Market Trends of Smart Electricity Meter Industry
This section covers the major market trends shaping the Smart Electricity Meter Market according to our research experts:
Residential Segment to Register Significant Growing
- Smart electric meter plays a significant role in the residential sector, as this meter measures the energy consumed by the consumers. The increasing smart grid investments and the surge in the rate of integration of renewable sources of power generation to the existing grids in developed economies are expected to support the growth of the smart electricity meter market.
- The meter measures the electricity consumption and communicates this to the central utility system. Globally, installations of these devices in the residential sector help in the reduction of CO2 emissions, owing to the increased consumer's inclination toward peak time savings of energy.
- The increasing residential construction activities and government mandates, like the EU 20-20-20 policy aiming to convert over 80% of the installed meter base to a smart one, have ensured growth prospects for the smart electricity meters market.
- Furthermore, as consumers move toward stand-alone energy generation systems, the interactive capacity of the Smart Grid will become more and more important. Rooftop solar electric systems and small wind turbines are now widely available and have become cost-effective for many homeowners and businesses. Installations of smart meters will help to effectively connect all these mini-power generating systems to the grid to help the overall power distribution and measurement process be effective and more efficient.
- Moreover, increasing urbanization and the increasing inclination toward the focus on developing urban lifestyles led to the expansion of deployment of smart home technologies and devices, which involves automatic control of electricity, light, and energy to avoid wastage. Hence, the increasing adoption of smart home devices and technologies across the homes globally is further expected to foster the growth in smart meters in the residential segment.
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United States to Hold Significant Market Share
- The automatic meter reading solutions market has been reaching maturity in the United States, resulting in sluggish growth. Furthermore, according to the Institute for Electric Innovation in the United States, 115 million smart meters have been installed in the US by 2021.
- The replacement of first-generation meters and the shift to advanced metering infrastructure (with higher capabilities and improved technology) are expected to drive the smart electricity meters market in the future.
- Electric companies across the United States are leveraging smart meter data to monitor the health of the energy grid, restore electric service more quickly when outages occur, integrate distributed energy resources (DERs), and deliver energy services and solutions to customers. Furthermore, electricity companies in the United States are making significant investments to enhance the energy grid.
- Moreover, vendors in the region leveraging smart electric meters' potential by pairing them with additional tools, such as customer engagement tools and other incentive strategies, are expected to drive the adoption of smart electric meters in the market. For instance, Baltimore Gas and Electric enrolls its customers into its smart energy rewards program whenever the Smart electricity meter is installed. Customers receive feedback, peak time rebate incentives, and help reduce energy costs.
- Similarly, Pacific Gas & Electric, in the United States, reported AMI targeting a home retrofit program that delivers 3.5 times more energy savings in the targeted homes. Additionally, the integration of smart electric meters with technologies, such as data analytics, is expected to further foster the growth of the market studied in the region.
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