about us
smart grid market intelligence...
northeast group, llc is a research and consulting firm based in Washington, DC. Our core expertise is in the energy sector and the rapidly emerging market for smart grid. Our approach is to blend primary research with client-based consulting engagements to produce the best insight possible.
Our clients include:
- investor-owned utilities (IOUs);
- smart metering vendors;
- networking equipment & communications vendors;
- power and automation groups;
- LED vendors;
- government energy ministries;
- non-profits;
- oil & gas companies;
- professional services firms.
A sampling of our clients:
- Aclara;
- Bridgelux;
- Cisco;
- CLP Group;
- Cree;
- Echelon;
- Ecotality;
- Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI);
- ESB International;
- Hydro-Quebec;
- International Finance Corporation (IFC);
- Itron;
- Jabil Circuit;
- Landis+Gyr (Toshiba);
- Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC);
- Netcomm Wireless;
- The Ontario Government;
- Pepco Holdings, Inc;
- Sensus;
- Siemens Metering & Communications Services (UK);
- United States Government;
- ZIV Group.
For more information on some of our market research and consulting engagements see the research and consulting sections of this website. Our research products are focused on smart grid opportunities in emerging market countries and various thematic research topics. Consulting is comprised primarily of engagements with IOUs in the US market and utilities in developing countries.
company news
March 14, 2013 - Mexico Smart Grid Conference - Northeast Group spoke about smart grid regulatory frameworks in emerging markets at the recent conference in Mexico City.
November 28, 2012 - Smart Grid Latin America Forum V Northeast Group presented its updated outlook for the Latin American smart grid market at this conference in Brazil.
September 11, 2012 - Bloomberg Businessweek article quotes Northeast Group - "Anti-Theft Plan Boosts Eletropaulo Revenue as Rates Fall"
May 21, 2012 - O Globo (Brazil newspaper) article quotes Northeast Group - "Smart grid’ vai turbinar a rede elétrica do país" ("Smart grid will boost the country's power grid")
April 12, 2012 - Argentina Clean Energy Congress & Expo Northeast Group spoke at the recent conference in Argentina.
March 8, 2012 - Bloomberg Businessweek article quotes Northeast Group - "Smart Meters Help Brazil Zap Electricity Theft"
client testimonials
"United States Smart Infrastructure: LED and Smart Street Lighting was a very good report that Bridgelux found extremely useful for our market research purposes. The analysis and graphical depictions of this analysis were particularly insightful for us."
- Manager, Corporate Strategy & Development, Bridgelux
"Northeast Group's Brazil Smart Grid report provided a very comprehensive but also focused, relevant, and timely analysis of Brazil's emerging smart grid industry. It helped us to quickly size the market, identify the key players, and understand the challenges and opportunities that exist."
- Director Business Management - Brazil, Jabil Inc.
"The research methodology and analysis provided by Northeast Group in the South America Smart Grid Market Forecast report gave us valuable insights
into a rapidly developing region...Northeast Group produces quite useful reports, which are based on primary research incorporated with business acumen and industry knowledge."
- Bobbi Harris, Senior Manager - Strategic Marketing, Sensus
consulting engagements
Current – smart grid strategy for a US investor-owned utility
2011 – smart metering deployment feasibility in South Africa
latest research
April 2013
– CEE Smart Grid: Market Forecast
A regional study of the smart grid market across Central & Eastern Europe (CEE) with AMI forecasts for 10 countries over the period 2013-2023 (180 pages).
February 2013
– Emerging Markets Smart Grid:
Vendor Analysis
An analysis of more than 400 smart grid vendors across 35 emerging market countries. Focus of study is on emerging market-based vendors but large international vendors are also covered in detail (109 pages).
December 2012
– Emerging Markets Smart Grid:
Outlook 2013
An analysis of the smart grid opportunity in 35 emerging market countries in Central/Eastern Europe, Eurasia, MENA, Latin America and Southeast Asia (135 pages).
October 2012 – US LED & Smart Street Lighting Study
A survey of nearly 100 cities and municipalities in the US on their LED and smart streetlighting projects. Includes a detailed forecast to 2025 for this $4.7bn market (120 pages).
September 2012 – SE Asia Smart Grid: Market Forecast
A regional study of the smart grid market across Southeast Asian countries with AMI forecasts for the period 2012-2022 (110 pages).
September 2012 – Brazil Smart Grid: Market Forecast
(Volume II)
An in-depth country study of the smart grid market in Brazil with forecasts for 14 different segments. Study covers the period 2012-2022 (120 pages).
July 2012 – US Smart Grid: Utility Electric Vehicle Tariffs
Volume II of the annually published benchmark of the electric vehicle (EV) tariffs and rates launched by utilities in the United States (40 pages).
June 2012 – MENA Smart Grid: Market Forecast
A regional study of the smart grid market across the Middle East & North Africa with AMI forecasts for the period 2012-2022 (119 pages).
January 2012 – Country Snapshots and AMI Forecasts
Country Snapshots and AMI forecasts (5 sub-segments from 2012-2022 with dataset) available for 25 individual emerging market countries (9 pages each).
October 2011 – Mexico Smart Grid: Market Forecast
An in-depth country study of the smart grid market in Mexico with forecasts for 14 different segments. Study covers the period 2011-2020 (68 pages).
June 2011 – South America Smart Grid: Market Forecast
A regional study of the smart grid market across all South American countries covering the period 2011-2020, including an AMI forecast (101 pages).
For more information on any of these reports, please visit the
research section of this website.