Smart Grid Technologies with Greatest Commercial Potential Through 2016

PRLog (Press Release)– May 18, 2011– Global Information Inc. (GII) would like to present a new market research report, "Enabling Technologies for the Smart Grid" published by BCC Research.

The U.S. electrical grid is nearly more than a century old and is beginning to show signs of aging distress (i.e. nation's historically worst power outage: 2003 Northeast blackout). What are utility companies and the nation's Governments proposing to do? Increasing investment towards U.S. smart grid technologies will support the development of an efficient modern grid that integrates decentralized energy generation and storage, such as combining renewable energy and fu chevrolet el cell technology. The 21st century grid will generate higher-quality power, is self-healing, more resistant to attacks and enables consumer-managed energy use and cost reduction. BCC Research's new 175-page report contains key insight on the smart grid technology market for providers to stay informed and reassess the business opportunities expected to arise over the next five years through 2015 as products utilizing these technologies increase their market penetration.

According to BCC Research, "the value of the global market for enablin rc helicopter and car market place g technologies for the auto part smart grid was nearly $23.7 billion in 2011, but is expected to increase to $33.1 billion in 2015 for a 5-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.9%."

Breaking down the smart grid technologies market by segment: 1. Distributed energy generation and storage represents the largest segment and is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 9.2 percent to reach $29.2 billion in 2016. This segment was valued at approximately $18.1 billion in 2011. 2. Communications is the second-largest segment in the smart grid technologies market with an estimated value of $2.8 billion in 2011. Outlook for communications is dismal. The segment is projected to decrease by CAGR of -23.6%. 3. Transmission lines ranks as the smallest segment, but will post the highest rate of growth with a CAGR of 87.2% reaching $389 million in 20 dodge 16. The approximate value of the transmission lines segment was $16.9 million in 2011. 4. The sensing, measurement and control segment will rise from $2.7 billion in 2011 to $3.1 billion in 2016, posting a CAGR of 3%.

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