Worldwide Smart Meter Market Continues to Grow with First Quarter 2011 Shipments Up 22.7 %

摘要

The global smart meter industry continues to gain steam as meter manufacturers shipped nearly 5 m. meters in the first quarter of 2011 (1Q11), an increase of 22.7 ％ over the same quarter in 2010. This marks the second highest quarter of shipments to date, falling just shy of the record figure of 5.1 m. meters shipped in the second quarter of 2010. IDC Energy Insights Worldwide Quarterly Smart Meter Tracker forecasts that the global smart meter market will exceed 71 m. by 2015, reflecting a 5-year compound annual growth rate (CA GR) of 25.3 ％.