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Every year at Itron, we look forward to Earth Day—a global celebration and powerful reminder of our shared responsibility to protect our world’s most precious resources.

While Earth Day is first and foremost a call to action to care for our planet, it’s also a meaningful opportunity to roll up our sleeves, engage with our communities and build stronger connections...

Each year, Itron hosts its Annual Energy Forecasting Group (EFG) Meeting.  

As renewable energy adoption accelerates across the globe, the traditional one-way grid with basic billing meters is no longer sufficient.

The 2025 AGA Operations Conference & Biennial Exhibition brought the gas industry’s biggest challenges and boldest solutions to the forefront.

The landscape for water utilities is shifting fast.

As utilities continue to digitize operations, the technologies powering this transformation are only as effective as the standards they’re built on.

The Annual ISO Forecasting Summit offers a unique platform for ISO representatives worldwide to discuss the latest short- and long-term forecasting challenges and solutions in an open and collegial...

At Itron, sustainability isn’t just an initiative—it’s central to everything we do.

Distribution Operations Blog.jpg A Smarter Grid Starts with Intelligence at the Edge Trees grow, storms happen and people are human. Trees grow, storms happen and people are human. These factors...

Building the grid of the future starts by adopting interoperable standards, today.

AI Paradox Blog.jpg The AI Paradox: Driving Demand, Delivering Solutions As artificial intelligence (AI) adoption continues to grow, so does the demand for the data centers that power it. As...

We are excited to announce that the European Forecasting User Group Meeting is back!

EUD and Verizon Blog.jpg Modernizing Water Infrastructure: Eastside Utility District’s Transition to Cellular AMI When aging infrastructure and manual processes began chipping away at revenue,...

Microgrid The Utility’s Guide to Microgrids As the energy sector navigates the transition to a more sustainable and resilient grid, microgrids are proving to be invaluable assets for utilities. As...

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...

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...

As the need to enhance grid performance coincides with the impacts of growing energy demand, severe weather events, electrification and sustainability initiatives, Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) have...

At DISTRIBUTECH 2025, Itron joined 18,000+ industry professionals to explore the innovations shaping the future of energy.

The growing adoption of distributed energy resources (DERs) like electric vehicles, rooftop solar and residential battery storage is driving a fundamental shift in electricity management: what once...

Distributed energy resources (DERs) have become a defining force in the global energy ecosystem.

Relentless heatwaves are pushing electric grids across the globe to their breaking point.

Smarter energy and water management requires connecting grid devices on a secure, reliable network and transforming real-time data into actionable insights.

While seasonal temperatures are beginning to drop in many parts of the world, cities face a different reality.

The accelerating energy transition—and especially the onset of Electrification 2.0—is transforming how utilities plan and operate the grid.

Itron hosted the 16th Annual ISO Forecasting Summit from Sept. 17 - 19 in Chicago, IL.

Now more than ever, the way electricity is consumed and managed is undergoing a rapid transformation.

Utilities and cities are navigating unprecedented complexity.

Itron is committed to advancing energy and water management for utilities and cities across the globe.

Itron Inspire 2025 isn’t just another industry conference. It’s where connections form, solutions take shape and the future of energy and water management gets reinvented.

Artificial intelligence (AI), climate tech and utility partnerships are transforming cities, with urban technology reaching a critical inflection point.

At Itron Inspire, everywhere you look, people are connecting, guided tours are underway, solution demonstrations are unfolding and emerging technologies you’ve only read about are right in front of...

Achieving Infrastructure Resiliency and Preparedness for the Water and Energy Transition

Every year, Itron Inspire brings together energy and water experts with diverse experiences and challenges, all united by a common goal: building a future of more intelligent, sustainable resource...

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us in Orlando, FL for Itron Inspire 2025!

Regulators everywhere are raising the bar on settlements data. Estimated consumption profiles no longer suffice, and utilities are now required to report energy usage in increasingly granular...

Itron is thrilled to be named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Utility Meter Data Management Systems 2025 Vendor Assessment (doc #US52984625, October 2025).

The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has sparked a new kind of energy race that’s redefining how electricity is produced, distributed and consumed.

Historically, utilities had limited visibility beyond the substation, relying on outdated models about grid behavior at the edge.

Every year at Itron Inspire, we make it a priority to celebrate women in utilities.