SMART METERING IN NORTH AMERICA AND ASIA-PACIFIC

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1 Index Table of Contents Table of Contents... i List of Figures... vi Executive summary Smart grids and intelligent meters Introduction to smart grids Smart metering Smart metering applications Smart metering infrastructure Benefits of smart metering Project strategies System design and sourcing Rollout and integration Implementation and operation Communicating with customers Regulatory issues Models for the introduction of smart meters Standardisation Individual rights issues PLC and wireless communication technologies PLC versus wireless communication PLC point-to-multipoint Wireless Mesh point-to-multipoint Cellular networks point-to-point Home area networking PLC technology and vendors Industry associations and standards Tier one semiconductor companies Advanced Digital Design...30 STRATEGIC M2M RESEARCH SERIES i

2 2.2.4 Atheros Communications CURRENT Leaguer Microelectronics Yitran Communications Wireless technology and vendors Industry initiatives and standards Arcadian Networks Cinterion Wireless Modules Coronis Ember Motorola Sierra Wireless Sigma Designs Simcom Telit Smart metering industry players Meter vendors Landis+Gyr Itron Elster Aichi Tokei Denki EDMI GE Energy Hangzhou PAX Electronic Holley Metering Jiangsu Linyang LS Industrial Systems Osaki Electric Sanxing Electric Schneider Electric Sensus Wasion...57 ii STRATEGIC RESEARCH SERIES M2M RESEARCH SERIES

3 Second tier Chinese meter vendors European meter vendors Smart metering communication solution providers Aclara Arc Innovations Cooper Power Systems Comverge Echelon Grid Net KDN NURI Telecom Omni System Silver Spring Networks SmartSynch Tantalus Trilliant MDMS and middleware vendors Ecologic Analytics emeter EnergyICT NorthStar Utilities Solutions Oracle SAP Market analysis North America Market forecast Technology trends Industry analysis East Asia Market forecast Technology trends Industry analysis...82 STRATEGIC M2M RESEARCH SERIES iii

4 4.3 Australia and New Zealand Market forecast Technology trends Industry analysis North America Regional summary United States Electricity and gas utilities Federal smart grid and metering initiatives Regional overview: Northeast Regional overview: Midwest Regional overview: South Regional overview: West Canada Electricity and gas utilities Ontario s smart meter rollout Smart metering initiatives in other provinces Asia-Pacific Regional summary China Electricity industry structure Smart grid and metering initiatives Japan Electricity and gas utility industry structure Smart grid and metering initiatives South Korea Electricity and gas utility industry structure National smart grid plan for Australia Electricity and gas utility industry structure Regulation driven deployments of smart meters New Zealand iv STRATEGIC RESEARCH SERIES M2M RESEARCH SERIES

5 6.6.1 Electricity industry structure Industry driven deployments of smart meters Case studies North America Pacific Gas & Electric American Electric Power Southern Company CenterPoint Energy Tennessee Valley Authority Hydro One East Asia State Grid Corporation of China Kansai Electric Power KEPCO Australia and New Zealand Jemena and UED SP AusNet Vector Glossary STRATEGIC M2M RESEARCH SERIES v

6 Index List of Figures Figure 1.1: Smart metering infrastructure...9 Figure 1.2: Examples of smart electricity meters...10 Figure 2.1: PLC point-to-multipoint communication infrastructure...22 Figure 2.2: Wireless Mesh point-to-multipoint communication infrastructure...23 Figure 2.3: Cellular point-to-point communication infrastructure...24 Figure 2.4: Selected members of HomePlug Powerline Alliance by industry...27 Figure 2.5: Selected members of ZigBee Alliance by industry...33 Figure 3.1: Energy meter vendor company data (World/Asia/North America, FY2009)...42 Figure 3.2: Landis+Gyr smart metering product portfolio (North America/Australia 2010)...43 Figure 3.3: Itron smart metering product portfolio (North America 2010)...47 Figure 3.4: Elster smart metering product portfolio (North America/Australia 2010)...50 Figure 4.1: Smart meter shipments and penetration rate (North America )...74 Figure 4.2: Smart metering capital expenditure by category (North America )...75 Figure 4.3: Smart electricity meter supplier market shares (NA Q2-2010)...77 Figure 4.4: Smart electricity meter communication provider market shares (NA Q2-2010)...78 Figure 4.5: Smart meter shipments and penetration rate (East Asia )...80 Figure 4.6: Smart meter shipments and penetration rate (Australia & NZ )...85 Figure 5.1: Top 10 confirmed smart metering projects in North America (Q2-2010)...88 Figure 5.2: Top 50 electricity utilities (US 2010)...90 Figure 5.3: Top 25 gas utilities (US 2010)...93 Figure 5.4: List of major smart meter projects receiving federal grants...95 Figure 5.5: Major smart metering contracts from investor-owned utilities (US 2010)...98 Figure 5.6: Selected smart metering contracts from public and co-op utilities (US 2010) Figure 5.7: Top 25 electricity utilities (Canada 2010) Figure 5.8: Top 25 electricity smart metering contracts in Ontario Figure 6.1: Major smart metering projects in the Asia-Pacific region (Q2-2010) Figure 6.2: List of electricity utilities in Japan (2009) Figure 6.3: Top five electricity and gas utilities in South Korea (2009) vi STRATEGIC RESEARCH SERIES M2M RESEARCH SERIES

7 Figure 6.4: Electricity and gas utilities in Australia (2009) Figure 6.5: Summary of cost benefit analysis for smart meters in Australia Figure 6.6: Smart metering contracts in Victoria, Australia Figure 6.7: Electricity retailer market shares (New Zealand, Q1-2010) Figure 6.8: Metering service providers in New Zealand and smart meter contracts Figure 7.1: Results of SGCC s first centralised meter tender of December STRATEGIC M2M RESEARCH SERIES vii

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