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Reportlinker Adds Enabling Technologies for the Smart Grid Report

Posted on: Thursday, 3 September 2009, 11:32 CDT

NEW YORK, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue.

Enabling Technologies for the Smart Grid

http://www.reportlinker.com/p0118580/Enabling-Technologies-for-the-Smart-Grid.html

This report:

Assesses the US market for smart grid technologies including hardware, software and services

Contains market forecasts for smart grid technologies through 2014

Highlights major classes of smart grid enabling technologies including communications technologies, sensing and measurement technologies, advanced component technologies and control technologies

Considers benefits to producers including lower capital costs, reduced operating costs and higher revenues, and benefits to users including improves quality and reliability, lower costs and greater consumer choice

Discusses economic and societal benefits such as reduced energy consumption, enhanced national security, conservation of natural resources, less air pollution and lower carbon emissions

Looks at the legal and regulatory environments including legislation at the federal and state levels.

Chapter-1: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

SUMMARY TABLE U.S. MARKET FOR SMART GRID TECHNOLOGIES, THROUGH 2014 ($ BILLIONS) 7

SUMMARY FIGURE U.S. MARKET FOR SMART GRID TECHNOLOGIES, 2007-2014 ($ BILLIONS) 8

DEFINITIONS 9

BENEFITS OF SMART GRIDS 9

DIRECT BENEFITS 9

Benefits to Utilities 9

Lower Capital Costs 9

Reduced Operating Costs 10

Benefits to Users 11

Improved Quality and Reliability 11

Lower Costs 11

FIGURE 1 AVERAGE RETAIL PRICE OF ELECTRICITY, 2000-2008 (CENTS/KWH) 12

Greater Consumer Choice 12

INDIRECT BENEFITS 13

Reduced Consumption of Fossil Fuels 13

FIGURE 2 U.S. ELECTRICITY GENERATION BY FUEL TYPE, 2006 (%) 13

FIGURE 2 (CONTINUED) 14

TABLE 1 U.S. CONSUMPTION OF FOSSIL FUELS FOR ELECTRICITY GENERATION, THROUGH 2007 14

Improved Balance of Payments Position 15

FIGURE 3 U.S. FOSSIL FUEL IMPORTS, 2007 (PERCENT OF TOTAL FOSSIL FUEL IMPORTS) 15

Enhanced National Security 16

Job Creation 16

Economic Development 17

Environmental Benefits 17

THE PATH TO A SMART GRID 18

GRID 2030 18

National Electricity "Backbone 19

Regional Interconnections 19

Local Distribution, Mini- and Micro-Grids 20

NATIONAL ELECTRIC DELIVERY TECHNOLOGIES ROADMAP 20

FIGURE 4 NATIONAL ELECTRICITY DELIVERY TECHNOLOGIES OVERALL ROADMAP 21

National Electric . . .(Continued) 22

FIGURE 5 NATIONAL ELECTRICITY DELIVERY ROADMAP FOR DEVELOPING CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES 23

EARLY ADOPTERS 23

Southern California Edison Company 23

Southern California . . . (Continued) 24

Pacific Northwest GridWise Demonstration 25

TXU Energy Broadband over Powerline Smart Grid 26

Xcel Energy Smart Grid City 26

ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE SMART GRID 27

TABLE 2 MAJOR CLASSES OF SMART GRID ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES 27

COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES 27

SENSING AND MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGIES 28

ADVANCED COMPONENTS 28

CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES 28

INTERFACE AND DECISION SUPPORT TECHNOLOGIES 29

MARKET SUMMARY 29

TABLE 3 U.S. MARKET FOR SMART GRID TECHNOLOGIES BY TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY, THROUGH 2014 ($ BILLIONS) 29

FIGURE 6 U.S. MARKET FOR SMART GRID TECHNOLOGIES, 2007-2014 ($ BILLIONS) 30

FIGURE 7 U.S. SMART GRID TECHNOLOGIES MARKET SHARES, 2007-2014 ($ MILLIONS) 30

FIGURE 7 (CONTINUED) 31

Chapter-2: MARKET ENVIRONMENT FOR SMART GRID ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES

