Market size by segment forecast from 2008 to 2012 by segment, IGC and residential, volume and value
(€ and $) ... 229
Table 6.142: Annual demand for meters by technology, forecast from 2008 to 2012, volume and value (€) 231
Table 6.143: ESI characteristics United Kingdom .. 232
Table 6.144: Population, household and electricity meter base . 233
Table 6.145: Annual penetration by segment from 2008 to 2012, IGC and residential, volume and value (€) .. 233
Table 6.146: Market size by segment forecast from 2008 to 2012 by segment, IGC and residential, volume and value
(€ and $) ... 234
Table 6.147: Annual demand for meters by technology, forecast from 2008 to 2012, volume and value (€) 234
Table 6.148: Population, household and electricity meter base - Argentina . 235
Table 6.149: Annual penetration by segment from 2008 to 2012, IGC and residential, volume and value (€) .. 235
Table 6.150: Market size by segment forecast from 2008 to 2012 by segment, IGC and residential, volume and value
(€ and $) ... 236
Table 6.150: Annual demand for meters by technology, forecast from 2008 to 2012, volume and value (€) 236
Table 6.151: ESI characteristics Argentina ... 238
Table 6.152: Population, household and electricity meter base - Brazil .. 239
Table 6.153: Annual penetration by segment from 2008 to 2012, IGC and residential, volume and value (€) .. 239
Table 6.154: Market size by segment forecast from 2008 to 2012 by segment, IGC and residential, volume and value
(€ and $) ... 240
Table 6.155: Annual demand for meters by technology, forecast from 2008 to 2012, volume and value (€) 241
Table 6.156: ESI characteristics Brazil . 244
Table 6.157: Population, household and electricity meter base . 245
Table 6.158: Annual penetration by segment from 2008 to 2012, IGC and residential, volume and value (€) .. 245
Table 6.159: Market size by segment forecast from 2008 to 2012 by segment, IGC and residential, volume and value
(€ and $) ... 246
Table 6.160: Annual demand for meters by technology, forecast from 2008 to 2012, volume and value (€) 246
Table 6.161: ESI characteristics Chile .. 248
Table 6.162: Population, household and electricity meter base - Canada ... 249
Table 6.163: Annual penetration by segment from 2008 to 2012, IGC and residential, volume and value, $ and € .. 249
Table 6.164: Annual penetration by segment from 2008 to 2012, IGC and residential, volume and value ($) .. 249
Table 6.165: Market size by segment forecast from 2008 to 2012 by segment, IGC and residential, volume and value
(€ and $) ... 250
Table 6.166: Annual demand for meters by technology, forecast from 2008 to 2012, volume and value (€) 251
Table 6.167: ESI characteristics Canada . 254
Table 6.168: Population, household and electricity meter base - Mexico 255
Table 6.169: Annual penetration by segment from 2008 to 2012, IGC and residential, volume and value ($) .. 255
Table 6.170: Market size by segment forecast from 2008 to 2012 by segment, IGC and residential, volume and value
(€ and $) ... 256
Table 6.171: Annual demand for meters by technology, forecast from 2008 to 2012, volume and value ($) 257
Table 6.172: ESI characteristics Mexico ... 259
Table 6.173: Population, household and electricity meter base . 260
Table 6.174: Annual penetration by segment from 2008 to 2012, IGC and residential, volume and value ($) .. 260
Table 6.175: Market size by segment forecast from 2008 to 2012 by segment, IGC and residential, volume and value
(€ and $) ... 261
Table 6.176: Annual demand for meters by technology, forecast from 2008 to 2012, volume and value ($) 262
Table 6.177: ESI characteristics United States . 267
Table 6.178: Population, household and electricity meter base . 269
Table 6.179: Annual penetration by segment from 2008 to 2012, IGC and residential, volume and value (€) .. 269
Table 6.180: Market size by segment forecast from 2008 to 2012 by segment, IGC and residential, volume and value
(€ and $) ... 270
Table 6.181: Annual demand for meters by technology, forecast from 2008 to 2012, volume and value (€) 271
Table 6.182: ESI characteristics Australia 274
Table 6.183: Population, household and electricity meter base . 275
Table 6.184: Annual penetration by segment from 2008 to 2012, IGC and residential, volume and value (€) .. 275
Table 6.185: Market size by segment forecast from 2008 to 2012 by segment, IGC and residential, volume and value
(€ and $) ... 276
Table 6.186: Annual dem