Are you looking for detailed information and comprehensive data about the North American smart metering market? The study concludes that the installed base of smart electricity meters in north America will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.9 percent throughout the forecast period, from 152.4 million in 2024 to 180.9 million in 2030. Get up to date with the latest information about vendors, products and local developments in each country.
Highlights from the report:
In-depth market profiles of the US and Canada.
360-degree overview of next-generation PLC, RF and cellular technologies for smart grid communications.
Profiles of the key players in the smart metering industry in North America.
New forecasts for smart electricity meters until 2030.
Analysis of the latest market and industry developments in the US and Canada.
Case studies of smart metering projects by the leading energy groups.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
List of Figures
Executive Summary
1. Smart Grids and Intelligent Meters
1.1. Introduction to smart grids
1.2. Smart metering
1.2.1. Smart metering applications
1.2.2. Smart metering infrastructure
1.2.3. Benefits of smart metering
1.3. Project strategies
1.3.1. System design and sourcing
1.3.2. Rollout and integration
1.3.3. Implementation and operation
1.3.4. Communication with customers
1.4. Regulatory issues
1.4.1. Models for the introduction of smart meters
1.4.2. Standardisation
1.4.3. Individual rights issues
2. IoT Networks and Communications Technologies
2.1. IoT network technologies
2.1.1. Network architectures
2.1.2. Unlicensed and licensed frequency bands
2.2. PLC technology and standards
2.2.1. International standards organisations
2.2.2. G3-PLC
2.2.3. PRIME
2.2.4. Meters & More
2.3 3GPP cellular and LPWA technologies
2.3.1. 2G/3G/4G/5G cellular technologies and IoT
2.3.2. NB-IoT and LTE-M
2.3.3. The role of cellular networks in smart meter communications
2.3.4. LoRa & LoRaWAN
2.3.5. Sigfox
2.4. IEEE 802.15.4-based RF
2.4.1. IEEE 802.15.4
2.4.2. Wi-SUN
2.4.3. Proprietary IPv6 connectivity stacks based on 802.15.4
3. Smart Metering Industry Players
3.1. Meter vendors
3.1.1. Itron
3.1.2. Landis+Gyr
3.1.3. Aclara (Hubbell)
3.1.4. Gridspertise
3.1.5. Honeywell
3.1.6. Nansen (Sanxing Electric)
3.1.7. Networked Energy Services (NES)
3.1.8. Pietro Fiorentini
3.1.9. Sagemcom
3.1.10. Sensus (Xylem)
3.1.11. Vision Metering
3.1.12. Wasion
3.2. Communications solution providers
3.2.1. Aviat Networks (4RF)
3.2.2. Eaton
3.2.3. Nexgrid
3.2.4. Nighthawk
3.2.5. Tantalus Systems
3.2.6. Trilliant
3.2.7. Ubiik
3.2.8. Wirepas
3.3. Software solution providers
3.3.1. Hansen Technologies
3.3.2. Harris Utilities
3.3.3. Parsons Corporation (IPKeys Power Partners)
3.3.4. Oracle
3.3.5. OSlsoft (Aveva)
3.3.6. SAP
3.3.7. Siemens
3.4. System integrators and communications service providers
3.4.1. Accenture
3.4.2. Capgemini
3.4.3. Cisco
3.4.4. GE Vernova (Greenbird Integration Technology)
3.4.5. IBM
3.4.6. Verizon
4. Market Overview
4.1. Regional summary
4.2. United States
4.2.1. Electricity and gas utilities
4.2.2. Smart grid funding and policies
4.2.3. Regional overview: Northeast
4.2.4. Regional overview: Midwest
4.2.5. Regional overview: South
4.2.6. Regional overview: West
4.3. Canada
4.3.1. Electricity and gas utilities
4.3.2. Smart grid funding and policies
4.3.3. Ontario's smart meter rollout
4.3.4. Smart metering initiatives in other provinces