Market Watch
Nov 1, 2002 12:00 PM, By EC&M Staff
Commercial Lighting Burns the Most Energy
Lighting comprised about 8% of the total
U.S. energy consumption in 2001, according to a report funded by the
U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy. The study found commercial buildings used the largest share of
lighting energy, followed by residential, industrial, and outdoor
stationary fixtures. In terms of lamp types, incandescent lamps were
found to be the highest energy user, accounting for 42% of the nation's
electricity used for lighting, followed by fluorescent with 41% and
high-intensity discharge with 17%.
Wireless Monitoring and Control Market Has a Bright Future
Venture Development Corp., a technology
market research firm based in Natick, Mass., forecasts the overall
product shipments for the wireless monitoring and control market will
increase rapidly from about $109 million in 2001 to around $752 million
in 2006, growing at a compound annual growth rate of more than 47%. The
table at right shows 2001 shipment shares to the four largest consuming
industries, along with the forecast shares for 2006. These four
segments accounted for 57% of the market in 2001, and are forecast to
account for 64% in 2006.
NEMA's Business Indicators Point to a Rebound
Shipments of industrial controls have
finally begun to turn around, according to the Industrial Automation
Control Products and Systems section of the National Electrical
Manufacturers Association (NEMA). Prior to the first quarter of this
year, the Primary Industrial Control Index had fallen in each period
for seven of the nine previous quarters. The first quarter 2002 index
gained 7% over its fourth quarter level, and the second quarter index
improved another 8%. The Primary Industrial Control Index represents
U.S. orders for devices including motor starters, contactors, terminal
blocks, control circuit devices, motor control centers, sensors, and
PLCs.
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