This in-depth market data research is split into two key modules: Market Growth Outlook and Competitive Analysis. Each of these modules is further configured into several sub-modules to meet the needs of executives as well as marketing, sales, and product development managers. All of these modules and sub-modules may be purchased as a bundle or separately. A brief description of these modules, sub-modules, and their use cases is included below.
This Utility Industry Software Expenditures Market Research delivers current market analysis plus a five year market and technology forecast.
Utility Industry Software Market Driven by Modernization of Infrastructure and Regulatory Pressure
ARC’s qualitative and trend research indicate that the global utilities software market experienced robust growth in 2023, driven by the ongoing modernization of aging infrastructure and increasing regulatory pressure to enhance grid resilience and integrate renewable energy sources. Utilities continued to invest heavily in software solutions to optimize operations, improve customer service, and meet evolving environmental and social governance (ESG) requirements. While economic headwinds in certain regions, such as Europe and China, tempered growth in the latter half of 2023 and into 2024, the underlying demand for digital solutions remained strong. The market is poised for continued expansion throughout the forecast period. Key factors fueling this growth include:
- Technological Advancements: continuous innovation in areas like AI, machine learning (ML), and cloud computing enable more sophisticated and efficient utility software solutions.
- Automation: utilities are increasingly adopting software to automate processes, improve efficiency, and reduce operational costs. This includes automating tasks such as grid management, meter reading, and customer service.
- Operational Efficiency: software solutions are critical for optimizing asset performance, reducing downtime, and improving overall operational efficiency. This is particularly important as utilities face challenges with aging infrastructure and workforce management.
- Internet of Things (IoT): the growing deployment of IoT devices in the utility sector is generating vast amounts of data that can be leveraged by software solutions to improve grid management, asset monitoring, and customer service.
- Manufacturing Expansion in Emerging Economies: rapid industrialization and infrastructure development in emerging economies are driving increased demand for electricity and water, leading to investments in utility software solutions to support grid expansion and efficient resource management.
Utility Industry Software Expenditures Strategic Issues
In addition to providing a five-year market forecast, the Utility Industry Software Expenditures market research provides detailed quantitative current market data and addresses key strategic issues as follows.
Include the Right Platform
The ability to leverage Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) for the deployment of ESG software, along with flexibility for users who may use desktops, cellphones, ruggedized PCs, etc., across different platforms, should all be considered, alongside the importance of on-premise instances of ESG software and data to meet the stringent requirements regarding sensitive data, rapid access for edge-computing based processes where any time lag associated with cloud-based computing would have negative operational impacts, as well as critical infrastructure cybersecurity requirements where backups and on-premise requirements vs. the cloud may still be a consideration.
Ensure Integration of Digital Twins, BIM, and EDS with GIS
Such buyers will no longer view their infrastructure merely as a cost but instead will increasingly see it as a value driver for the success of their organization in the face of energy transition challenges on the way to a more sustainable economy of the future.
Simplify via AI
The ability to utilize GIS, EDS, and BIM-driven tools to optimize more complex systems is part of the larger trend involving new sustainability-driven intersections of AI and digital transformation to address the challenges that lie ahead.
Simplify via Digital Twins
Digital twins and comprehensive end-to-end supply chain tracking—including not just costs but also emissions, circular economy resources, and sustainability metrics covering the full asset lifecycle—are among the many complex layers that successful organizations will need to navigate effectively.
Market Data Research Available Datasets
Market Growth Outlook
ARC’s market growth outlook service delivers an in-depth market opportunity analysis including five-year market and technology forecasts and 3-year history trend lines where available. Besides providing an in-depth analysis of the market opportunity provided by each technology, this service allows technology suppliers to analyze their own customized markets consisting of multiple technologies. For example, customers can view different market scenarios by adding or removing technology markets from the analysis, providing them a Total Available Market (TAM) view of their own served market. A list of the available market growth outlook services can be seen in the list below.
This service is designed to help accelerate your organization's ability to understand an up-to-date view of the market opportunity provided by your current product portfolio and analyze how your company’s market opportunity would change if you were to acquire or divest a particular product line. The service will also help you identify and capitalize on emerging markets, whether these markets are based on an emerging technology, region, vertical industry, or application. Built upon a proprietary market model and ARC’s field proven primary research, this service helps product and marketing managers optimize their business plans by identifying the opportunities provided by emerging trends. ARC’s reputation as the preeminent independent provider of market growth opportunity analyses for nearly four decades also provides greater weight to your business plans. ARC’s market growth outlook services are available in a variety of formats depending on whether you view your market opportunities via different technologies, industries, or world regions.
In addition, ARC has a strong history of providing customized market opportunity reports and services to meet your specific needs. For example, you may sell your products only to specific industries and/or in only one or two regions. You tell us your served markets and ARC can quickly configure a report or service designed to best serve your served market.
