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この調査レポートは、世界の水道事業向けのスマートメータの市場を調査し、市場成長促進要因と阻害要因、技術動向、主要な市場動向などについて詳細に分析しています。ケーススタディや主要関連企業の概要、2016年までの予測も記載しています。

Water scarcity is a looming issue that will affect nearly half the world’s population by 2030. In the United States, the problem is even more near term, with 36 states expected to face water shortages by 2013. At the same time, water utilities around the world are hard pressed to deliver water efficiently. Non-revenue water is the difference between water pumped, treated, and supplied to the distribution system versus water that actually reaches customers. For developed countries, non-revenue water often runs around 20% of the total. Developing countries lose as much as 50% of treated water to distribution system leaks, theft, and poor measurement techniques.

Such trends are pushing North American water utilities to adopt smart water metering, a technology that adds consumption data collection and communications to water meters so that utilities and their customers can track usage and minimize waste. Pike Research believes that other water suppliers around the world are likely to adopt this technology in the next few years. In the interim, utilities are deploying systems that can migrate to the fixed-network meter reading methods that deliver smart water consumption data.

This Pike Research report examines the worldwide market for smart water metering, including an in-depth analysis of market drivers and barriers, technology issues, and key industry dynamics. Case studies are provided for major smart water meter deployments, and key industry players are profiled, including an analysis of their relative strengths and weaknesses. The report includes detailed market segmentation and forecasts through 2016.

Key questions addressed:

• What is smart water metering, what technologies make water metering smart, and how do definitions differ around the world?
• What environmental, societal and operational drivers will motivate utilities to adopt smart water metering?
• What policy initiatives will impact adoption?
• Who are the key industry players and what do they bring to the marketplace?
• How large is the market? Where will this technology take off first? Where will it be in five years?

Who needs this report?

• Water utilities
• Metering communications hardware and software vendors
• Water meter manufacturers
• Government agencies
• Investor community
• Policymakers and municipal leaders
• Non-profit organizations and advocacy groups

1. Executive Summary

2. Market Issues

2.1 Market Fragmentation
2.1.1 Water Provider Governance
2.2 Drivers Overview
2.2.1 Industry Drivers
2.2.1.1 Water Scarcity
2.2.1.2 Conservation Impact of Metering
2.2.1.3 Non-Revenue Water
2.2.1.4 Utility Operations Savings
2.2.1.5 Energy Use and Climate Concerns
2.2.1.6 Bandwagon Effect
2.2.1.7 Cost: The Top Concern
2.2.2 Market Drivers
2.2.2.1 Significant Water Metering Legislation and Policy
2.2.2.2 U.S. Federal Funding
2.2.2.3 Privatization, a European Motivator for AMI
2.3 Impediments to AMI in Europe
2.3.1 Infrequent Meter Reading
2.3.2 Labor Issues
2.3.3 Technology Challenges

3. Technology Issues

3.1 Definition of Smart Water Metering
3.2 Components of Smart Water Metering
3.2.1 Mechanical Water Meters
3.2.2 Static or Solid-State Meters
3.2.3 Meter Registers
3.2.4 Meter Encoders
3.2.5 AMI Modules
3.2.6 The Communications Network
3.2.6.1 Characteristics of RF Communications
3.2.6.2 Network Topologies
3.2.7 Backhaul or WAN Communications
3.2.7.1 ZigBee
3.2.8 Automated Meter Reading
3.2.9 Fly-By Technology
3.2.10 Head-End Software
3.3 Online Access to Consumption Data for Customers
3.4 Ancillary Devices
3.4.1 Remote Shut-Off Valves
3.4.2 In-Home Consumption Displays
3.4.3 Acoustic Sensors
3.4.4 Composite Pit Lids
3.4.5 In-Line Connectors
3.5 Standards

4. Key Industry Players

4.1 Aclara (ESCO Technologies)
4.2 Arad/Master Meter
4.3 Badger Meter
4.4 Datamatic
4.5 Diehl Metering Group
4.6 Elster Group
4.7 Itron
4.8 Neptune Technology Group
4.9 Sensus
4.10 Ancillary Equipment Providers
4.10.1 DFW Plastics
4.10.2 Fluid Conservation Systems
4.10.3 Nicor, Inc.

5. Case Studies

5.1 The District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority
5.2 East Bay Municipal Utility District
5.3 City of Ann Arbor, Michigan
5.4 City of Fresno, California
5.5 Israel

6. Market Forecasts

6.1 The World Water Meter Market
6.2 Smart Water Metering in North America
6.3 Water Meter Automation Around the World
6.4 Revenue

7. Company Directory
8. Acronym and Abbreviation List
9. Table of Contents
10. Table of Charts and Figures
11. Scope of Study, Sources and Methodology, Notes