LEGAL AND REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT 32

BARRIERS TO SMART GRID DEPLOYMENT 32

Federal-State Coordination 32

Cost Recovery 32

Cost Recovery (Continued) 33

Other Incentives to Increase Grid Efficiency 34

Least Cost Planning 35

Environmental, Public Health and Safety Impacts 35

Lack of Standards 36

LEGISLATION AND REGULATION 36

Federal Initiatives 36

Energy Policy Act of 2005 36

Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 37

Section 1302. Smart Grid System Report 38

Section 1303. Smart Grid Advisory Committee and Smart Grid Task Force 38

Section 1304. Smart Grid Technology Research, Development, and Demonstration 38

Section 1305. Smart Grid Interoperability Framework 39

Section 1306. Federal Matching Funds for Smart Grid Investment Costs 39

Section 1307. State Consideration of Smart Grid 39

Section 1308. Study of the Effect of Private Wire Laws on the Development of Combined Heat and Power Facilities 39

Section 1309. DOE Study of Security Attributes of Smart Grid Systems 40

Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 40

Federal Regulation 40

Rulings Expanding Use of Demand Response 40

Assessment of Demand Response and Advanced Metering 2007 41

State Legislation and Regulation 41

Arizona 41

Regulation on Time-Based Rates 41

California 42

California Senate Bill 1438 42

California Senate Bill 1491 43

Colorado 44

House Bill 07-1037 44

Illinois 44

Senate Bill 1592 44

Maryland 44

EmPower Maryland Energy Efficiency Act 44

Massachusetts 45

Green Communities Act 45

Michigan 46

Smart Grid Collaborative 46

Advanced Metering Infrastructure Standards 46

Oregon 47

Approval of Smart Meters 47

Pennsylvania 47

Act 129 47

Texas 48

Rules for Smart Metering 48

Public Utility Commission Report on Advanced Metering 48

Vermont 48

Energy Efficiency and Affordability Act of 2008 48

FINANCIAL AND ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT 49

FINANCING THE SMART GRID 49

Government Funded Programs 49

Government-Funded R&D 49

Federal R&D 49

State-Financed R&D 50

Smart Grid Pilot and Demonstration Projects 50

Matching Grants for Smart Grid Investments 50

Capital Investments 51

American Reinvestment and Recovery Plan of 2009 51

UTILITIES 51

Availability of Capital Funding 51

Incentives to Invest in Smart Grid Technologies 52

FIGURE 8 ANNUAL GROWTH IN U.S. ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION, 1997-2009 (%) 53

FIGURE 9 COST OF NATURAL GAS AND FUEL OILS USED IN U.S. ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANTS, 2007-2009 ($ PER MILLION BTUS) 54

R&D 55

Chapter-3: INTEGRATED COMMUNICATIONS FOR SMART GRIDS: TECHNOLOGIES AND MARKETS

SUMMARY 56

TABLE 4 U.S. MARKET FOR INTEGRATED SMART GRID COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 56

FIGURE 10 TRENDS IN U.S. MARKET FOR INTEGRATED SMART GRID COMMUNICATIONS, 2007-2014 ($ MILLIONS) 57

HOME AREA NETWORKS 57

TECHNOLOGIES 58

TABLE 5 ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES FOR SMART GRID HOME AREA NETWORKS 58

ZigBee 58

Wi-Fi 59

Z-Wave 59

In-Home Powerline Communications 60

COMMERCIAL STATUS AND OBSTACLES TO DEPLOYMENT 60

TABLE 6 COMPANIES THAT MARKET OR ARE DEVELOPING COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES FOR SMART GRID HANS 61

MARKETS 61

TABLE 7 MARKET FOR SMART GRID HAN COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 62

NEIGHBORHOOD AREA NETWORKS 63

TECHNOLOGIES 63

TABLE 8 ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES FOR SMART GRID HOME AREA NETWORKS 63

