Global Water Meter Report 2019: Smart Share in Total Revenue has Increased from 22% in 2012 to 41% in 2018, and the Share of C&I and Bulk Meters has Decreased from 35% to 30%

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Smart water meters, both AMI and AMR, after a slow start, are taking off in the water sector. The smart share in total revenue has increased from 22% in 2012 to 41% in 2018, and the share of C & I and bulk meters has decreased from 35% to 30%. This does not mean that the C & I sent is in decline, it has grown by 20% during the same period. These trends are plotted with market commentary.

The market is analysed by meter type with the base year 2018 and forecast to 2022 by country by these categories of water meter:

• Residential Billing 15-25 mm
• Prepayment meters
• Sub meters.
• AMI/AMR Meters.
• Apartment/Small Commercial Building Meters > 25-50 mm.
• ICI Industrial Commercial Institutional Meters 5-100 mm.
• Bulk Transfer/Custody Transfer Meters > 300 mm.
• Network Management (Non-custodial) Meters > 300 mm.

National residential meter practices showed by country: volumetric/velocimetric meters, meter class A to D.

Digitisation and blockchain offer game-changing advances in the ability to control resources, manage utility businesses and operate smart networks.

The growth, composition and legal status of the water supply industries of the major countries outlined. (including small countries with national smart rollouts):

• Europe - France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom
• CIS - Russia, Ukraine
• Middle East & Africa - Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, South Africa
• Asia Pacific - Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand
• North America - United States, Canada
• Central America - Mexico
• South America - Argentina, Brazil

Sub-metering is growing in importance - countries, legislation, metering services, vendors,

Profiles and market shares of the leading water meter vendors, Elster, Itron, Sensus, Badger, Arad, Neptune, Diehl, Aclara.

Profiles of sub meter service companies: Techem, ista, Minol Brunata Zenner.

AMI/AMR vendor technologies profiled: Aclara Star AMI Technology, Sensus FlexNet AMI Technology, Badger Beacon Automated Metering Analytics, Mueller MiNet AMI System, Elster Falcon PR and PR & Registers, Itron Choice Connect AMI, Neptune R450 TW AMI, Arad Group Dialog 3G, and Kamstrup AMI.

With many small players, 50,000 in the United States, the water supply industry is fragmented, conservative and risk-averse. The utilities are slow to embrace new technology. Smart metering is making the most progress in countries with large utilities or management contractors to invest in technology, notably in France. The different country scenarios are outlined.

Demand drivers in the water meter market are a combination of ever-expanding water connections, commercial pressures, water depletion and growing demand for water, flooding and drought, industrial growth and improving living conditions, and growing awareness of water management. These are driving wider metering coverage and smart metering.

Smart water metering is taking off, driven by an overriding imperative, leakage detection, which costs the global industry $39 billion a year in lost revenue The benefits accrue to the utilities more than to consumers. Customer billing & service, detection of pipe faults, asset management and modelling are also important drivers.

Key Topics Covered:

1. Water Consumers and the Water Meter Landscape

2. Metering Categories

• Meter application
• Measurement function - custody and non-custody metering
• Accuracy classes of water meters - A, B, C and D
• New meter classes

3. Residential Metering - Utility Meters and Sub-Meters

• Type of household
• Residential and apartment level metering
• Sub-metering
• Residential sub-metering by region
• North America
• CIS countries

4. Digitisation, Blockchain and Smart Grid Applications

• The main barriers to adopting digital technologies in water and wastewater utilities
• Blockchain
• The three levels of blockchain
• Blockchain for digital water technologies
• Smart Grid Applications
• Wired Technologies
• Power Line Communications (PLC),
• Narrowband PLC (NB-PLC)
• Broadband PLC (BB-PLC)
• Digital Subscriber Line (DSL)
• Fibre Optic Communications
• Wireless Technologies
• ZigBee
• Cellular Technologies-GSM/GPRS-3G-LTE
• WiMAX
• Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN)
• SigFox
• LoRaWAN
• NB-IoT
• AMI Vendor Technologies
• Aclara Star AMI Technology
• Sensus FlexNet AMI Technology
• Badger Beacon Automated Metering Analytics
• Mueller MiNet AMI System
• Itron Choice Connect AMI
• Neptune R450 TW AMI
• Arad Group Dialog 3G
• Elster
• Kamstrup
• Blockchain
• The three levels of blockchain
• Blockchain for digital water technologies

5. Meter Trends and Demand Drivers

• Water withdrawals and consumption
• Water efficiency
• Sectoral consumption of water
• Agriculture and irrigation
• Industrial water consumption
• Municipal/Domestic water consumption
• Non Revenue Water (NRW) and Unaccounted for water (UFW)
• New water connections
• Replacement of meters
• Intelligent metering
• Prepayment meters

6. The Market For Water Meters In Europe

• European Union Legislation
• Drinking Water Directive
• Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive
• The Water Framework Directive
• Annual Meter Demand, Europe, 2012 - 2018

7. The Market for Water Meters in The CIS

• Water supply
• Water losses
• Water metering in the USSR and the CIS

8. The Market For Water Meters In The Middle East

9. North Africa

10. The Market For Water Meters In Sub-Saharan Africa

• The regional Sub-Saharan picture
• Water supply
• Utility background
• Pre-payment meters

11. The Market For Water Meters In Asia Pacific

12. The Market For Water Meters In North America

• UNITED STATES
• Water supply
• Utility background
• Regulatory environment
• Federal regulation
• State regulation
• Regulation of meters
• National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
• National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM)
• American Water Works Association (AWWA)
• Meters
• Sub meters
• Smart meters
• Meter market participants
• CANADA
• Water supply
• Utility background
• Regulatory environment
• Metering
• Meter market participants

13. The Water Meter Market In Central America

• Water supply
• Utility background
• MEXICO
• Water supply
• Utility background
• Regulatory environment
• Metering
• Meter market participants

14. The Market For Water Meters In South America

15. The Water Meter Vendors - Profiles And Market Shares

• Meter manufacturers
• The global metering giants
• Honeywell Elster
• Itron
• Sensus
• Second tier global players
• Diehl
• Arad
• Roper Neptune
• Badger
• Aclara
• Regional and national market leaders
• RBC Metering Services

16. The Household Count Of Piped Water Consumers

• Population counts
• Average household size
• Definition of a household
• UK Statistics
• US Census

17. Methodology

18. Official Production And Trade Statistics

19. Industry Interviews And Discussions

20. Analysis

Companies Mentioned

• Aclara
• Arad
• Badger
• Diehl
• Honeywell Elster
• Itron
• Roper Neptune
• Sensus

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