Smart
grid technology includes a large number of individual components such
as intelligent appliances, smart power meters, smart substations, super
conducting cables, integrated communication systems, and phasor
management units. These components optimize and monitor peak loads,
customer preferences on electricity consumption, two-way communication
between electricity provider and end user for automatic billing process
or any maintenance problems, safe and reliable delivery of energy,
identifying faults for the entire transmission line, and power outage
history. Installation of smart grids in power sector is a
capital-intensive process, but over the time period, it is financially
and environmentally viable. The smart grid technology market is
segmented on the basis of component and region.
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Prominent trends identified in the global Smart Grid Technology Market
are growing investments in research and development (R&D) of smart
technology software such as wide area monitoring and controlling,
renewable energy integration, and advanced metering infrastructure.
Also, several governments are looking for efficient methodologies to
manage distribution of energy sources and reduce carbon emissions
released by conventional energy resources. Additionally, growing
requirement by power utility companies to upgrade and modernize their
transmission and distribution (T&D) networks, owing to the emergence
of new utility-scale and generated renewable capacity.
On the basis of category
The Smart Grid Technology Market
is categorized on the basis of component into software, hardware, and
services. The software components category is sub-classified into
advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), distribution management system,
network management system, grid asset management, substation automation,
grid security, and billing and customer information system. Among
these, distribution management system holds a significant market share,
owing to its capability to provide consistent, safe, and proficient
power by offering advanced analytics through integration of outage
management system (OMS), energy management system (EMS), supervisory
control and data acquisition (SCADA), and advanced fault and network
analysis. Based on the services component, deployment and integration
holds a significant share in the market, due to growing demand for smart
grids.
Based on geography
On
the basis of region, the smart grid technology market is classified
into Asia-Pacific (APAC), North America, Latin America (LATAM), Europe,
and Middle East and Africa (MEA). During the historical period, North
America held the largest share and is expected to hold significant share
in the market throughout the forecast period, owing to early adoption
of smart grid projects. Developed countries like the U.S. and Canada are
investing heavily in this market. Also, the MEA region has a potential
scope for smart grids in the coming years, due to high availability of
both conventional and renewable energy resources, and several countries
in the region are implementing community-based micro smart grids in
their rural communities.
Key factors
driving the growth of the smart grid technology market are efficient way
of managing distributed energy resources and increasing concerns on
reduction of carbon footprint during electricity generation. These key
factors are leading to substantial growth in investments in transmission
optimization and distribution automation for grid modernizing.
Normally,
grid connectivity is a one-way communication between transmission
company and end user, but by introducing smart grid connectivity, it can
be transformed into a two-way communication. It helps the transmission
company to take back extra electricity from end users who are producing
at their residential and commercial installations. According to
International Energy Agency (IEA), the U.S. alone is expected to spend
$2.1 trillion by 2035 in the smart grid technology market to develop
grid technologies and infrastructure to prepare for high penetrations of
renewable sources.
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