TABLE 8 (CONTINUED) 64

Broadband over Power Line 64

Meshed Wi-Fi 64

ZigBee 65

WiMAX 65

Licensed Spectrum 65

COMMERCIAL STATUS AND OBSTACLES TO DEPLOYMENT 66

PROVIDERS 67

TABLE 9 COMPANIES THAT MARKET OR ARE DEVELOPING COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES FOR SMART GRID NANS 67

MARKET 67

TABLE 10 MARKET FOR SMART GRID NAN COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES, THROUGH 2014 (MILLION CONNECTIONS/$ MILLIONS) 68

BACKBONE COMMUNICATIONS 69

TECHNOLOGIES 69

MARKETS 69

TABLE 11 MARKET FOR SMART GRID BACKBONE COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 70

Chapter-4: SENSING AND MEASUREMENT FOR SMART GRIDS: TECHNOLOGIES AND MARKETS, 2008-2014

SUMMARY 71

TABLE 12 U.S. MARKET FOR SMART GRID SENSING AND MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGIES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 71

FIGURE 11 TRENDS IN THE U.S. MARKET FOR SMART GRID SENSING AND MEASUREMENT, 2007-2014 ($ MILLIONS) 72

SMART METERING 72

TECHNOLOGIES 73

COMMERCIAL STATUS AND BARRIERS TO DEPLOYMENT 74

PRODUCERS 75

TABLE 13 SMART METER PRODUCERS 75

MARKET 75

TABLE 14 MARKET FOR SMART METERS AND RELATED TECHNOLOGIES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 76

WIDE AREA MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS 77

TECHNOLOGY 77

COMMERCIAL STATUS AND BARRIERS TO DEPLOYMENT 77

PROVIDERS 78

TABLE 15 PROVIDERS OF TECHNOLOGIES FOR SMART GRID WAMS 78

MARKETS 78

TABLE 16 MARKET FOR PMUS AND RELATED WAMS TECHNOLOGIES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 79

DYNAMIC LINE RATING SENSORS 80

TECHNOLOGY 80

Online Methods 80

Offline Methods 81

COMMERCIAL STATUS AND BARRIERS TO DEPLOYMENT 81

PROVIDERS 81

TABLE 17 PROVIDERS OF TECHNOLOGIES FOR SMART GRID WAMS 81

MARKET 81

TABLE 18 MARKET FOR DYNAMIC LINE RATING SENSORS AND RELATED TECHNOLOGIES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 82

INSULATOR LEAKAGE SENSORS 82

TECHNOLOGIES 82

COMMERCIAL STATUS AND BARRIERS TO DEPLOYMENT 83

PROVIDERS 83

MARKET 83

TABLE 19 U.S. MARKET FOR REMOTE INSULATOR LEAKAGE CURRENT SENSORS FOR SMART GRID APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 84

OTHER MONITORING SYSTEMS 84

TECHNOLOGIES 84

COMMERCIAL STATUS AND OBSTACLES TO DEPLOYMENT 85

PROVIDERS 85

TABLE 20 PROVIDERS OF OTHER TYPES OF SMART GRID SENSING AND MEASURING TECHNOLOGIES 85

MARKETS 86

TABLE 21 U.S. MARKET FOR OTHER MONITORING AND SENSING TECHNOLOGIES FOR SMART GRID APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 86

