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Itron Inspire 2024 Itron Inspire Day One: Powering the Future of Utility Operations with Data and AI Day One of Itron Inspire 2024 has officially come to a close! Day One of Itron Inspire 2024 has...

Itron Inspire 2024 Day Two Pushing Boundaries at the Edge: Highlights from Itron Inspire Day Two On behalf of the entire Itron team, we would like to extend a huge thank you to all our customers,...

Itron Inspire 2024 Hydro One Wins 2024 Itron Innovator Award As the energy landscape continues to evolve, leveraging Itron’s partner ecosystem to improve grid reliability and enhance consumer...

2024 Resourcefulness Report The Age of AI for Utilities is Here Earlier this week at Itron Inspire, I shared the findings of our recent research, published in our Resourcefulness Insight Report,...

Benchmark Survey Blog.jpeg 2024 Annual Energy Survey Results Since the 1970s, Itron has amassed deep expertise in all aspects of forecasting and conducted an Annual Forecasting Benchmarking survey...

Milan Cityscape, Enlit 2024 Enlit 2024: Shaping the Future of a Decentralized Grid From Oct. 22-24 in Milan, Italy, we’re joining industry leaders at Enlit to explore the latest trends in energy,...

Seattle, Washington Itron's 2024 ISO Forecasting Summit Last month, Itron hosted its 15th annual ISO Forecasting Summit from Sept. 23-25, 2024, in Seattle, Washington. Last month, Itron hosted its...

Itron Inspire 2024, Tom Deitrich's Keynote Itron Inspire 2024: Libérer le potentiel des données et de l’IA à la périphérie du réseau Alors que la demande de ressources essentielles telles que...

Barcelona, Spain for SCEWC 2024 SCEWC 2024: Transforming City Operations at the Edge Imagine a future where cities are empowered to reduce power consumption by up to 50% leveraging a...

Women Who Inspire Session at Itron Inspire 2024 Women Who Inspire 2024: Driving Innovation and Championing Change  Year after year, one session at Itron Inspire stands out as a powerful testament...

Marina Donovan LinkedIn Live Recap.jpeg The Challenges and Opportunities of AI: LinkedIn Live Recap Are artificial intelligence and machine learning the future of utility operations? This question...

Women Empowerment.jpg Women Who Inspire 2024: Empowering Women and Future Innovators The Women Who Inspire session at Itron Inspire 2024 was a standout highlight of this year’s conference,...

Grip Round Two (1).jpeg Powering Resilience: DOE’s $2 Billion Investment in America’s Energy Future America’s energy infrastructure just took a major step forward in becoming more resilient,...

Rural Community.jpeg Optimizing Rural Operations with Itron’s CENTRON® II Electric Meter Optimizing Rural Operations with Itron’s CENTRON® II Electric Meter Itron’s CENTRON II residential electric...

Forecasting Workshops Blog.jpeg Itron’s Hands-On Forecasting Workshops Itron recently held three different Forecasting Workshops starting on Nov. 5th in Boston, Massachusetts. Itron recently held...

Present, Past and Future (2).jpeg Dr. Monforte’s Retirement Brown Bag: The Past, Present and Future of Operational Load Forecasting I have had the pleasure of working with Dr. Frank A. Monforte for...

Iot Edge Computing Award Blog (1).png Pushing the Edge of Possibility: Itron Receives 2024 IoT Edge Computing Excellence Award The Energy Infrastructure Administration projects global electricity...

GE Vernova Blog.jpeg Better Together: GE Vernova and Itron Unleash the Power of Grid Edge Data A truly reliable and resilient grid requires visibility and control of “the edge,” or the various...

Data Center Forecasting Blog.jpeg Question d’actualité : comment anticiper l’arrivée de nouveaux data centers sur le réseau ? Un après-midi, alors que je m'entretenais avec un cadre d'une...

Todd Inlander AI Blog.jpg Ensuring Grid Reliability with Technology and AI: Lessons Learned from Southern California Edison California, home to the largest population in the U.S. and the highest...

UBBA Blog.jpg UBBA 2024 Summit & Plugfest: Advancing Broadband Communication for Utilities Itron recently attended the Utility Broadband Association's premier event, UBBA Summit & Plugfest,...

Grid Operator.jpg What is an Independent System Operator? My mom knows that I often work with Independent System Operators. My mom knows that I often work with Independent System Operators....

Itron's 2024 in Review Blog.jpg Itron’s 2024 in Review: A Year of Milestones, Innovations and Impact Itron’s 2024 in Review: A Year of Milestones, Innovations and Impact 2024 was transformative for...

Winter Storm Preparedness.jpg Weathering the Storm: Building Utility Resilience Amid Increased Energy Demand The NOAA’s U.S. 2024 Winter Outlook signals a tough season ahead, forecasting a high...

2025 Forecasting Blog.jpeg 2025 Itron Forecasting Events For years, Itron has helped energy companies understand and anticipate changes in energy demand—changes that drive both strategy and...

SEW Blog.jpeg From Passive to Proactive: Redefining Customer Experience-Driven Energy Management Consumers today expect real-time information, seamless communication and immediate responsiveness in...

Artificial intelligence and machine learning workforce readiness Utilities Face a Workforce Readiness Gap Amid AI/ML Adoption Challenges The global energy sector is facing unprecedented growth and...

AI's Role in Winter Safety.jpg Le rôle essentiel de l'IA et de la ML (Machine Learning/Apprentissage Automatique) dans l'amélioration de la sécurité de la distribution d'eau et d'énergie en hiver...

