U.S. Smart Grid: Market Layers/Technologies/Players, 18 Demonstration Projects and Future Outlook

Executive Summary

1. Smart Grid Structure

• 1.1 Total Picture
  • Figure 1-1: Conventional Power Grid: One-Way Transmission on Networks Owned by Utilities
  • Figure 1-2: Smart Grid: Bidirectional (2-Way) Integrated Communication, Automation and Energy Application Infrastructure with Multiple Stakeholders
• 1.2 Total Market Picture
  • 1.2.1 Market Layers
  • 1.2.2 Market Players, by Segment
    • Table 1-1: End-to-End Market Players and Their Products, Technologies and Services (Market Segment, Application, Companies, Products or Technology or Service)
    • Table 1-2: Definitions of Smart Grid Market Segments/Technologies

2. U.S. Government Planning & Funding

• 2.1 U.S. Government Planning (Big Picture)
  • Table 2-1: Recovery Act (ARRA) Funding Framework for Electric Power Grid (Energy Segment, Amount($), Comment)
  • Table 2-2: U.S. Legislation (Energy Bills) Impacting Smart Grid Industry (Legislation, Significance/Provisions)
  • 2.1.1 Public Infrastructure
    • Table 2-3. U.S. Smart Grid Regulatory Structure
  • 2.1.2 Targeted Development Technologies
• 2.2 Funding Status and Applications
  • 2.2.1 Recovery Act Awards for Smart Grid Demonstration Projects (Segment, Awarded Company, Amount ($), Developed Technology)
  • 2.2.2 Funds Applied For

3. Demonstration Projects, Technologies & Operations

• 3.1 Projects Completed or Advancing to Next Stage of Deployment
  • 3.1.1 GridWise Demonstration Project (also known as Washington State Project)
  • 3.1.2 Arizona Salt River Project (SRP)
  • 3.1.3 Austin (TX) Energy: “Pecan Street” Project
  • 3.1.4 Boulder, Colorado: Xcel Energy SmartGridCity
  • 3.1.5 District of Columbia: “PowerCentsDC” Project
  • 3.1.6 Energy Smart Miami
  • 3.1.7 New York Con Edison DER Integration Project with Smart Solar Pilot
  • 3.1.8 New Mexico “Green Grid” Project
  • 3.1.9 Maui Smart Grid Integration Project
  • 3.1.10 Southern California Edison (SCE) SmartConnect
  • 3.1.11 Outside of U.S.: Amsterdam Project
• 3.2 Other Advanced SG Demonstration Projects - Snapshots
  • 3.2.1 San Diego Gas & Electric Beach Cities Microgrid Project
  • 3.2.2 AEP (TX) gridSMART
  • 3.2.3 CenterPoint Energy Houston
  • 3.2.4 City of Fort Collins (CO): Fort ZED (Zero Energy District)
  • 3.2.5 Illinois Institute of Technology Smart Microgrid Prototype
  • 3.2.6 Chevron Energy Solutions/CERTS Solar, Fuel Cell and Storage Microgrid
  • 3.2.7 Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)

4. Standards: Now & Future

• 4.1 NIST: Big Picture & Scenario
  • Table 4-1: Four FERC-Identified Smart Grid Application Priorities and Scenarios
• 4.2 NIST Activity
  • Table 4-2: NIST Standards-Setting Working Groups and Roles
• 4.3 Smart Meter Standard
• 4.4 Current Standard and Future Directions
  • Table 4-2: Priorities for Standards-Setting Action in 2010
  • Table 4-3: Current List of 31 “High Relevance” Smart Grid Standards Identified by NIST

5. Market Trends: 2009-2015

• 5.1 Total Market Forecast: Big Picture
• 5.2 Market Forecast by Segments: High-Growth Segments (AMI, Power Automation)
  • 5.2.1 AMI Smart Meters
  • 5.2.2 AMI-enabled Demand Response and Distribution Automation
  • 5.2.3 Grid-Connected DG and Distributed Energy Storage (Emerging)
    • Table 5-1: Energy Storage System (ESS) Technologies and Candidate Applications
    • Table 5-2: Energy Storage Systems Market Forecast
• 5.3. Smart Grid Timeline (Directions)

6. High-Growth Areas in the Near Future: Activity & Strategy

• Common Research Item:
  • Contact: Location, Tel#, URL
  • Technology Development
  • Deployment (Products, Services)
  • Strategic Alliance(s)
  • Market Perception or Researcher Analysis

