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• Analysis from the market research firm Lucintel estimated that the global electric utilities industry will swell to $2,218 billion by 2017.
• Lucintel's assessment assumes a 3.7% annual growth rate over the next five years.
• The firm credits the growth estimates to infrastructure and technology upgrades, as well as unbundling utilities into generators, transmission system operators and distribution.

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New research estimates the global electric utilities industry to reach $2,218 billion in 2017. This is according to Lucintel's most recent industry analysis. ...