Research and Markets: Global Smart Energy Meter Market 2010-2014 - Better Financial Planning is Driving Need for Smart Energy Meters

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/63b485/global_smart_energ) has announced the addition of the "Global Smart Energy Meter Market 2010-2014" report to their offering.

TechNavio's analysts forecast that the Global Smart Energy Meter Market will reach $19.5 billion in 2014. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the initiative from regulatory authorities. The smart energy meter market has also been witnessing the growth in home area networking connectivity. However lack of industry standards could be a challenge to the growth of this market.

The report, Global Smart Meter Energy Meters Market 2010-2014, is based on an extensive research from inputs by industry experts, vendors and end-users. It examines the factors- including the key trends, drivers and challenges, impacting the evolution of this market. Further, it contains an in-depth understanding of the key vendors including their SWOT Analysis.

Key questions answered in this report:

• What will the market size be in 2014 and at what rate will it grow?
• What key trends is this market subject to?
• What is driving this market?
• What are the challenges to market growth?
• Who are the key vendors in this market space?
• What are the opportunities and threats faced by each of these key vendors?
• What are the strengths and weaknesses of each of these key vendors?

Research conducted by Technavio reveals that the smart energy meters market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 19 percent. The report, which focuses on EMEA, Americas and APAC indicates, that the market is currently driven by the better financial planning exhibited by end users, among other factors.

With improving technology and features, end-users are in a better position to plan their finances. This in turn is encouraging the adoption of smart energy meters. With more advancement in technology consumers can also measure the impact of their usage of various household appliances thus leading to more savings in terms of money and emissions, reports Technavio analyst.

In spite of the need, lack of industry standards hinders the growth of this market. However, the various initiations by regulatory authorities are expected to drive market growth.

The global smart energy market is marked by preference of wireless smart meters over wired meters. This makes the study an important one for companies to fully understand the potential in the market and formulate its own strategy.

Companies mentioned in this report include: Landis+Gyr, Echelon, Itron and Elster.

Key Topics Covered:

• Executive Summary
• Introduction
• Market Landscape
• Vendor Landscape
• Buying Criteria
• Market Growth Drivers
• Market Challenges
• Market Trends
• Key Vendor Analysis
• Landis+Gyr
• Echelon Corporation
• Itron Inc
• Elster
• General Electric Energy
• Other Reports in this Series
• List of Exhibits
• Exhibit 1: Overall Global Smart Energy Meter Market Size 2010 - 2014 ($ billion)
• Exhibit 2: Overall Global Smart Energy Meters Installed 2010 - 2014 (million units)
• Exhibit 3: Global Smart Energy Meter Market Segmentation by Geography (2010)
• Exhibit 4: Market Share of Key Global Smart Energy Meter Producers - 2010

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