Smart Meter Market Size, Share & Industry Analysis, By Type (Smart Electric Meter, Smart Gas Meter, Smart Water Meter) By Technology (Automatic Meter Reading {AMR} and Advanced Meter Infrastructure), By Application (Residential, Commercial and Industrial), and Regional Forecast, 2019-2026

The global smart meter market size was valued at USD 24.53 billion in 2018 and is projected to reach USD 44.18 billion by 2026, exhibiting a CAGR of 7.7 % during the 2019-2026 forecast period. The growing demand for energy efficiency is driving the growth of the smart meter market. The Asia-Pacific smart meter market was valued at USD 12.23 billion in 2018. As smart meters provide real-time data on energy usage, allowing users to make informed decisions on how to reduce their consumption. Smart meters are way more precise in terms of outputs as compared to the traditional meters being used for evaluating electricity, water, and gas consumption.

Smart meters comprise of a two-way communication system that simplifies the working procedure for service providers and also the customers. Smart metering technology offers various operational advantages to utilities in billing procedures, eliminating manual intervention, and keeping a close watch on consumption by a specific customer. From the customer’s side, these systems offer the advantage of precise reading per billing cycle, continuous monitoring, and therefore, cost savings. These meters also help in identifying heavy usage along with leak detection techniques.

MARKET TRENDS

Modernization and Upgradation of Gridsto to Surge Installations

In recent years, rising population has surged the demand for energy across the globe. This has brought in other sources for power generation such as renewables and other new technologies such as CHP (combined heat and power plants) and district heating. These have created a demand for new grids and upgradation of the present ones. The increased customer base has forced utilities to adopt systems that ensure effective management of energy usage data.This is one of the leading trends that will positively drive the smart meter market as these meters serve many of the purposes required by the utilities and customers. For example, data storage for particular customers, automatic monthly billing, leak detections, economic benefits, and avoiding any unnecessary losses. Following this trend, the market is expected to witness healthy growth in the forth coming years.

Increasing Mobile Device Management Activities to  Propel  Market Growth

With the growing penetration of advanced systems in various fields, mobile device management activities have picked uppace across various markets. This  trend is expected to be followed in this market as it brings in certain advantages for service providers and customers via the smart meter app that enables monitoring by customers. Also, increasing integration of Internet of Things (IoT)  is enabling  precise management of supply chains through algorithms that remove the need for  any human interference. This reduces the chances of errors and malfunctioning. 

MARKET DRIVERS

Practices to Promote Sustainable Energy Management to Drive the Market

Looking at the increasing demand for energy along with depleting conventional sources of energy, governments of various countries are focusing on sustainable energy management. Along with other measures, these steps also involve smart metering. Reasons for this are the assistance of these meters in avoiding any wastage of energy, help in identifying the fault, and ensuring minimum time rectification. These meters also have the technology to notify the customer regarding its heavy usage and peak usage timings. The smart metering system has the capacity to map the energy usage throughout the supply chain and the ensuing hustle-free billing procedures. This has led to an increase in the number of service providers installing these systems, thereby driving the smart meter market.  

Economical Advanatge And Smooth Billing Procedure To Propel The Market Growth

The meter acts as a feasible solution for utilities and customers. These meters offer advantages such as transparency during operation, precise billing, hastle free communication between service provider and end user and negligible maintenance. These also help in cost savings and energy savings for customer. In recent years the factor that has attracted numerous customers to install the meters, is the smooth billing procedure which can act as a catalyst to smart meter market growth. 

MARKET RESTRAINT

High Capital and Lack of Knowledge Regarding the Advantages Can Hinder the Market Growth

Implementation of smart meter roll-out programs requires a huge investment in order to replace the current traditional meters with the smart ones, which have a higher cost. Also, the newly installed meters have to be equipped with mobile device management technology, which adds to the cost. Another critical factor is the lack of knowledge among  customers regarding the operational advantages and cost savings offered over the installation of such advanced meters. These factors are expected to hamper the smart meter market growth during the given forecast period.

SEGMENTATION

By Type Analysis

Growing Demand for Electricity to Surge Smart Electric Meter Installations 

Based on type, the smart meter market is segmented into the smart electric meter, smart gas meter, and smart water meter. Electricity is one of the basic needs of today, and major countries have set targets to have 100% smart meters in their countries. This has led to smart meters segment dominating  the market in recent years, and this trend is set to continue over the forecast period owing to rising population and urbanization that will further hike up the electricity demand in every country. The introduction of renewable energy and construction of new electricity transmission grids will also help the market for electricity to rise, according to the forecast. 

