Smart Meter Installations to Climb Beyond 250M by 2015: Report
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... This 250 million meter rollout is a jump from just 46 million smart meters in 2008, according to an executive summary of the research from Pike. With major utilities expected to replace 45 percent of their installed meter base within five years (a departure from the usual 15- to 20-year meter replacement cycle), Pike writes, “This represents an unprecedented — and time-limited — opportunity for meter and communications suppliers.” ...
Global Smart-Meter Installations to Reach 250 Million Units
Environmental Leader —
... . Smart-meter shipments in 2012 will peak at over 15 million units in North America, while Europe, an early adopter of smart meters with more than a 12 percent share of the installed base, will experience its own sustained peak in 2014-2015, according to the report. Asia, with different drivers, is not expected to see significant growth until about 2015. The report, Smart Meters , indicates that more than 250 million smart meters will be installed worldwide by 2015, representing a penetration rate of 18 percent of all electrical meters, up from 46 million in 2008. North ...
250M Smart Meters, $3.9B Market, by 2015, Pike Research Says
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[image] Jeff St. John | November 2, 2009 at 1:31 PM 250M Smart Meters, $3.9B Market, by 2015, Pike Research Says The world will have 250 million smart meters by 2015, representing a $3.9 billion market, according to a report from Pike Research released Monday. But that growth - representing $19.5 billion in new meters installed, and an increase from about 46 million smart meters installed worldwide last year - will be uneven, according to Pike's executive summary of the report. North America, which is set to overtake Europe as the fastest-growing smart meter market next year, ...

