The smart grid buildout could be one of the largest creators of wealth in the decade, smart grid analyst Jesse Berst has said. The installation of more than 250 million smart meters — electricity meters that provide real-time information about energy consumption and enable two-way communication between a utility and a consumer — will contribute a multibillion-dollar chunk over the next five years, growing to a $3.9 billion global market by 2015, Pike Research finds in a new report out Monday.
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