Ellicott City, Maryland – July 24, 2013: The Newton-Evans Research Company today announced the publication of its fifth study in the multi-year tracking research program looking into electric power utility capital expenditures or CAPEX budgets related to smart grid investments and infrastructure spending plans.
Findings from the second and early third quarter 2013 Newton-Evans global tracking study of electric power transmission and distribution investment remain positive, comparable with the four earlier tracking studies conducted in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. Each of six “smart grid” component areas, plus transmission and distribution infrastructure development, has been reported by utilities located in 30 countries to more likely be either “increased” or “unchanged” rather than “decreased” from the last study. The highest percentages of officials reporting CAPEX increases were in the areas of transmission infrastructure and protection and control, followed by distribution infrastructure and control systems.
O&M budgets reflect a somewhat upbeat story as well. Several categories of O&M spending were more likely to see an increase from the OPEX budgets of two years ago. Distribution infrastructure and Distribution Automation both have gained some budget increases. Overall, international utility officials were more likely to indicate increases in both CAPEX and OPEX spending allocations for the majority of grid modernization topics.
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