Chapter-5: ADVANCED COMPONENTS FOR SMART GRIDS: TECHNOLOGIES AND MARKETS, 2008-2014

SUMMARY 87

TABLE 22 U.S. MARKET FOR ADVANCED SMART GRID COMPONENTS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 87

FIGURE 12 TRENDS IN U.S. MARKET FOR ADVANCED SMART GRID COMPONENTS, 2007-2014 ($ MILLIONS) 88

POWER ELECTRONICS 88

TECHNOLOGIES 89

TABLE 23 TYPES OF POWER ELECTRONIC DEVICES 89

TABLE 23 (CONTINUED) 90

COMMERCIAL STATUS AND OBSTACLES TO DEPLOYMENT 90

PROVIDERS 90

TABLE 24 PROVIDERS OF POWER ELECTRONICS DEVICES FOR SMART GRID APPLICATIONS 90

MARKETS 91

TABLE 25 U.S. POWER ELECTRONICS MARKET FOR SMART GRID APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 91

FAULT CURRENT LIMITERS 91

TECHNOLOGY 92

Resistive FCLs 93

Inductive FCLs 93

COMMERCIAL STATUS AND OBSTACLES TO DEPLOYMENT 93

PROVIDERS 94

TABLE 26 SUPPLIERS OF FAULT CURRENT LIMITERS 94

MARKET 94

TABLE 27 U.S. ELECTRIC UTILITY MARKET FOR FAULT CURRENT LIMITERS, THROUGH 2014 (MILLION $) 95

HIGH-CAPACITY TRANSMISSION CABLE 95

TECHNOLOGIES 95

Superconducting Cable 95

Superconducting Cable (Continued) 96

High Capacity Overhead Conductor Cable 97

Aluminum Conductor Composite Core Cable 97

Aluminum Conductor Composite Reinforced Cable 97

Annealed Aluminum, Steel-Supported Trapezoidal Cross Section Conductor Wire 98

COMMERCIAL STATUS AND BARRIERS TO DEPLOYMENT 98

PROVIDERS 99

TABLE 28 PROVIDERS OF HIGH-CAPACITY TRANSMISSION CABLE FOR THE SMART GRID 99

MARKET 100

TABLE 29 MARKET FOR ADVANCED ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION CABLE, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLION) 100

Superconducting Cable 100

TABLE 30 MARKET FOR SUPERCONDUCTING ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION CABLE, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLION) 100

High Capacity Overhead Conductor Cable 101

TABLE 31 MARKET FOR HIGH-CAPACITY OVERHEAD CONDUCTOR CABLE, 2007 THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLION) 101

Aluminum Conductor Composite Core Cable 102

Aluminum Conductor Composite Reinforced Cable 102

Annealed Aluminum, Steel-Supported Trapezoidal Cross Section Conductor Wire 103

DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES 103

TABLE 32 MARKET FOR DISTRIBUTED GENERATION AND POWER STORAGE SYSTEMS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLION) 103

DISTRIBUTED GENERATION DEVICES 103

Technologies 104

Photovoltaics 104

TABLE 33 MAJOR PHOTOVOLTAIC TECHNOLOGIES 104

TABLE 33 (CONTINUED) 105

Wind Turbine 105

Microturbines 106

Fuel Cells 106

TABLE 34 MAJOR FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGIES 107

Providers 107

TABLE 35 PROVIDERS OF DISTRIBUTED GENERATION EQUIPMENT 107

TABLE 35 (CONTINUED) 108

Markets 108

TABLE 36 MARKET FOR DISTRIBUTED GENERATION SYSTEMS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLION) 109

Photovoltaics 109

TABLE 37 PROJECTED U.S. CONSUMPTION OF PHOTOVOLTAICS, THROUGH 2014 (MW) 109

TABLE 38 PROJECTED U.S. MARKET FOR GRID-CONNECTED PHOTOVOLTAICS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 110

Wind Turbines 110

TABLE 39 PROJECTED U.S. MARKET FOR WIND TURBINES, THROUGH 2014 (GW/$ MILLIONS) 111

TABLE 40 PROJECTED U.S. MARKET FOR GRID-CONNECTED WIND TURBINES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 112

Fuel Cells 112

TABLE 41 U.S. FUEL CELL MARKET BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 112