A charging electric vehicle with a wind turbine in the background The 2025 Power Paradigm: How EVs and Clean Energy are Transforming the Grid The energy sector is experiencing a significant...

Gartner MDM Blog.jpeg Itron Recognized as a Representative Vendor in the 2024 Gartner® Market Guide for Meter Data Management Systems In today’s utility landscape, meter data management systems...

Federal Funding Blog.jpg Navigating Uncertainty: Federal Funding and the Future of Utilities As the United States transitions to a new administration, questions remain about the future of programs...

2024 CSR Recap Blog.png Empowering Resourceful Communities: Itron’s 2024 Corporate Social Responsibility Impact As we reflect on 2024, Itron’s commitment to corporate social responsibility (CSR)...

AC and Electrification Blog.jpeg Electrification 2.0: What Utilities Can Learn from the Air Conditioner Era Today’s push for electrification, coupled with rising energy demand driven by artificial...

Capgemini and Itron Collaboration Blog.jpg Capgemini and Itron: Enabling Smarter, More Resilient Grids Itron and Capgemini Engineering are celebrating over a decade of driving digital...

Accurate forecasting is crucial for both electric and natural gas industries, helping utilities navigate demand, reliabillity and operational planning.

Data Illustration over Europe Automating Utility Settlements: The Case for Data-Driven Solutions Settlements, which are the financial reconciliations that keep energy markets running, have long...

March 8 is International Women’s Day—a global celebration of the social, economic and cultural achievements of women around the world.

In 2024, a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reporter called me for insights on electricity forecasting.

Itron was recently recognized as a Challenger in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Managed IoT Connectivity Services, Worldwide report.

Itron 765x500 Accelerating the Integration of Variable Generation into the Electric Grid Recently, I was invited to speak at the Utility Variable Generation Integration Group Conference, which was...

Itron 765x500 European Utility Week 2014 Talks Smart Cities Exhibitions and sessions at the upcoming European Utility Week will highlight new demands for a sustainable future and offer the biggest...

IIoT Don’t Miss Itron and #IoTLive at #IoTWorld Itron is excited to yet again be participating and exhibiting at this year’s IoT World at the Santa Clara Convention Center on May 14-17. This event...

iStock 955763622 Industrial IoT Takes Center Stage at IoT World 2019 Next week, Itron heads to the IoT World Conference and Exhibition hosted May 13-16 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in...

smart city 6 Innovation in the Age of ‘Smart’ Tech Recently, I had the honor of speaking at the National Governors Association NGA winter meeting. For those who are unfamiliar with the NGA, it is a...

citygrid IoT at CES – More Than Just Buzz in the Energy Sector CES 2017 marks the 21st year since the term Internet of Things (IoT) was introduced. Since it first appeared in 1985, we have seen a...

Itron 765x500 Itron Brings Edge Intelligence to Internet of Things World Forum Itron Riva’s edge intelligence enables easy integration of third-party devices and real-time decision-making...

energy smart city IoT World Continued: Partner Engagement Demonstrated During IoT Live! Tour In last week’s blog post, we highlighted what we said on stage during IoT World. This week, we’re going...

Itron 765x500 Itron Highlights Collaboration with Microsoft on CityNext Initiative Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona During the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona, Sharelynn...

Itron 765x500 Itron Showcases New 4G LTE Smart Metering Solution at DistribuTECH 2015 As the world becomes increasingly more connected, continual communication and access to data are becoming more...

Itron 765x500 Smart City Vision Reaches the White House: Itron Joins Team of Partners to make Envision America a Reality Cities and utilities across the country are facing a broad range of pressing...

NGA panel Smarter States, Smarter Communities Itron President and CEO Philip Mezey recently spoke to the importance of creating smarter communities at two national conferences: the National...

EVblog The Connected World and Autonomous Cars @CES 2017 Day two at CES was all about the cars—self-driving cars—a.k.a. Autonomous Vehicles (AV). AVs will change transportation as we know it by...

robertoCES Virtual Reality, Tech, Tools and Smart Energy and Water @CES 2017 CES day one. It’s been a crazy day of taking in the latest and greatest gadgets and technology in Las Vegas. As usual,...

Image A Transforming Energy Networks and Enabling Applications with OpenWay Riva The second session we attended today was “Transforming Energy Networks and Enabling Applications with OpenWay Riva,”...

ScreenHunter_319 Apr 12th Annual Energy Forecasting Meeting It’s been a couple weeks since the 12th Annual Energy Forecasting Meeting taking place April 2-3, 2014. As I reflect on the two days...

Itron 765x500 12th Annual Energy Forecasting Meeting Approaches Next week Itron hosts the 12th Annual Energy Forecasting Meeting at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas. On April 2-3, 2014, over 50...

Forecasting_Blog 3 2016 Energy Forecasters Meeting From May 18 to 20, 62 energy forecasters representing 42 companies from across North America gathered in Scottsdale, Arizona to discuss the latest...

people woman coffee meeting 2018 Important Meeting Dates – Mark Your Calendars! The Annual Energy Forecasting/EFG Meeting and Training will be in Austin, Texas on April 24-27 in 2018! The...

white house 2018 EFG Meeting Summary Sometimes when I sit back and consider all the things that need to be done, I feel overwhelmed. The endless demands for regular work—like producing the annual...

forecasters meeting 2018 Forecasting Workshop and Meeting Dates The 2018 Itron Forecasting Workshops and Meetings have been scheduled. Registration for 101 is currently open at...