Automated Meter Reading (AMR) Market Report 2007

Published by: Synergyst

Published: Apr. 1, 2008 - 112 Pages

Table of Contents

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

II. INTRODUCTION TO ADVANCED METERING

a. Overview of Demand Response

b. Benefits of Demand Response

c. Concept of Advanced Metering

d. Benefits and Uses of Advanced Metering

i. Customer Billing & Pricing Options

ii. Customer Service

iii. Asset Management Benefits

iv Load Management

v. Outage Handling

vi. Reliability

vii. Ability to Offer Value-Added Services

viii. Financial Benefits

III. ADVANCED METERING INFRASTRUCTURE (AMI)

a. Metering

b. Data Collection

i. Broadband over Power Line (BPL)

ii. Power Line Communications (PLC)

iii. Fixed RF Systems

iv. Systems using Public Networks

1. Telephone Communications

2. Hybrid Architectures

3. Local Area Networks (LAN)

4. Wide Area Networks (WAN)

c. Meter Data Management Systems (MDMS)

III. AMR MARKET IN NORTH AMERICA

a. Background

b. Current AMR Market

c. Future Prospects

i. United States

ii. Canada

d. Market Segments

i. Electric AMR

ii. Natural Gas AMR

iii. Water AMR

e. Competitive Scenario

i. Market Structure

ii. Factors Affecting Competition

f. Market Penetration

g. Market Trends

i. System Pricing

ii. Component Costs Reduction

iii. Better Scalability and Maintainability

iv. Remote Maintenance

v. Increased On-board Storage and Processing

vi. Better Encryption

vii. Universal Compatibility

IV. GROWTH DRIVERS FOR AMR MARKET DEPLOYMENT

a. Support for AMR in the Energy Policy Act of 2005

b. Better Performance by Latest AMR Technologies

c. Refocus among Electric Utilities

d. Meter Location Problems Drive AMR Market

e. Demand Response

f. Ease of Use

g. Leak Detection

h. Restructuring

V. CHALLENGES AND BARRIERS TO AMR IMPLEMENTATION

a. High Initial Cost of AMR Systems

b. Problems in the Electric Industry

c. Lack of Communication Standards

d. Capability Issues with PLC Technology

e. Wireless Network Concerns

f. Lack of Coordination between Utilities

g. Poor Performance of RF Systems under Certain Conditions

h. Utilities Apprehensive about Adopting Newer AMR Technology

i. Connecting Water Meter to Electric Meter

j. Receiving the Meter Read Using RF AMR Systems

k. Regulatory Uncertainty

VI. AMR COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS

a. Capital Costs

b. Operating and Maintenance (O&M) Costs

c. Cost Savings and Benefits

VII. POLICY FRAMEWORK

a. Energy Policy Act of 2005

b. AMR Standards

c. Government Support

VIII. PROFILES OF AMR COMPANIES

a. Badger Meter

b. Cannon Technologies

c. Cellnet

d. Comverge

e. Datamatic

f. DCSI

g. Echelon

h. EKA Systems

i. Elster

j. eMeter

k. Energy ICT

l. Energy Technology Group

m. First Point Energy

n. Hexagram

o. Hunt Technologies

p. Itron

q. Landis & Gyr

r. LODESTAR

s. Nexus Energy

t. Professional Meters, Inc. (PMI)

u. Sensus Metering Systems

v. Silver Spring Networks

w. SmartSynch

x. Tantalus Systems

y. TransData

z. Trilliant Networks

aa. WACS

IX. PROFILES OF THE AMR DEPLOYMENT

a. Florida Power & Light deployed SmartSynch’s SmartMeter System

b. Pepco’s Search for an Advanced Metering Solution

c. Westmont Advances with AMR Technologies

d. City of Richmond, Virginia Upgrades to AMR

e. Alaska Village Electric Cooperative (AVEC) Implemented AMR

f. TXU Electric Delivery Implemented Advanced Metering Solution

X. APPENDIX

XI. GLOSSARY

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 1: Load Management in NERC

Figure 2: Reported uses of AMI system by entities that use AMI

Figure 3: Diagram of AMI

Figure 4: Schematic Overview of a Typical Smart Meter Configuration

Figure 5: AMR Market in North America - Unit Shipment and Revenue (2002-2012)

Figure 6: AMR Market Revenue in United States (2002-2012)

Figure 7: AMR Market Revenue in Canada (2002-2012)

Figure 8: Electric AMR Market - Unit Shipment and Revenue (2002-2012)

Figure 9: Natural Gas AMR Market - Unit Shipment and Revenue (2002-2012)

Figure 10: Water AMR Market - Unit Shipment and Revenue (2002-2012)

Figure 11: AMR Market - Market Share of Leading Players

Figure 12: Electric AMR Market - Market Share of Leading Players

Figure 13: Natural Gas AMR Market - Market Share of Leading Players

Figure 14: Water AMR Market - Market Share of Leading Players

Figure 15: United States penetration of advanced metering

Figure 16: Penetration of advanced metering by customer class

Figure 17: Penetration of advanced metering by ownership

Figure 18: Penetration of advanced metering by NERC region

Figure 19: Total AMI capital and hardware costs per meter

Figure 20: AMI System Cost Breakdown

Figure 21: Percentage of Operational Savings from Advanced AMR Systems

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1: AMR Market in North America - Unit Shipment and Revenue (2002-2012)

Table 2: AMR Market Revenue and Growth in United States (2002-2012)

Table 3: AMR Market Revenue and Growth in Canada (2002-2012)

Table 4: AMR Market Revenue Share by Country in North America (2002-2012)

Table 5: AMR Market Revenues by Service Type (2002-2012)

Table 6: AMR Market Unit Shipments by Service Type (2002-2012)

Table 7: Penetration of AMR Market by region and customer class

Table 8: AMI Cost Benchmarks

Table 8: Announced Large AMI Deployments in United States

Table 10: Penetration of advanced metering by State in United States

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