A number of factors, such as the rise in the focus on smart grids, government policies supporting the installation of smart meters, two-way communication characteristic of such meters, surge in the consumer awareness on energy conservation, and increase in residential construction activities, are expected to drive the smart meters market at a CAGR of 4.9% in the foreseeable period (2020–2030).

According to P&S Intelligence, the market generated $13.1 billion revenue in 2019, which is expected to reach $20.0 billion by 2030. One of the major factors boosting the market grow this the surging government support for the deployment of smart meters. Governments across the world are focusing on modernizing their grid network, by installing smart meters in place of conventional ones.

They are rolling out laws that mandate the installation of smart meters, as part of their clean energy initiatives. For instance, Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) signed a contract with the Alfanar Group in January 2020 to mount 10 million smart meters before March 2021 across Saudi Arabia and complete the whole program by March 2023. Furthermore, the two-way communication feature of smart meters plays a vital role in the growth of the smart meters market.

Such meters are installed by end users to collect data on electricity consumption by all appliances at regular intervals, using a local area network (LAN). The data from each smart meter is gathered by local data aggregators through neighborhood area networks (NANs) and then transferred to the utility center using a wide area network (WAN). Likewise, the utility center can send information, commands, or signals to the smart meters when required.