ARC provides several versions of these reports and services depending on your role in the organization. Executive Views are high level market opportunities designed to help executives quickly identify key trends and market opportunities around the world. In-depth market opportunity analyses provide marketing and product managers more detailed technology specific market information to plan marketing and product development strategies. The following table shows more specific information included in each version.
| Market Growth Outlook Analysis | Use Cases | Target Role |
| Worldwide Market Growth Outlook by Industry & Region with 3-year history where available | In-depth technology-specific strategic growth planning across multiple technologies, applications, regions, and industries | Product & Marketing Managers |
| Worldwide Industry Growth Outlook by Region with 3-year history where available | Strategic technology growth planning for markets defined by a single or multiple vertical industries | Industry Managers |
| Regional/Country Market Growth Outlook by Technology & Industry with 3-year history where available (includes country data) | Strategic technology growth planning for markets defined by a single or multiple world regions | Regional & Country Sales Managers |
| Market Growth Outlook Executive View | Strategic Total Available Market (TAM) growth planning dashboard covering multiple vertical industries, technologies, and world regions | Executives |
Market Competitive Analysis
ARC’s Competitive Analysis services deliver in depth competitive analyses across multiple technologies, applications, regions, and industries. Besides providing an in-depth analysis of the market opportunity provided by each technology, this service allows technology suppliers to analyze their own customized markets consisting of multiple technologies. For example, customers can view different market scenarios by adding or removing technology markets from the analysis, providing them a Total Available Market (TAM) view of their own served market. A list of the available market growth outlook services can be seen in the list below.
This service is designed to help product and marketing managers identify their company’s market positioning across multiple views within their Serviceable Available Market (SAM). Built upon a proprietary market model and ARC’s field proven primary research, this service helps product and marketing managers optimize their business plans by identifying how their company’s market position would change if the company were to acquire or divest a particular product line or technology. ARC’s reputation as the preeminent independent provider of competitive market benchmarking for nearly four decades lends greater weight to your business plans. ARC’s market competitive services are available in a variety of formats depending on whether you view your market opportunities via different technologies, industries, or world regions.
In addition, ARC has a strong history of providing customized market opportunity reports and services to meet the specific needs of our clients. For example, you may sell your products only to specific industries and/or in only one or two regions. You tell us your served markets and ARC can quickly configure a report or service designed to best serve your served market.
ARC provides several versions of these reports and services depending on your role in the organization. Executive Views are high level market competitive analyses designed to help executives quickly assess their SAM by world region, technology, or vertical industry. In-depth competitive market analyses provide marketing and product managers more detailed technology specific benchmarking information to plan marketing and product development strategies. The following table shows more specific information included in each version.
| Competitive Analysis | Use Cases | Target Role |
| Worldwide Competitive Analysis by Technology | In-depth competitive market analysis that quantifies how your company’s market position has changed over time across multiple technologies, applications, regions, and industries | Product & Marketing Managers |
| Worldwide Competitive Analysis by Industry | Strategic technology-based competitive analyses for markets defined by a single or multiple vertical industries | Industry Managers |
| Regional/Country Competitive Analysis by Industry | Strategic technology-based competitive analyses for markets defined by a single or multiple world regions | Regional Sales Managers |
| Competitive Analysis Executive View | Strategic Serviceable Available Market (SAM) analysis dashboard covering multiple vertical industries, technologies, and world regions | Executives |
Worldwide Research Focus Areas
Worldwide Research Focus Areas
Strategic Analysis
- Executive Overview
- Market Trends
- Buyer Strategies
- Supplier Strategies
- Growth Contributors and Inhibitors
Competitive Analysis
- Market Shares of Leading Suppliers
- Market Shares by Region
- North America
- Europe, Middle East, Africa
- Asia
- Latin America
- Market Shares by Industry
- Electric Power T&D
- Electric Power Generation
- Water & Wastewater
- Other Industries
- Market Shares by Product Type
- Asset Integrity Management
- Digital Twin Software
- Enterprise Asset Management
- ESG Software
- Field Service Management
- GIS Software for Smart Cities and Grids
- Plant Asset Management
Market Forecasts
- Total Utility Industry Software Expenditures
- Shipments by Region
- North America
- Europe, Middle East, Africa
- Asia
- Latin America
- Shipments by Industry
- Electric Power T&D
- Electric Power Generation
- Water & Wastewater
- Other Industries
- Shipments by Product Type
- Asset Integrity Management
- Digital Twin Software
- Enterprise Asset Management
- ESG Software
- Field Service Management
- GIS Software for Smart Cities and Grids
- Plant Asset Management
Industry Participants
The research identifies all relevant suppliers serving this market.
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