Data Points - December 1, 2011

Numbers in the News

Demand response to boom: Pike Research claimed in a news release that demand response, analyzed to be a market in 2011 of less than $1.3 billion, will grow to more than $6.1 billion by 2016.

Do you look at your utility bill? The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy obtained invoices from 100 electric utilities and the results generated a report and the table below.

Energy management, industrial: EnvironmentalLeader.com’s report on Energy Management Systems for Industrial Markets (from Pike Research) noted predicted growth from $960 million in 2011 to more than $5.5 billion in 2020.

Five emerging grid storage companies: Lux Reseach, which follows the grid storage technology market, put NGK Insulators on top of the list of emerging grid storage technology companies. NGK Insulators was far above No. 2 Xtreme Power. Ranked 3-5 were Beacon Power, International Battery, and A123 Systems.

In October, Beacon Power filed for protection under the federal bankruptcy statutes, according to The Boston Globe. While a Forbes.com blog asks, “Can A123 Systems Survive?”

Q3/11 sets clean energy project investment record: That’s what Bloomberg New Energy Finance said, tallying $41.8 billion in “asset finance of utility-scale renewable energy projects,” according to CleanEdge.