By Technology Analysis

Operational Advantages Will Lead To Domination Of  Advanced Metering Infrastructure

Based on technology, the smart meter market is segmented into auto meter reading and advanced metering infrastructure. Two way communication ability is the factor that separates advanced metering infrastructure from auto meter reading. This is bound to play an important role in coming years with utilities preferring their installation. Other operational advantages include accuracy, cost savings, and ease of communication in case of any malfunctioning.

By Application Analysis

Growing Number of Customers in Residential Sector Will Lead to Its Domination in the Market 

In terms of application, the market is segmented into residential, commercial, and industrial. The residential sector will dominate the smart meter market as it holds the highest customer base in terms of electricity consumption and water consumption. Numerous steps are also being taken by governments to  supply  Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) through  pipelines to  residences, which  will support the growth of the residential segment. The other factor responsible for the growth of the residential sector is urbanization, that has also led to market growth in commercial and industrial sector. Construction of commercial offices and coming up of new small scale industries has driven installations.

REGIONAL ANALYSIS

The smart meter market size in the Asia Pacific stood at USD 12.23 billion in 2018 and the region is expected to dominate the market. The market in the region is characterized by smart electric meter roll-outs, smart gas meters roll-outs, and smart water meter roll-outs to promote sustainable use of electricity, gas, and water, respectively. The region has witnessed the maximum hike in energy production using renewables in recent years that has led to the building of new grids along with new transmission and distribution lines. This has propelled smart meter installations in the region. Natural gas and water meters have a small presence as compared to electricity meters, but this share is expected to rise with the growing usage of IoT and mobile management of devices.

European countries such as the UK and Germany are focusing on smart metering, and in North America, the U.S. occupies a major smart meter market share. Latin America and the Middle East & Africa are expected to witness a healthy growth in installations of smart meters, that is currently having  little penetration in both regions. Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, Brazil and Mexico are among the leading nations in rolling out installation plans.

KEY INDUSTRY PLAYERS

ABB, Siemens,and Landis + Gyr Are Among the Top Players to Propel the Market Fragmentation

The competitive landscape of the smart meter market depicts a monopoly dominated by ABB, Siemens, and Landis+Gyr. A wide reach in many parts of the world along with a diverse product portfolio are the prominent factors leading to their dominance in this market. Various advancements are still being brought by these players in order to improve the performance standards and to portray  these meters as an economical source for evaluating energy consumption.  

However, regional and domestic companies such as Kamsturp, Itron, Diehl, Aclara Technologies, Secure Meters Limited, Sensus, BMETER, Jabil, Honeywell, and ZENNER have entered  the monopolistic market and are bringing in new smart metering technology and economical solutions. This is projected to positively impact the  smart meter market growth as these companies are anticipated to gain share during the forecast period.

LIST OF KEY COMPANIES PROFILED:

• Siemens (Germany)


• ABB (Switzerland)


• Kamsturp (Denmark)


• Itron (US)


• Landis + Gyr (Switzerland)


• Badger Meter (US)


• Diehl (Germany)


• Secure Meter Limited(UK)


• Aclara Technologies (US)


• Sensus (US)


• BMETER (UK)


• Jabil(US)


• Honeywell (US)


• ZENNER (US)                 

KEY INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENTS:

• On April 20, 2021, Aclara Technologies LLC has announced the implementation of Aclara RF network service for end-to-end advanced metering infrastructure solutions by Austin Utilities.  The utility selected the Aclara network due to service in all three types of meters, including electric, gas, and water distribution, with the lowest total cost of ownership.


• On June 16, 2021, Itron Inc. has achieved SAP certification for its interface software ISAIM 2.0 for Itron Enterprise Edition’s (IEE) Meter Data Management System (MDMS). The integration helps utilities to reduce the total cost of ownership and lower project implementation costs.


• In January 2020, Verizon and Honeywell collaborated to enable utilities to deploy LTE smart meters. The collaboration allows Honeywell to integrate Verizon’s managed connectivity LTE solutions into smart meters and develop the next evolution of the smart electric grid.


• On February 10, 2021, Karlshamn Energi AB chooses Kamsturp to supply smart meters for heat and water. The smart meters will be installed in Karlshamn, allowing automatic readings and finding leaks in the distribution network.

REPORT COVERAGE

The smart meter industry report provides a detailed analysis of the market and focuses on key aspects such as leading companies, product types, and leading applications of the product. Besides this, the report offers insights into the smart meter market trends and highlights key industry developments. In addition to the aforementioned factors, the report encompasses several factors that have contributed to the growth of the market over recent years.

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