Energy Management Systems (EMS) Market Overview

The Energy Management Systems (EMS) market is set for strong expansion as industrial, commercial, and hyperscale sectors face increasingly complex energy demands. The global EMS market size is forecast to grow from US$36.77 billion in 2025 to US$98.43 billion by 2035. EMS software will be the fastest-growing segment, expanding at a 12.2% CAGR and reaching US$45.65 billion by 2035, overtaking EMS hardware by 2028.

North America will remain the largest regional EMS market due to rapid adoption in industrial facilities and data centers, followed closely by Asia-Pacific and Western Europe.

EMS Market Key Takeaways:

EMS software will drive the fastest market expansion, growing at a 12.2% CAGR and surpassing hardware by 2028.

Industrial EMS solutions will capture an increasing share of the overall market, reaching US$39.2 billion by 2035, led by energy, power, and manufacturing sectors.

Manufacturing EMS revenue will rise significantly, from US$3.84 billion in 2025 to US$8.52 billion by 2035.

In the Building Energy Management Systems (BEMS) market, office and mercantile verticals will be major contributors, reaching US$10.35 billion and US$8.15 billion by 2035.

Home EMS will remain a relatively small market segment compared to higher-value verticals such as energy, power, manufacturing, and commercial buildings.

View the full EMS market analysis and analyst commentary in ABI Research's Energy Management Software for Buildings and Industrials Market Data Overview: Q4 2025 presentation.

Methodology

ABI Research defines the three key components of EMS markets as follows:

Hardware: System field equipment, including supervisory controllers, field controllers, and field devices. Also included is support cabling and IT infrastructure for EMS deployment; these components account for 25% of the hardware outlay on new projects and incur incremental costs over the lifetime of a system.

Software: EMS operating and management software.

Services: All activities required to initially deploy a system (including work allowing building automation controllers and software to function), as well as maintenance services for monitoring and maintaining installed systems. Services like staff training are also included