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At Itron, creating a more resourceful world starts within our own walls.

Demand on the U.S. power grid is projected to rise 4.7% over the next five years—a sharp increase compared to the sub-1% annual growth seen over the past two decades.

AI Announcements Blog.jpg Itron Announces Key Collaborations to Unlock the Full Potential of AI and ML According to Itron’s Resourcefulness Insight Report, utilities see the greatest potential for...

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

Federal Funding_Grid Resilience Blog.jpg The Grid Won’t Wait: Building the Business Case for Grid Resilience More than 70% of the U.S. power grid is over 25 years old and quickly running out of...

Earth Day is a reminder that the choices we make today shape the world we leave for future generations.

Earth Day Education Blog.jpg Empowering the Next Generation to Create a More Resourceful World As we celebrate Earth Day, it’s essential to recognize that sustainability isn’t just about the...

Celebrating 10 years of honoring utilities that are advancing the future through technological advancements and improving efficiencies for grid modernization.

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.

For years, limited visibility and control at the edge of the gas distribution network has made it harder for utilities to deliver safe, reliable and affordable natural gas to the communities they...

Every single day, the U.S. loses 6 billion gallons of treated water—enough to fill over 9,000 Olympic swimming pools.

Doug Richardson to Lead Newly Formed Group to Enhance Customer Engagement

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.

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

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,...

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...

EFG blog 2019 2019 Annual Energy Forecasting Meeting Two pre-conference classes. Three conference days. Eighteen industry presentations. Forty-nine companies. Sixty-nine attendees. These are the...

iStock 1167706595 2019 Benchmarking Survey The end of October brings something for everyone. Fall foliage for adults, Halloween candy for children and Itron’s Annual Benchmarking Survey results for...

iStock 1162351835 scaled 2020 Forecasting Meetings – Registration Now Open! The 18th annual Energy Forecasting/EFG Meeting will be in New Orleans, Louisiana on April 22 – April 24 with optional...

Electric Vehicle Forecasting Blog 2023 Free Forecasting Brown Bags: Electric Vehicle Load Shapes Itron’s Forecasting group has conducted webinars on a variety of forecasting and load research-based...

2019 calendar 2019 Forecasting Conferences – Register Today! The 17th annual Energy Forecasting/EFG Meeting and Training will be hosted in Boston, Massachusetts on April 3-5 with optional one-day...

iStock 1159740429 2021 Annual Energy Forecasting Virtual Webinars Itron's regularly scheduled in-person Annual Energy Forecasting Meeting and Workshops in New Orleans have been rescheduled to April...

2022 Annual Energy Forecasting Virtual Webinars 2022 Annual Energy Forecasting Virtual Webinars Itron is hosting several webinars throughout the originally planned in-person event dates (April...

EV A Consumer’s Perspective – Residential Solar with an Electric Vehicle Recently, I wrote a blog on residential solar. In it, I mentioned that I needed at least a 6 kW system, but I installed a...

Winter Storm A Perfect Storm of Uncertainty Late in December 2022, much of the U.S. and Canada experienced a bomb cyclone, of which the most striking feature is a precipitous drop in temperature....

formulas A Few Thoughts on P-Values I recently read an article about P-Values that led to some discussion with my Itron colleagues, along with some thoughts on the matter. In the context of...

grandview1 A Grand View The view from the 96th floor of the John Hancock Center is amazing. From here, cars are merely dots between the straight rows of lights and people are absent. Even the...

school_book A Practitioner’s Guide to Short-term Load Forecast Modeling Over the years, numerous clients have requested a “recipe book” for building powerful short-term load forecast models. This...

rooftop solar A Simple Approach for Addressing Behind-the-Meter Solar Generation I was recently asked to account for behind-the-meter (BTM) solar generation in a set of day-ahead hourly electric...