Microturbines 113

TABLE 42 PROJECTED U.S. MARKET FOR GRID-CONNECTED MICROTURBINES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 113

DISTRIBUTED STORAGE SYSTEMS 114

Technologies 114

Sodium-Sulfur Batteries 114

Vanadium Redox Batteries 115

Supercapacitors 116

Superconducting Power Storage 117

Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage 117

Superconducting Flywheel Energy Storage 117

Compressed Air Storage 118

Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles 118

Plug-In . . .(Continued) 119

Providers 120

TABLE 43 PROVIDERS OF DISTRIBUTED STORAGE EQUIPMENT 120

TABLE 43 (CONTINUED) 121

Markets 121

TABLE 44 MARKET FOR DISTRIBUTED STORAGE SYSTEMS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLION) 121

NaS Batteries 122

TABLE 45 U.S. MARKET FOR NAS BATTERY POWER STORAGE SYSTEMS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLION) 122

Vanadium Redox Batteries 122

TABLE 46 U.S. MARKET FOR VANADIUM REDOX BATTERY DISTRIBUTED POWER STORAGE SYSTEMS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLION) 123

Superconducting Magnetic and Flywheel Storage 123

TABLE 47 U.S. MARKET FOR SUPERCONDUCTING POWER STORAGE SYSTEMS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLION) 123

Supercapacitors 124

TABLE 48 U.S. MARKET FOR SUPERCAPACITOR STORAGE SYSTEMS, THROUGH 2014 ($MILLION) 124

Compressed Air Storage 124

TABLE 49 U.S. MARKET FOR COMPRESSED AIR STORAGE SYSTEMS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLION) 125

Plug-In Hybrid Storage 125

TABLE 50 U.S. MARKET FOR GRID CONNECTED PHEVS, THROUGH 2014 (NUMBER OF VEHICLES/$ MILLIONS) 125

Plug-In Hybrid Storage (Continued) 126

Chapter-6: ADVANCED CONTROLS FOR SMART GRIDS: TECHNOLOGIES AND MARKETS, 2007-2014

SUMMARY 127

TABLE 51 U.S. MARKET FOR ADVANCED SMART GRID CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLIONS) 127

FIGURE 13 TRENDS IN THE U.S. MARKET FOR ADVANCED SMART GRID COMPONENTS, 2007-2014 ($ MILLIONS) 128

DISTRIBUTED INTELLIGENT AGENTS 128

TECHNOLOGIES 128

Digital Protective Relays 129

Intelligent Tap Changers 129

Dynamic Circuit Rating Tools 129

Distributed Energy Management Systems 130

Grid-Friendly Appliance Controllers 130

Dynamic Distributed Power Flow Controllers 131

PRODUCERS AND DEVELOPERS 131

TABLE 52 PROVIDERS OF DISTRIBUTED INTELLIGENT AGENTS 132

MARKET 132

TABLE 53 MARKET FOR DISTRIBUTED INTELLIGENT AGENTS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLION) 132

Digital Protective Relays 133

TABLE 54 MARKET FOR DIGITAL PROTECTIVE RELAYS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLION) 133

Intelligent Tap Changers 133

TABLE 55 MARKET FOR INTELLIGENT TAP CHANGERS, THROUGH 2014 ($MILLION) 133

Energy Management Systems 134

TABLE 56 MARKET FOR DISTRIBUTED ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, THROUGH 2014 ($MILLION) 134

Grid Friendly Appliance Controllers 135

TABLE 57 MARKET FOR GRID-FRIENDLY APPLIANCE CONTROLLERS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLION) 135

Distributed Power Flow Controllers 135

TABLE 58 MARKET FOR DISTRIBUTED POWER FLOW CONTROLLERS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLION) 136

HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING 136

TECHNOLOGIES 136

Technologies (Continued) 137

MARKETS 138

TABLE 59 MARKET FOR SMART GRID-RELATED DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING TECHNOLOGIES, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLION) 138

