Within its 239 pages and over 30 charts and tables, the report establishes the facts and draws conclusions as to what is shaping the future of the Smart Grid industry; In the last 3 years we estimate that the world investment in Smart Grid has doubled from $16.2 billion in 2010 to $36.5 in 2012. However, it is rather unbalanced because the current share taken by smart meters is running at around 40% of the market, whilst its potential market value over the full 20 year program will be no more than 9%.

Using a broad range of digital project models of different scales and exploring the different themes surrounding smart cities, this report looks at the issues facing urban centers that are increasingly seen as areas of open innovation. The report is available through Research and Markets.

Available from Research and Markets, this report concludes that consumers have been an afterthought in smart meter deployments and have not been adequately informed about their benefits. Consumers would have been better served if informed of how smart grid technologies as a whole would give them the tools to better manage their energy use.

This report provides an overview of trends and developments for global telecoms and how they will relate to the smart communities of the future. It is available from Research and Markets.

TechNavio's research report, Global Smart Grid Home Area Network Market 2011-2015, is based on a market analysis involving industry experts. The report available from Research and Markets, covers the Americas, the EMEA and APAC regions. It also covers the global smart grid HAN market landscape and its growth prospects.

TM Forum's Quick Insights reports, now available from Research and Markets, take the communication industry's hottest topics and offer preliminary research and analysis, often including interviews with senior executives and excerpts from executive roundtables events.

This report, available through Research and Markets, focuses on smart grid issues, the need for more efficient management systems and greater capacity, and the role of smart phone-based applications in supporting both supply-side and demand-side operations.

GlobalData's report, Smart Grid in Saudi Arabia - Technologies, Drivers, Challenges and Supporting Policies, is an analysis of smart grid developments in Saudi Arabia and relevant issues. It is available from Research and Markets.

This IDC Energy Insights Perspective analyzes the EMEA clean energy sources sector and outlines major M&A activities, clean energy business unit reorganizations, new construction projects initiated by operators, and contracts signed in 3Q12.

This IDC Energy Insights Perspective considers the evolving landscape of integrated software suites that manage, automate, and optimize utility network infrastructure.

This IDC Energy Insights report provides a forecast of spending on information technology and other intelligent technologies by water utilities for smart water solutions.

This IDC Energy Insights Perspective explores what participants in the plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) market have learned up to this point.

This IDC Energy Insights report looks at the plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) rollout and forecasts the size and timing of the rollout in North America, Europe, Asia, and the rest of the world.

This IDC Energy Insights report provides an analysis of the utility companies' plans for adopting cloud computing services in 2012 and beyond.

This IDC Energy Insights report helps electric utilities understand the investment patterns in home energy management (HEM) enabling hardware, software, and services.