Navigant Research Report Shows North America Is Expected to Lead Communications Hardware and Services Revenue for Distributed Energy Resources Integration Until 2020

To adequately mitigate challenges and enable distributed energy
resources integration, pervasive visibility into the network is needed

BOULDER, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#DER–A new report from Navigant
Research analyzes the global marketplace for distributed energy
resources (DER) communications hardware and services, providing global
market forecasts, broken out by segment, category, technology, and
region, through 2026.

As DER proliferates, utilities and third-party owners have ramped up
investments in asset connectivity and networking for improved operating
economics, energy efficiency, and grid reliability. Control and
communications at the DER level are anticipated to enable the
development of markets for aggregated clean resources and services,
service-oriented business models, and integrated grid management
strategies. Click
to tweet: According to a new report from @NavigantRSRCH,
North America is expected to lead communications hardware and services
revenue for DER integration until 2020, when Asia Pacific is anticipated
to become the top market through 2026.

“Growing penetrations of DER threaten distribution grid stability and
greatly complicate the grid management process for utilities,” says
Michael Kelly, research analyst at Navigant Research. “To date, the
structure of the distribution grid adds to the complexity of the
problem, primarily due to the lack of sensing, intelligence, and
high-speed communications at the edge of the grid.”

While compensation schemes will need to be developed to coordinate
utility data access and control, demand for visibility at the DER level
is expected to supersede most regulatory or cost considerations,
according to the report. In order to adequately mitigate challenges and
enable DER integration, pervasive visibility into the network is needed,
and third-party DER owners must also pursue communications capabilities
to optimize system performance and deliver the maximum benefits to end
customers.

The report, Communications
Technologies for DER Integration, analyzes the global
marketplace for DER communications hardware and services. The study
examines the key market issues related to growth in DER communications
capabilities, including drivers, challenges, and emerging trends. Global
market forecasts, broken out by segment, category, technology, and
region, extend through 2026. Analyses of communications technologies
include: cellular, fiber, low power wide area networks (LPWA),
point-to-multipoint (P2MP), radio frequency (RF) mesh, power line
communications (PLC), and Wi-Fi. The report also examines the key
applications related to DER communications, as well as the competitive
landscape. An Executive Summary of the report is available for free
download on the Navigant
Research website.

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* The information contained in this press release concerning the
report, Communications Technologies for DER Integration, is a
summary and reflects Navigant Research’s current expectations based on
market data and trend analysis. Market predictions and expectations are
inherently uncertain and actual results may differ materially from those
contained in this press release or the report. Please refer to the full
report for a complete understanding of the assumptions underlying the
report’s conclusions and the methodologies used to create the report.
Neither Navigant Research nor Navigant undertakes any obligation to
update any of the information contained in this press release or the
report.

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