• 6.1 AMI: Advanced Metering & Networking/Communication Products (14 companies)
  • 6.1.1 Comverge, Inc.
  • 6.1.2 Echelon Corporation
  • 6.1.3 Elster Integrated Solutions LLC
  • 6.1.4 General Electric (GE)
  • 6.1.5 Itron North America
  • 6.1.6 Landis+Gyr North America
  • 6.1.7 Sensus Metering Systems
  • 6.1.8 Ambient Corporation
  • 6.1.9 Arcadian Networks
  • 6.1.10 Current Group, LLC
  • 6.1.11 Eka Systems, Inc.
  • 6.1.12 Silver Spring Networks
  • 6.1.13 SmartSynch, Inc.
  • 6.1.14 Trilliant Inc.
• 6.2 T&D Automation / Grid Optimization (5 Companies)
  • 6.2.1 ABB Group, North America
  • 6.2.2 Cooper Power Systems
  • 6.2.3 GE T&D
  • 6.2.4 MicroPlanet Technology Corp.
  • 6.2.5 SEL (Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories)
• 6.3 Grid-Connected Distributed Generation (Renewable or Nonrenewable) & Distributed Energy Storage (11 companies)
  • 6.3.1 A123Systems
  • 6.3.2 Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc.
  • 6.3.3 Beacon Power Corp.
  • 6.3.4 BPL Global, Ltd.
  • 6.3.5 GreenSmith Energy Management Systems LLC
  • 6.3.6 GridPoint, Inc.
  • 6.3.7 Ice Energy, Inc.
  • 6.3.8 Infotility, Inc.
  • 6.3.9 S&C Electric Company
  • 6.3.10 Viridity Energy
  • 6.3.11 Ventyx

7. States Supporting the High-Growth Areas

• 7.1 Top-Five States Supporting Smart Grid Activities
• 7.2 Scheduled Smart Meters Deployments, by State, by 2015 (in descending order)
• 7-3. State-by-State Policies Affecting Smart Grid Initiatives

8. Other Market Participants: Activities and Strategies

• Common Research Item:
  • Contact: Location, Tel#, URL
  • Technology Development
  • Deployment (Products, Services)
  • Strategic Alliance(s)
  • Market Perception or Researcher Analysis

• 8.1 Demand Response Products & Services (5 companies)
  • 8.1.1 Comverge
  • 8.1.2 CPower
  • 8.1.3 EnerNOC
  • 8.1.4 Ziphany LLC
  • 8.1.5 Sequentric Energy Systems LLC
• 8.2 Other Software, Solutions & Applications (5 companies)
  • 8.2.1 Aclara Software
  • 8.2.2. Ecologic Analytics, LLC
  • 8.2.3 Grid Net, Inc.
  • 8.2.4 eMeter Corp.
  • 8.2.5 OSIsoft, Inc.
• 8.3 Home Area Networks (HAN), Building Networking & Energy Control Management Systems (14 companies)
  • 8.3.1 Agilewaves, Inc.
  • 8.3.2 Control4
  • 8.3.3 Ember Corporation
  • 8.3.4 Energate, Inc.
  • 8.3.5 EnergyHub
  • 8.3.6 GainSpan Corporation
  • 8.3.7 Google/Power Meter
  • 8.3.8 Greenbox Technology, Inc.
  • 8.3.9 Intel Corp.
  • 8.3.10 Johnson Controls, Inc.
  • 8.3.11 Onzo, Ltd.
  • 8.3.12 OPOWER (formerly Positive Energy)
  • 8.3.13 Outsmart Power Systems LLC
  • 8.3.14 Tendril Networks, Inc.
• 8.4 Communication Companies (3 companies)
  • 8.4.1 AT&T
  • 8.4.2 Sprint Nextel
  • 8.4.3 Verizon Communications
• 8.5 Energy Utility Companies (13 companies)
  • 8.5.1 American Electric Power (AEP)
  • 8.5.2 BC Hydro
  • 8.5.3 CenterPoint Energy (CPE)
  • 8.5.4 Consolidated Edison of New York (ConEd)
  • 8.5.5 Consumers Energy
  • 8.5.6 Duke Energy
  • 8.5.7 Midwest ISO
  • 8.5.8 New York ISO
  • 8.5.9 National Grid U.S.
  • 8.5.10 Progress Energy, Inc.
  • 8.5.11 Sempra Energy / San Diego Gas & Electric
  • 8.5.12 Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
  • 8.5.13 Vermont Electric Power Co.
• 8.6 Other Major Players (8 non-incumbents)
  • 8.6.1 Cisco Systems
  • 8.6.2 Hewlett-Packard
  • 8.6.3 Honeywell
  • 8.6.4 IBM
  • 8.6.5 Microsoft Corp.
  • 8.6.6 Oracle
  • 8.6.7 SAP
  • 8.6.8 Texas Instruments