Table of Charts and Figures

• Smart Meter Module and Traditional Meter Shipments, North America: 2009-2016
• Smart Meter Module Shipments by Region, World Markets: 2009-2016
• Meter Penetration in Select Countries
• Water Meter Shipments by Region, World Markets: 2009-2016
• AMR/AMI Vendor Market Share, North America: 2009
• Installed Smart vs. Automated Water Meters, North America: 2009-2016
• Smart Meter Module and Traditional Meter Shipments, North America: 2009-2016
• Smart or Smart-Enabled Module Shipments by Region, World Markets: 2009-2016
• mart Meter Shipments as a Percentage of All Water Meter Shipments, World Markets: 2009-2016
• Smart Meter Penetration Rate (of All Water Meters), World Markets: 2009-2016
• Meter and Communications Devices Revenue, World Markets: 2009-2016
• Meter and Communications Devices Revenue, North America: 2009-2016
• Number of Community Water Systems, United States
• Community Water Systems by Size and Population Served, United States
• World Population Living with Water Stress
• Shower Meter
• Non-Revenue Water from Self-Reporting Utilities
• Diagram of a Nutating Disc Water Meter
• Typical North American Water Meter
• Solid-State Meter by Sensus
• Meter Register
• Diagram of a Contact Closure in an Encoder
• Mesh Network Diagram
• Star Network Diagram
• The Drone from Arad/Master Meter
• City of Ann Arbor, Michigan Customer Usage Data
• Badger Meter’s In-Home Water-Consumption Display
• Diagram of Acoustic Sensor Placement
• DC WASA, Reductions in Off-Cycle Meter Reading Costs: 2005-2009
• AMI Data Reveal a Household’s Leaks
• How AMI Data Demonstrates the Effectiveness of an ET Controller
• Ann Arbor Consumption Drop after Rate Changes
• Aclara SWOT
• Arad/Master Meter SWOT
• Badger Meter SWOT
• Datamatic SWOT
• Diehl Metering Group SWOT
• Elster Group SWOT
• Itron SWOT
• Neptune Technology Group SWOT
• Sensus SWOT

List of Tables

• Water Meter Shipments by Region, World Markets: 2009-2016
• Water Meter Installed Base by Region, World Markets: 2009-2015
• Automated Meter Installed Base and Penetration Rates by Region, World Markets: 2009-2016
• Smart or Smart-Enabled Water Meters Installed and Penetration Rates by Region, World Markets: 2009-2016
• Smart or Smart-Enabled Meter Shipments, Average Selling Price, and Revenue by Region, World Markets: 2009-2016
• Smart Meter Shipments as a Percentage of All Water Meter Shipments by Region, World Markets: 2009-2016
• Water Meter Shipments by Region, World Markets: 2009-2016
• Installed Smart Water Meters vs. Automated Water Meters, North America: 2009-2016
• Smart Meter Module and Traditional Meter Shipments, North America: 2009-2016
• Smart Meter vs. Installed Meters, North America: 2009-2016
• Smart Meters with Network Backbone Revenue, North America: 2009-2016
• AMR/AMI Vendor Market Share, North America: 2009

スマート水道メーターの導入は2016年に3100万を上回るだろう

2010年7月13日
水不足は、2030年には世界の人口の半数近くに影響を与えるようになる問題である。米国では、この問題はより深刻であり、36の州が2013年までに水不足に見舞われるだろう。同時に、世界の水道施設は効率的に配水するために苦境に立たされている。収益を得ない水は、ポンプで吸い上げて再生し供給される量と、消費者に確実に到達する量に差がある。先進国では、非収益の水は全体の20％程度である場合が多い。途上国では、漏出、盗水、測定技術の劣悪さによって、再生水の50％を失っている。

このような傾向から、世界の水道局は、水道メータとの通信によって水道使用量のデータを集め、水道局も利用者も利用量を把握して節水することのできるスマート水道メータの導入を計画している。米国の環境エネルギーなどの地球環境保護に関するクリーン技術関連市場の専門調査会社パイクリサーチ社の調査レポート「スマート水道メータ市場調査:水道事業向け高度検針インフラ市場の成長促進要因、技術、ケーススタディ、主要関連企業、市場予測 ー Smart Water Meters:Advanced Metering Infrastructure for Water Utilities: Market Drivers, Technology Issues, Deployment Case Studies, Key Industry Players, and Market Forecasts」は、世界のスマート水道メータは、2009-2016年に520万から3180万に増加するだろうと予測している。予測期間の終わりには、スマート水道メータは、新しい水道メータ全体の31％に上るだろうとパイクリサーチ社は予測している。(後略)

(原文)
Installed Base of Smart Water Meters to Surpass 31 Million by 2016

July 13, 2010
Water scarcity is a looming issue that will affect nearly half the world’s population by 2030. In the United States, the problem is even more near term, with 36 states expected to face water shortages by 2013. At the same time, water utilities around the world are hard-pressed to deliver water efficiently. Non-revenue water is the difference between water pumped, treated, and supplied to the distribution system versus water that actually reaches customers. For developed countries, non-revenue water often runs around 20% of the total. Developing countries lose as much as 50% of treated water to distribution system leaks, theft, and poor measurement techniques. 

These trends are prompting water utilities around the world to adopt smart water meters, which add consumption data collection and communications to water meters so that utilities and their customers can track usage and minimize waste. According to a new report from Pike Research, the worldwide installed base of smart and smart-enabled water meters will grow to 31.8 million by 2016, up from 5.2 million in 2009. By the end of that period, the cleantech market intelligence firm forecasts that smart water meters will account for 31% of all new water meter shipments.

“Early deployments have proven that smart water meter investments produce very strong results for water utilities,” says research analyst Jevan Fox. “Greater accuracy in measurement and billing has been demonstrated to reduce water consumption, decrease the rate of non-revenue water, lower utility operating expenses associated with meter reading, and reduce customer service calls and complaints.”

However, adds Fox, the growth of smart water meters faces several key challenges including cultural barriers to frequent water metering and billing, labor union resistance to meter automation, and technological challenges associated with deploying long-life communications networks for smart water meters. In addition, the water utility market is highly fragmented; in the United States, which is the largest market for smart water metering, there are approximately 52,000 water suppliers, and this fragmentation is common in other parts of the world as well.

Pike Research’s report, “Smart Water Meters”, examines the worldwide market for smart water metering, including an in-depth analysis of market drivers and barriers, technology issues, and key industry dynamics. Case studies are provided for major smart meter water deployments, and key industry players are profiled, including an analysis of their relative strengths and weaknesses. The report includes detailed market segmentation and forecasts through 2016.