Global Smart Electric Meter Market Size By Phase (Single Phase, Three Phase), By Communication Technology Type (Power Line Communication, Radio Frequency), By End-User (Residential, Commercial, Industrial), By Geographic Scope And Forecast

Smart Electric Meter Market Size And Forecast

Smart Electric Meter Market size was valued at USD 9.87 Billion in 2024 and is projected to reach USD 13.51 Billion by 2032, growing at a CAGR of 4.00% from 2026 to 2032.

The major drivers inclining the growth of the Global Smart Electric Meter Market are the need for effective monitoring systems and the support of the government for the growth of this market. The Global Smart Electric Meter Market report provides a holistic evaluation of the market. The report offers a comprehensive analysis of key segments, trends, drivers, restraints, competitive landscape, and factors that are playing a substantial role in the market.

Global Smart Electric Meter Market Definition

Smart electricity meters provide real-time electricity usage statistics of a consumer's energy consumption every 1 hour or less to electricity suppliers, thus removing the need for electric companies to get readings manually. Smart Electricity meters give the customer the ability to get precise real-time data on their energy utilization while providing higher control over electricity consumption. Smart electricity meters also provide consumers the ability to choose the perfect tariff plan according to their energy consumption. Global Smart Electric Meters come with advantages like controlled energy consumption, effective energy management, and providing great security against electricity theft. Multiple Government Mandates and Investments Incentives are being passed in multiple countries across the world for the use of Smart Electric Meters.

Smart Electric Meters are highly used in many countries they are used to control the electricity supplied to a consumer and account for the amount of energy being utilized by the consumer and send that information to the electricity supplier where the consumption is calculated according to price and the bill is made for the consumer according to the amount of energy consumption. Smart Electric Meters have helped electricity suppliers by cutting down their labor charges to get readings from every single meter individually across bug cities. These meters are made to install on any kind of property like households, factories, offices, etc. Slowly many more countries are shifting towards Smart electric Meters and eliminating traditional electric meters to suppress frequent crimes like electricity theft and remove the margin for error because these meters provide readings every hour.

Global Smart Electric Meter Market Overview

The growing need for better and more effective data monitoring systems when combined with beneficial government incentives across many parts of the world, is a major driver inclining the growth of the Global Smart Electric Meter Market. Another driver inclining the market growth is cost savings which are due to the use of Smart Electric Meter because they eliminate the gap for errors. The growing importance of the usage of renewable energy requires smart meters to exactly calculate the amount of energy produced from a remote site, further propelling the growth of the Global Smart Electric Meter Market.

One of the major factors that are restraining the growth of the Global Smart Electric Meter Market is the initial high cost required for setting up smart electric meters because electricity supply companies have thousands of customers and changing every one of their customer's Electric Meters is a highly expensive job and thus requires a great amount of investment. Additionally, in many parts of the world where people are resistant to accepting new technology, many countries due to poor network connectivity can lead to improper functioning of Smart Electric Meters.

The COVID-19 pandemic has also affected the growth of the market, due to the pandemic there has been a halt in the production of Smart Meters and due to lockdowns, all the shipments are also stuck stalling the installation of smart electric meters. The need for smart and cost-efficient grids is highly growing in emerging countries because of rapid urbanization more and more institutes and residents are setting up. The pandemic came with restraint but it also brought a sense of self-care and social distancing which has come as an opportunity for the Smart Electric Meter Market. Smart electric meters don't require manual access to get the reading which has resulted in a great opportunity for the Smart Electric Meter Market.

Global Smart Electric Meter Market Segmentation Analysis

The Global Smart Electric Meter Market is Segmented on the basis of Phase, Communication Technology Type, End-User, And Geography.

Smart Electric Meter Market, By Phase

• Single Phase
• Three Phase

Based on Phase, the market is segmented into Single Phase and Three Phase. The Three-Phase segment is dominating the market with the highest market share and is projected to grow more due to growing urbanization more and more buildings, hospitals, showrooms, malls, etc. are setting up which all require a three-phase meter for supplying electricity to a big place efficiently.

Smart Electric Meter Market, By Communication Technology Type

• Power Line Communication
• Radio Frequency
• Cellular

Based on Communication Technology Type, the market is segmented into Power Line Communication, Radio Frequency, and Cellular. The Cellular segment dominates the market with the highest market share. The use of cellular is high because it can reach areas where communication via RF or PLC is not possible and all this is made possible due to the strong telecommunication infrastructure present in North America, Europe, and parts of Asia, this segmented is predicted to grow further and lead the market during the forecast period.

Smart Electric Meter Market, By End-User

• Residential
• Commercial
• Industrial

Based on End-User, the market is segmented into Residential, Commercial, and Industrial. The Residential segment is dominating the market with the highest market share, this is due to the growing population, increase in disposable income of consumers, and in certain regions, it is made mandatory by the government to install smart meters in the residential apartment pushing the market growth.

Smart Electric Meter Market, By Geography

• North America
• Europe
• Asia Pacific
• Rest of the World
• On the basis of Geography, the Global Smart Electric Meter Market is classified into North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Rest of the world. Asia-Pacific is the dominating region in the Global Smart Electric Meter Market, mostly due to China and other emerging countries like India, this region dominates this market due to their high population and growing concerns about renewable energy among these countries, Asia-Pacific region is predicted to grow significantly during the forecast period. The North-American is also predicted to grow significantly because countries like Canada and US are trying to shift towards electronic billing systems and provide some tax redemption on electricity bills.

Key Players

The "Global Smart Electric Meter Market" study report will provide a valuable insight with an emphasis on the global market including some of the major players such as Landis+Gyr (Toshiba Corporation), Wasion Group Holdings, Schneider Electric, Honeywell International Inc., Itron Inc., Jiangsu Linyang Energy Co., Ltd, Siemens, Microchip Technology, Aclara, and Iskraemeco.

Our market analysis also entails a section solely dedicated to such major players wherein our analysts provide an insight into the financial statements of all the major players, along with its product benchmarking and SWOT analysis. The competitive landscape section also includes key development strategies, market share, and market ranking analysis of the above-mentioned players globally.

Key Developments

• Landis+Gyr revealed their Revelo electric meters in January 2020, these meters work on advanced grid sensing technology.
• Itron released its 4G LTE smart metering solution in January 2020, this technology provides vast territory coverage, low latency, and network longevity using 4G LTE technology.
• Wasion Group got a contract with Guizhou Power Grid Corporation In March 2019, the contract was to deliver items like communications and terminal products, smart meters, and smart power solutions.