PART 01: Executive summary • Highlights PART 02: Scope of the report • Market overview • Top-vendor offerings PART 03: Market research methodology • Research methodology • Economic indicators PART 04: Introduction • Key market highlights PART 05: Market landscape • Market overview • Market size and forecast • Five forces analysis PART 06: Market segmentation by application • Global AGC market by application • Global AGC market in thermal power plants • Global AGC market in hydropower plants PART 07: Geographical segmentation • Global AGC market by geographical segmentation • AGC market in the Americas • AGC market in EMEA • AGC market in APAC PART 08: Key leading countries PART 09: Market drivers • Changes in grid structure drive demand for IT implementation • Increase in investments in smart grid technologies • Deregulation of power market PART 10: Impact of drivers PART 11: Market challenges • Vulnerability of power grids to cyber attacks • Growing adoption of GMS PART 12: Impact of drivers and challenges PART 13: Market trends • Growth in integration of power resources • Increase in distribution generation • Rise in cross-border electricity interconnection PART 14: Vendor landscape • Competitive scenario • Other prominent vendors PART 15: Key vendor analysis • ABB • GE-Alstom Grid • OSI • Siemens PART 16: Appendix • List of abbreviations PART 17: Explore Technavio List of Exhibits Exhibit 01: A typical AGC used in thermal power plant operation Exhibit 02: Key countries in each region Exhibit 03: Product offerings Exhibit 04: Frequency and equilibrium changes Exhibit 05: Grid energy balance Exhibit 06: Functional diagram of an AGC Exhibit 07: AGC plant control Exhibit 08: Market overview Exhibit 09: Global AGC market 2015-2020 ($ millions) Exhibit 10: Five forces analysis Exhibit 11: Global AGC market by application 2015 and 2020 Exhibit 12: Global AGC market by application 2015-2020 ($ millions) Exhibit 13: Global AGC market in thermal power plants 2015-2020 ($ millions) Exhibit 14: Typical response time of power generation units Exhibit 15: Global AGC market in hydropower plants 2015-2020 ($ millions) Exhibit 16: Global AGC market by geographical segmentation 2015 and 2020 (%) Exhibit 17: Global AGC market by geographical segmentation 2015-2020 ($ millions) Exhibit 18: AGC market in Americas 2015-2020 ($ millions) Exhibit 19: Uruguay-Argentina-Brazil interconnection Exhibit 20: An overview of AGC functions at UTE Exhibit 21: AGC market in EMEA 2015-2020 ($ millions) Exhibit 22: Wind power generation capacity by region, 2015 Exhibit 23: AGC market in APAC 2015-2020 ($ millions) Exhibit 24: Functioning of vertically integrated electric utility and deregulated electricity market Exhibit 25: Traditional power grid Exhibit 26: Transformed grid Exhibit 27: Application of smart grid technologies Exhibit 28: AGC in two-area system with feedback from tie-lines Exhibit 29: Impact of drivers Exhibit 30: Smart grid implementation and vulnerabilities of cyber security Exhibit 31: Global renewable electric power capacity 2010-2015 (GW) Exhibit 32: GMS functions in energy trading Exhibit 33: Impact of drivers and challenges Exhibit 34: Global renewable energy investments 2011-2015 ($ billions) Exhibit 35: Fossil fuel share in global energy mix 2014 and 2035 Exhibit 36: Benefits of distribution generation Exhibit 37: Net summer capacity for estimated distributed solar PV capacity 2014-2015 Exhibit 38: Commonly used distribution energy resources Exhibit 39: Other prominent vendors Exhibit 40: ABB: Product portfolio Exhibit 41: EMS application of GE’s XA21 Exhibit 42: GE-Alstom Grid: Product portfolio Exhibit 43: Key GMS solutions Exhibit 44: OSI: Product portfolio Exhibit 45: Components of Siemens' ENMCS

ABB, GE-Alstom Grid, OSI, Siemens, ANDRITZ, DEIF, ENERCON, Hitachi, Maverick Technologies, and Regal-Beloit.