Even in mid-2013, American utilities continued to rely on more than 80+ million “dumb” electricity metering devices for data acquisition on electricity consumption. Most of the installed analog metering devices were manufactured in the United States. Smart metering technology is also largely developed and manufactured in the U.S.; at the very least, it is tested in the U.S., and its final assembly is completed here. There are several more suppliers of automated meters than there were of electromechanical meters. Here is Newton-Evans outlook for smart meter deployments in each of three key usage segments.
For more information about U.S. electric utility equipment manufacturing capabilities see our recent report, “American Manufacturing and Systems Integration Capabilities for Power Grid Modernization” on our reports page.
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