Smart Metering and Wireless M2M - 5th Edition

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

List of Figures

Executive summary

1.Electricity, gas and district heating distribution in Europe

• 1.1 Energy industry players
• 1.2 Electricity distribution markets
• 1.3 Gas distribution markets
• 1.4 District heating market

2. AMM - Automated meter management

• 2.1 AMM applications
  • 2.1.1 Remote meter reading
  • 2.1.2 Customer relationship management
  • 2.1.3 Demand-side management
  • 2.1.4 Value added services
• 2.2 Advanced metering infrastructure
  • 2.2.1 Smart meters
  • 2.2.2 Communication networks
  • 2.2.3 Collection system
  • 2.2.4 MDMS
• 2.3 AMM value chain
• 2.4 AMM rollout strategies
  • 2.4.1 C&I segment
  • 2.4.2 Residential customer segment
  • 2.4.3 Rollout strategies and choice of communication technologies

3. PLC and wireless communication technologies

• 3.1 PLC versus wireless communication
  • 3.1.1 PLC point-to-multipoint
  • 3.1.2 Wireless Mesh point-to-multipoint
  • 3.1.3 GPRS point-to-point
• 3.2 PLC technology vendors
  • 3.2.1 Advanced Digital Design
  • 3.2.2 CURRENT
  • 3.2.3 MainNet Communications
  • 3.2.4 Yitran Communications
• 3.3 GPRS/HSPA technology vendors
  • 3.3.1 Cinterion Wireless Modules
  • 3.3.2 Wavecom
  • 3.3.3 Telit
  • 3.3.4 Sagem Communications
  • 3.3.5 Others
• 3.4 Wireless mesh network technology vendors
  • 3.4.1 Coronis
  • 3.4.2 Tritech
  • 3.4.3 ZigBee chipset vendors

4. Smart metering industry players

• 4.1 Landis+Gyr
  • 4.1.1 Landis+Gyr
  • 4.1.2 Ampy+Metering
  • 4.1.3 Cellnet+Hunt
• 4.2 Itron Group
  • 4.2.1 Itron North America
  • 4.2.2 Actaris
• 4.3 Elster Group
• 4.4 Second tier meter vendors
  • 4.4.1 Iskraemeco
  • 4.4.2 Sagem Communications
  • 4.4.3 Entity Group
  • 4.4.4 Aidon
  • 4.4.5 Kamstrup
  • 4.4.6 Asian vendors
• 4.5 AMM solution providers
  • 4.5.1 ADD Grup
  • 4.5.2 Echelon
  • 4.5.3 Enel
  • 4.5.4 ESCO Technologies
  • 4.5.5 Founter
  • 4.5.6 ISA
  • 4.5.7 Metrima
  • 4.5.8 NURI Telecom
  • 4.5.9 Policom
  • 4.5.10 Siemens Energy & Automation
  • 4.5.11 Telenor Cinclus
  • 4.5.12 Xemex
• 4.6 MDMS and middleware vendors
  • 4.6.1 EnergyICT
  • 4.6.2 eMeter
  • 4.6.3 Gorlitz
  • 4.6.4 Netinium
  • 4.6.5 Oracle
  • 4.6.6 Powel

5. Market forecasts and trends

• 5.1 Market drivers and barriers
  • 5.1.1 Macroeconomic factors
  • 5.1.2 Regulatory environment
  • 5.1.3 Competitive environment
  • 5.1.4 Technology development
• 5.2 AMM market forecast
  • 5.2.1 Market value
  • 5.2.2 Geographical markets
• 5.3 Impacts of smart metering on the European wireless M2M market
  • 5.3.1 GPRS technology market
  • 5.3.2 Wireless Mesh technology market

6. Market profiles: Northern Europe

• 6.1 Sweden
  • 6.1.1 Electricity distribution industry structure
  • 6.1.2 Metering regulatory environment
  • 6.1.3 AMM market developments
• 6.2 Norway.
  • 6.2.1 Electricity distribution industry structure
  • 6.2.2 Metering regulatory environment
  • 6.2.3 AMM market developments
• 6.3 Finland
  • 6.3.1 Electricity distribution industry structure
  • 6.3.2 Metering regulatory environment and AMM market developments
• 6.4 Denmark
  • 6.4.1 Electricity distribution industry structure
  • 6.4.2 Metering regulatory environment and AMM market developments

7. Market profiles: Western Europe

• 7.1 Austria
  • 7.1.1 Electricity and gas distribution industry structure
  • 7.1.2 Metering regulatory environment and AMM market developments
• 7.2 France
  • 7.2.1 Electricity and gas distribution industry structure
  • 7.2.2 Metering regulatory environment and AMM market developments
• 7.3 Germany
  • 7.3.1 Electricity and gas distribution industry structure
  • 7.3.2 Metering regulatory environment
  • 7.3.3 A business case for AMM on a deregulated metering market?
• 7.4 Ireland
  • 7.4.1 Electricity and gas distribution industry structure
  • 7.4.2 Nationwide program for deployment of smart meters by 2013
• 7.5 Italy
  • 7.5.1 Electricity distribution industry structure
  • 7.5.2 Metering regulatory environment and AMM market developments
• 7.6 The Netherlands
  • 7.6.1 Electricity and gas distribution industry structure
  • 7.6.2 Metering regulatory environment
  • 7.6.3 AMM market developments
• 7.7 Spain
  • 7.7.1 Electricity distribution industry structure
  • 7.7.2 Metering regulatory environment
  • 7.7.3 Industry smart metering initiatives
• 7.8 United Kingdom
  • 7.8.1 Electricity and gas distribution industry structure
  • 7.8.2 Metering regulatory environment
  • 7.8.3 Possible roll-out models

