Roughly 220,000 smart meters every single day; that’s the installation rate some smart grid players are anticipating in the rapidly-expanding Asian market over the next four years.

Rising populations and limited access to electricity in much of Asia is heightening local pressure to do more with less when it comes to power supply, and utilities are eyeing connecting 300 million more smart meters by 2016 in the region, Trilliant Managing Director for the Asia Region Bryan Spear told Breaking Energy in a recent call. Keep reading →