Pequannock, NJ. March 19, 2002 -- Total AMR shipments in North America grew by 29.5% from 2000 to 2001, according to the latest version of an annual AMR report.
Cognyst Consulting's 6th edition of "The Scott Report: AMR Deployments in North America," covers AMR (automated meter reading) market data. The report is the result of a comprehensive research effort covering the market for AMR systems and related subsystems, devices, and services in North America.
"The Scott Report" is the only third party report of the AMR industry that is based on the shipping records of the suppliers providing AMR systems and units. Supplier participation in the report accounts for over 98% of all market activity.
Highlights from the report include:
* Total AMR shipments grew by 29.5% from 2000 to 2001 (see chart below)
* 39,968,900 AMR units were installed in North America through January 1, 2002.
* Electric utilities represent almost 60% of the total new units shipped, although water utilities represent almost 70% of the new projects.
* The number of units shipped in North America has grown for the third year in a row, from approximately 4.1 million in 1998 to 4.9 million in 1999 to 6.2 million in 2000 to 8.0 million in 2001.
* 78.8% of all AMR units shipped in 2001 were for projects that were initiated in 2000 or earlier.
The Scott Report includes an executive summary, industry overview, and detailed data on AMR shipments, communications infrastructure, and vendor results.
Howard Scott, Managing Partner at Cognyst and Editor of The Scott Report commented on the results of this year's study results: "AMR is playing a growing role within all types of utilities as they upgrade facilities and try to provide better customer service. For years, customer service and IT managers talked about the increasing role that AMR would play in their corporate strategies. The robust growth of the AMR industry as shown in The Scott Report is confirmation that utilities are now putting into action the deployments that they discussed. "The Scott Report will prove to be a valuable tool for users, vendors, and consultants who need to better understand the use of AMR and its implications on both a micro- and macro-level."
Cognyst Consulting is a provider of customer service and technology services and solutions for electric, gas, and water/wastewater utilities. Cognyst services include business case development, technology procurement, reengineering, project management, strategic planning, and policy analysis. The firm also published a series of annual utility market studies, including the "The Scott Report", the study of the automated meter reading market. Cognyst's clients include many major utility organizations across North America and around the world.