8. European AMM projects

• 8.1 E.ON Group
  • 8.1.1 E.ON Nordic: Regulation-driven rollout
  • 8.1.2 E.ON Energie: Preparing for smart metering in Central Europe
  • 8.1.3 E.ON UK: Partner in Ofgem' s Energy Demand Research Project
• 8.2 ERDF
  • 8.2.1 The ERDF AMM Project
  • 8.2.2 Atos Origin selected as information architect and lead manager for pilot
• 8.3 Iberdrola
  • 8.3.1 AMM deployment plans for Spain
  • 8.3.2 The PRIME Project
• 8.4 RWE.
  • 8.4.1 Regional DSO operations in Germany
  • 8.4.2 The Mullheim Zahlt project
• 8.5 Vattenfall
  • 8.5.1 Group smart metering initiatives
  • 8.5.2 AMM projects in Sweden and Finland
• 8.6 Goteborg Energi
  • 8.6.1 Participation in the SAMS consortium
  • 8.6.2 Deploying the world' s first city-wide ZigBee smart metering solution
• 8.7 Smart metering in three medium sized European cities
  • 8.7.1 Kolding: TRE-FOR deploys point-to-point GPRS solution with TDC
  • 8.7.2 Linz: LINZ Strom begins stepwise rollout of Echelon' s NES
  • 8.7.3 Tampere: Smart metering outsourced to TeliaSonera

Glossary

List of Figures

• Figure 1.1: Top 25 energy companies, by turnover (EU23+2 2007)
• Figure 1.2: Electricity market statistics (EU23+2 2007)
• Figure 1.3: Top 25 electricity DSOs (EU23+2 2007)
• Figure 1.4: Gas market statistics (EU23+2 2008)
• Figure 1.5: Top 10 gas DSOs (EU23+2 2008)
• Figure 1.6: District heating market statistics (EU23+2 2007)
• Figure 2.1: Advanced metering infrastructure
• Figure 2.2: Examples of smart electricity meters
• Figure 2.3: Overview of the AMM value chain
• Figure 2.4: AMM communication technology recommendations, by scenario
• Figure 3.1: PLC point-to-multipoint communication infrastructure for AMM
• Figure 3.2: Wireless Mesh point-to-multipoint communication infrastructure for AMM
• Figure 3.3: GPRS point-to-point communication infrastructure for AMM
• Figure 4.1: Landis+Gyr AMM product portfolio
• Figure 4.2: Echelon NES VAR partners
• Figure 5.1: Household power consumption and retail prices (EU23+2 2008)
• Figure 5.2: Final year for deployment of smart electricity meters by country
• Figure 5.3: Smart meter shipments and penetration rate (EU23+2 2007 - 2013)
• Figure 5.4: AMM market value by activity (EU23+2 2007 - 2013)
• Figure 5.5: Smart meter shipments by region (EU23+2 2007 - 2013)
• Figure 5.6: Mobile connections used for smart metering by operator (2008)
• Figure 5.7: GPRS device shipments and installed base, smart metering (2007 - 2013)
• Figure 6.1: AMM contracts by country (Northern Europe 2007)
• Figure 6.2: AMM-contracts in the Nordic region by meter supplier and contractor (2008)
• Figure 6.3: Top 10 electricity DSOs (Sweden, 2008)
• Figure 6.4: AMM contracts awarded by top 10 DSOs in Sweden
• Figure 6.5: AMM-contracts in Sweden by meter supplier and contractor (August 2008)
• Figure 6.6: AMM vendor selection of medium sized DSOs in Sweden (August 2007)
• Figure 6.7: AMM vendor selection of small sized DSOs in Sweden (August 2007)
• Figure 6.8: Top 10 electricity DSOs (Norway, 2008)
• Figure 6.9: Major AMM projects in Norway (August 2008)
• Figure 6.10: Top 10 electricity DSOs (Finland, 2008)
• Figure 6.11: Major AMM projects in Finland (August 2008)
• Figure 6.12: Top 10 electricity DSOs (Denmark, 2008)
• Figure 6.13: Major AMM projects in Denmark (August 2008)
• Figure 7.1: Major AMM projects in Western Europe (August 2008)
• Figure 7.2: Top 10 electricity and gas DSOs (Austria, 2008)
• Figure 7.3: Top 50 electricity DSOs (Germany, 2008)
• Figure 7.4: Top 10 electricity DSOs and AMM providers (Italy, 2008)
• Figure 7.5: Electricity and gas DSOs (Netherlands, 2008)
• Figure 7.6: Smart metering projects in the Netherlands
• Figure 7.7: Top 5 electricity DSOs (Spain, 2008)
• Figure 7.8: Electricity DSOs (UK, 2008)
• Figure 7.9: Gas DSOs (UK, 2008)
• Figure 8.1: E.ON electricity and gas distribution markets overview (2008)
• Figure 8.2: AMM contracts awarded by E.ON Sweden (2005 - 2007)
• Figure 8.3: Overview of ERDF' s planned AMM system
• Figure 8.4: Vattenfall electricity distribution markets overview (2007)
• Figure 8.5: AMM systems in Vattenfall Nordic Distribution Business Unit (2007)
• Figure 8.6: AMM contracts awarded by Vattenfall Nordic (2002 - 2007)