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Smart Grid Landscape in the US
Smart Grid Landscape in the US
Favorable Government Policies to Attract Investments
Hyderabad,
AP,
India
(prbd.net)
24/02/2011
The US federal as well as state governments are providing various policy incentives for the development of smart grid. The US Energy Independence & Security Act 2007 is a policy driver in this regard. The other federal policy in favor of the smart grid is the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Existing companies and startups are expected to continually leverage on the growth of various smart grid related technologies which would further strengthen the value chain of smart grid ecosystem and will also play a key role in creating new jobs.
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Private equity (PE), venture capital (VC) and public offerings emerged as the major sources for fund raising. The announced deals show an increasing trend, growing annually from 2008. The ever increasing fund raising activities indicate the confidence of investors in companies related to smart grid deployment. PE and VC funds are sought by startups to expand their niche business solutions. GlobalData anticipates that the funding trend is expected to continue for the coming years as the role of niche startups is expected to widen by leveraging on the growth opportunities around smart grid.
There has been a significant rise in the number of announced M&A deals, which increased significantly in 2010 in comparison with 2009. Vendors of every size are keen to leverage on the thriving business opportunities in the smart grid. Large scale acquisitions were triggered by leading vendors who have significant presence in the smart grid industry. Acquisitions are mostly focused on niche vendors with expertise in certain technological areas. Some notable examples include EnerNOC’s acquisition of SmallFoot, a niche player in wireless demand control solutions.
Lack of proper business cases is one of the key problems the industry is facing. The issue is more persistent for large projects, in order to understand the capital required and return on investment to execute these projects. Successful business cases in key smart grid areas such as advanced metering, home area networks, and distribution automation are fundamental to convince the utilities and state government to go for smart grid implementation.
GlobalData’s new report “Smart Grid Landscape in the US – Market Size, Key Competitors, Regulations and Investment Analysis to 2015” provides a detailed overview of the US smart grid market, covering recent developments and other factors which have direct and indirect impacts on the smart grid market. The report covers the leading technologies and US states which won major funding from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) for smart grid, and the kind of projects which received major grants. The report provides a detailed market analysis of key smart grid technologies such as smart meters, meter data management, home area networks, vehicle to grid and synchrophasors in the US market. The report includes various aspects which determine the growth of the smart grid technology and also the issues which currently block the growth of this technology, such as development of standards, interoperability issues, job creation and so on.
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