The WTRS Smart Metering and HAN Applications Report 2009

Table of Contents

1. Executive Summary

2. Energy Management & Demand Response

• a. Background
• b. AMI versus AMR
• c. Analysis of the Home Area Network

3. Market Drivers

• a. General Market Drivers
• b. Regulatory Status - Mandates Driving Adoption
• c. Benefits of Smart Metering to the Utility
• d. Does the Consumer Really Benefit?
• e. Effect of Economic Stimulus Package on Smart Metering

4. Risks

• a. Customer Value

5. Technologies in Smart Meters and the Home Area Network

• a. Overview of Technologies Competing for a Play in Smart Metering
• b. ZigBee in Smart Metering
• c. 900 MHz Implementations
• d. IEEE 802.15.4 Efforts
• e. WiFi Options

6. Alliances

• a. OpenHAN Task Force
• b. IPSO Alliance
• c. ZigBee Alliance
• d. European Smart Metering Alliance
• e. Smart Energy Alliance
• f. SmartGridCity Consortium

7. Company Analysis

8. Glossary

9. Market Forecasts

LIST OF TABLES & FIGURES

• 1. From the Smart Grid to the Home Area Network
• 2. Market Drivers by Entity
• 3. Drivers of Automation Technologies
• 4. Estimate of Value of Energy Savings Solution
• 5. Analysis of 900 MHz versus 2.4 GHz RF Technology
• 6. IEEE 802.15.4 Chipset Sales in Utilities Sector Forecast (2005-2014)
• 7. IEEE 802.15.4 Chipset Shipments in Utilities Sector Forecast (2005-2014)
• 8. ZigBee Chipset Sales in Utilities Sector Forecast (2007-2014)
• 9. ZigBee Chipset Shipments in Utilities Sector Forecast (2007-2014)
• 10. IEEE 802.15.4 Chipset Sales in HAN Sector Forecast (2005-2014)
• 11. IEEE 802.15.4 Chipset Shipments in HAN Sector Forecast (2005-2014)
• 12. ZigBee Chipset Sales in HAN Sector Forecast (2005-2014)
• 13. ZigBee Chipset Shipments in HAN Sector Forecast (2005-2014)
• 14. IEEE 802.15.4 Chipset Sales Overall Forecast (2005-2014)
• 15. IEEE 802.15.4 Chipset Shipments Overall Forecast (2005-2014)
• 16. IEEE 802.15.4 Chipset Average Selling Price Overall Forecast (2005-2014)
• 17. ZigBee Chipset Sales Overall Forecast (2005-2014)
• 18. ZigBee Chipset Shipments Overall Forecast (2005-2014)
• 19. ZigBee Chipset Average Selling Price Overall Forecast (2005-2014)

COMPANIES INCLUDED

• Arcadian Networks
• Arch Rock
• Atmel
• CenterPoint Energy
• Control4
• Coronis Systems, an Elster Group Company
• CURRENT Group
• Digi International
• Echelon
• Eka Systems
• Elster Group
• Ember Corporation
• eMeter
• Energate
• ESCO Technologies (Aclara division)
• Freescale Semiconductor
• GE Energy
• Grid Net
• GridPoint
• Holley Metering, Ltd
• Itron, Inc
• Landis+Gyr
• Maestro Wireless Solutions (Fargo Telecom Group)
• PG&E
• PowerHouse Dynamics
• REGEN Energy
• RWE AG
• Sequentric Energy Systems
• Silver Spring Networks
• SmartSynch
• Southern California Edison
• Tantalus Systems
• Telenor Cinclus
• Tendril Networks
• Texas Instruments
• Trilliant Networks
• Tritech Technology AB