CENTRALIZED CONTROL APPLICATIONS 138

TECHNOLOGIES 138

TABLE 60 CENTRALIZED APPLICATIONS FOR THE SMART GRID 139

TABLE 60 (CONTINUED) 140

PROVIDERS 140

TABLE 61 PROVIDERS OF CENTRALIZED SMART GRID CONTROL APPLICATIONS 141

MARKETS 141

TABLE 62 MARKET FOR CENTRALIZED SMART GRID CONTROL APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLION) 141

INTERFACES AND DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS 142

TECHNOLOGIES 142

TABLE 63 INTERFACE AND DECISION SUPPORT TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE SMART GRID 142

PRODUCERS AND DEVELOPERS 143

TABLE 64 PROVIDERS OF INTERFACE AND DECISION SUPPORT TECHNOLOGIES FOR SMART GRID APPLICATIONS 143

MARKET 143

TABLE 65 MARKET FOR INTERFACE AND DECISION SUPPORT TECHNOLOGIES FOR SMART GRID APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2014 ($ MILLION) 144

Chapter-7: APPENDIX

APPENDIX A: COMPANY PROFILES 145

INTEGRATED COMMUNICATIONS 145

ALVARION, INC. 145

AMBIENT CORP. 145

AMPERION, INC. 145

ARCADIAN NETWORKS, INC. 146

ARKADOS, INC. 146

BPL GLOBAL, LTD. 146

CURRENT GROUP, LLC 147

EMBER CORP. 147

GAINSPAN CORP. 148

GRIDNET, INC. 148

INTERNATIONAL BROADBAND ELECTRIC COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 149

MAIN.NET POWER LINE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 149

MMB RESEARCH, INC. 150

RUGGEDCOM INC. 150

SMARTSYNCH 151

TELKONET, INC. 151

ZENSYS INC. 151

SMART GRID SENSING AND MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGIES 152

SMART METERS 152

Echelon Corp. 152

Elster LLC 152

eMeter Corp. 153

EnergyICT Inc. 153

Itron, Inc. 153

Landis+Gyr AG 154

Sensus Metering Systems 154

Trilliant Networks 154

WIRE AREA MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS 155

Doubletree Systems, Inc. 155

Macrodyne, Inc. 155

PowerWorld Corp. 155

DYNAMIC LINE RATING 156

Electrotech, Inc. 156

Shaw Energy Delivery Services, Inc. 156

The Valley Group, Inc. 156

USi Power 157

INSULATOR CURRENT LEAKAGE SENSORS 157

PSP Technologies, Inc. 157

Telepathx 157

OTHER SENSORS 158

FISO 158

Intelligent Controls, Inc. 158

ADVANCED COMPONENTS 159

POWER ELECTRONICS 159

Satcon Technology Corporation 159

Xantrex Technology Inc. 159

FAULT CURRENT LIMITERS 159

Nexans 159

Superpower Inc. 160

Zenergy Power plc 160

TRANSMISSION CABLE 160

American Superconductor Corp. 160

Composite Technology Corp. 161

Comverge, Inc. 161

EnerNOC, Inc. 162

Hyper Tech Research, Inc. 163

Metal Oxide Technologies Inc. 163

3M Company 164

Southwire Co. 164

DISTRIBUTED GENERATION 164

MICROTURBINES 164

Capstone Turbine Corp. 164

PHOTOVOLTAICS 165

BP Solar International LLC 165

First Solar LLC 165

HelioVolt Corp. 165

Konarka Technologies, Inc. 166

FUEL CELLS 167

Fuel Cell Energy, Inc. 167

Materials and Systems Research, Inc. 167

DISTRIBUTED STORAGE 167

Accel Instruments Gmbh 167

Maxwell Technologies, Inc. 168

NGK Insulators, Ltd. 168

V2Green 169

VRB Power Systems Inc. 169

SMART GRID CONTROLS 170

DISTRIBUTED INTELLIGENT AGENTS 170

GridPoint, Inc. 170

CENTRALIZED CONTROL APPLICATIONS 171

Intergraph Corp. 171

Milsoft Utility Solutions 171

INTERFACE AND DECISION SUPPORT 172

Space-Time-Insight 172

APPENDIX B: PATENT ANALYSIS 173

TABLE 66 NUMBER OF U.S. SMART GRID-RELATED PATENTS BY TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY 173

FIGURE 14 U.S. SMART GRID-RELATED PATENTS BY TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY, AS OF FEBRUARY 13, 2009 (%) 174

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