ATLANTA, Jan. 9, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Some experts predict advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) deployments are going to vastly increase over the next couple of years. However, current data shows AMI deployments and AMR vendors saw moderate gains in 2005 in sync with natural progression, according to one of Chartwell's latest Metering Research Series reports, AMR Vendors and Technologies 2006.
Depending on what various state utility regulators decide to do in the coming 18 months -- in lieu of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 -- their decisions could have a big impact on the automated meter-reading industry. However, the end of 2005 saw several large AMI deployments and others in the works, including the first ever large broadband over powerline (BPL) deployment that cited meter reading as a use, without any help from regulators.
2005 was also a good year for two-way powerline communications systems (PLC) vendors such as Distribution Control Systems Inc., according to Chartwell's latest research. The market also saw fixed radio vendor Cellnet make big gains in 2005 after a number of lackluster years.
AMR Vendors and Technologies 2006 contains industry analysis and vendor profiles highlighting some of the industry's market leaders, as well as companies Chartwell believes will have an impact on the market. The report 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 Customer Care 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.
Recently released reports include:
-- The Chartwell Report on Meter Data Management; -- The Chartwell AMR Report 2005, 10th Edition; -- AMR for Distribution Efficiency.
You can purchase and download these reports from Chartwell's Energy Library at www.energylibrary.com.
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