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Power Pitch 2021: Showcasing Partner Solutions

October 20, 2021

Itron invests significantly in enabling an ecosystem of complimentary solutions that are developed by innovators serving the smart energy and smart city markets. We believe these innovators have an important role to play in shaping the future landscape for utilities in electricity, gas and water as well as smart cities and communities across the globe. In addition to enabling these developers with the tools and support they need from Itron, we’re also committed to helping them drive business by promoting these solutions and enabling exposure to our customer base.

To showcase solutions created by our ecosystem of partners and developers, Itron collaborated with Zpryme to create the Power Pitch competition. The competition was open to Itron partners that are registered in the Itron Developer Program and that have products in any stage of development from proof of concept to pilot to production deployments. 24 semifinalists were selected from the Power Pitch applicants in four categories: grid management and distribution automation, smart cities, distributed intelligence and utility IoT. 

During the competition, candidates pitched their solutions and received feedback from a panel of industry experts, raising their exposure to potential customers. The judges offered feedback and guidance to help participants refine their solutions in preparation for deployment. The following winners were selected on Sept. 28, 2021, during the final Power Pitch sessions in front of a live virtual audience.

Sentient Energy for Grid Management & Distribution Automation:

Technology partners in this category presented innovations that take advantage of Itron’s intelligently connected network to enhance grid resilience and reliability, drive grid modernization, optimize grid monitoring and operations, simplify renewable integrations, or accelerate critical event response time.

Cleverciti for Smart Cities:

Technology partners in this category presented innovations that take advantage of Itron’s network and/or smart city management platform to build resilient and sustainable infrastructure, smart transportation, public safety and security, or digital services for citizens.

Bidgely for Distributed Intelligence:

Technology partners in this category presented innovations that take advantage of Itron smart meter data and the Distributed Intelligence platform to build solutions for enhanced grid operations, data analytics, consumer engagement, or distributed energy resource management.

New Cosmos USA for Utility IoT:

Technology partners in this category presented innovations that take advantage of Itron’s network communications to enhance the services enabled on a utilities’ network such as gas pressure monitoring, methane detection, flood monitoring, water quality monitoring, and other sensor-based solutions.

 

Power Pitch 2021 showcased Itron’s vibrant ecosystem and its creativity in delivering solutions that can help shape the future of energy, water and smart cities. Congratulations to the winners! With your solutions, together, we can create a more resourceful world. To learn more about the Itron partner enablement programs, visit https://itron.com/partners.

By Linda Campbell

Director of Partner Management

As director of partner management for Itron’s technical enablement team, Linda Campbell manages a team focused on building technology partnerships to provide Itron’s customers with access to a wide variety of complementary products and applications that integrate to Itron’s networking and metering platforms. Prior to Itron, Ms. Campbell relocated with BlackBerry to Silicon Valley from Ottawa, Canada - where she was responsible for bridging partnerships and ecosystems in the mobile, automotive and IoT segments. Ms. Campbell was part of a startup called QNX Software Systems which was subsequently purchased by Harman International and later, BlackBerry. She held a variety of leadership roles in all three organizations, but is primarily recognized for building a world class alliances practice and an award-winning ecosystem of 100’s of companies in support of QNX’s automotive and other IoT business lines. Ms. Campbell is an active advocate for women in business at a grass roots level. She has co-founded the Silicon Valley-based Women in Automotive Technology, and most recently, became a charter member of the Canadian Womens Network in Silicon Valley. Ms. Campbell holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Ottawa.