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2005 shipments show AMR growth is again on the rise
2005 shipments show AMR growth is again on the rise
ATLANTA – June 26, 2006 – The ever-evolving automated meter reading (AMR) marketplace for electric-focused vendors grew by nearly 25% in 2005 among the industry’s top vendors, after a slight downturn in 2004, according to those shipments numbers recently provided to Chartwell. Those numbers and other analysis are published in Chartwell’s most recent report, AMR Shipments 2006, 4th Edition.
There are many reasons for this surge, but the simple answer is that after years of wait-and-see, many large utilities are now more confident about investing large sums of money into AMR projects. Clearly, like a slow-moving domino effect, the viability of AMR is proven every time a large utility company rolls out with the technology. Add to that new dialogue on the benefits of advanced metering between utility companies and state regulatory commissions, partially driven by the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
A significant piece of overall AMR growth is the escalation of fixed networks and two-way systems. For example, in 2005, two of the top three fixed network, two-way providers – Cellnet and Hunt Technologies - showed marked growth.
Other leading vendors are also analyzed in this report, including Itron, DCSI-TWACS, Hexagram and Neptune.
Chartwell’s AMR Shipments 2006, 4th Edition is available to non-Chartwell members for $495, and it is included in Chartwell’s Premier and Metering Research Series memberships. For information regarding the Metering Research Series or Chartwell’s Premier membership, contact Bill Grist at (404) 237-9099 or (800) 432-5879. A free table of contents and summary of this report can be downloaded at www.energylibrary.com.
The Research Series is a 12-month membership that includes a data summary and accompanying database based on Chartwell’s extensive annual utility survey; regular in-depth reports and case studies covering specific products/services or marketing-related issues; one-on-one consultation with Chartwell research staff on topics covered; profiles of vendors poised to help utilities in this arena and more.
Recently released reports include:
- Leveraging AMR with your Customers;
- Revenue Protection: Using AMR and Other Tools to Guard Against Theft and Unintentional Losses;
- The Chartwell Report on Meter Data Management;
- AMR Vendors & Technologies Report 2006;
- The Chartwell AMR Report 2005, 10th Edition; and
- Chartwell’s AMR for Distribution Efficiency.
You can purchase and download these reports from Chartwell’s Energy Library at www.energylibrary.com.
