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iStock 1270792163 Joining the Age of Automation with Consumer-Enabled Data Collection Rapid technological advances are the norm in the 21st century. Entire industries have become obsolete in the...

clean energy Joining the Conversation Around Clean Energy As part of our efforts to stay abreast of innovations in the cleantech space, Itron Idea Labs is now a corporate sponsor of the Los Angeles...

CESrobertosunday Leaving Las Vegas @CES 2017 It is day four at CES and almost time to leave. It’s the King’s birthday, my twentieth time at CES, during CES’s 50th anniversary, and a great day to be...

MQTT Message Queuing Telemetry Transport for Sensor Networks I recently came across the MQTT-SN (Message Queuing Telemetry Transport for Sensor Networks) protocol while working on a project and...

cesday4 Speed Dating at #CES2018 Innovation is always the hot word at CES, but smart cities and smart energy made their debut this year in a big way. Itron Idea Labs was there to contribute to the...

San_Diego_Harbor Lots of Firsts at DistribuTECH 2017! I’ve been attending DistribuTECH for the last 10 years, and the only constant thing has been change. Maybe not rapid and fast-paced change like...

iStock 584487610 My Friend Went 100% Solar. . . Indirectly I was speaking with one of my friends recently and they were proudly telling me that they signed up for their utility’s 100% solar rate...

robots Sensory Overload: CES 2019 As my first CES event, sensory overload might be a good way to describe my initial visit to the showroom floor. I suppose because I've spent my entire career...

iStock 1148091793 To Move or Not to Move: Insights from CES 2020 Humans are designed to walk 12 miles per day, according to anthropologists. This dates back to when we roamed the Serengeti desert....

iStock 1029035836 We are Living in the Future: A Week at the Consumer Electronics Show I feel like the gap between what I would see in science fiction movies and what actually exists used to be...

iStock_000043138824_Medium What Itron Idea Labs Brings to Itron and the Industry Nine out of 10 Fortune 500 companies in 1955 disappeared from the list by 2016. The average tenure of a Fortune 500...

Roberto_CES Stranger Things at CES 2019 It is never boring at CES, from a technologies and products point of view. This year, I thought I would pay attention to strange things rather than specific...

LACI 2019 The Front Door for Cleantech Innovation in Los Angeles The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power’s La Kretz Innovation Campus is the front door for cleantech innovation in Los...

iStock 1066422156 1 The Importance of Modern-Day Innovation For those of us who grew up with the Space-time continuum as defined by Dr. Emmett Brown (Doc Brown) in the Back to the Future trilogy,...

iStock_000039140748_XXXLarge The Importance of the Culture of Innovation A few weeks ago, I was on a panel with Microsoft Ventures and Providence Fund in Seattle, discussing corporate innovation...

edsonBlog6 1 The Robots of #CES2018 Autonomous vehicles, drones, artificial intelligence, augmented/virtual reality, robotics and smart cities are among the hottest topics at CES 2018 in Las Vegas....

iStock 616903584 What Does Itron Idea Labs Do? Imagine you are planning a trip from point A to point B to get there as quickly as possible in your car where you must arrive at a specific time for a...

iStock_89480731_MEDIUM Why Itron Idea Labs? I just got a Google Home – you know, the speaker you can talk to and it will play music. It tells me what the outside temperature is or what a cup of...

EV_Charging Will Your Lights Be on When the Power Goes Out? On March 11, 2011, the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan was damaged by an earthquake and tsunami, resulting in widespread and...

communityshirts 5 Ways to Help Houston on Your Trip to IUW Technology advancements have forever changed the way we communicate, and through social media, we’re more connected than ever. In times of...

Itron Utility Week 2021 Logo Concepts_Final_Horizontal_EMEA Addressing Changes and Empowering Innovation in EMEA Our industry is facing some big changes—such as new regulatory requirements for...

Day in the Life at Itron Inspire 2023 A Day in the Life at Itron Inspire 2023 Itron Inspire is officially underway in San Antonio, Texas! Itron Inspire is officially underway in San Antonio, Texas!...

Itron Utility Week 2021 Logo Concepts_Final_Horizontal_APAC Addressing Infrastructure Pressures in Asia-Pacific We’re excited for Itron Utility Week to make its debut in the Asia-Pacific (APAC)...

mobile image A Big Picture Session: Protecting Utilities from the Risk of New Technologies with Outcome-Based Solutions It’s day two of our Knowledge Conference at IUW, and this morning, we heard...

Women Who Inspire Amplifying Women in Energy and Water At Itron Inspire The Women Who Inspire session (formerly known as Women in Utilities) is a crowd favorite at Itron Inspire, and for good...

analytics 3 Analytics and Advanced Applications are Transforming the Smart Grid and Networks Earlier this week, we talked about the upcoming Itron Utility Week (IUW) and two of our exciting...

Itron Utility Week 2021 Logo Concepts_Final_Horizontal_EMEA Bringing Our Premier Customer Event to EMEA For many years, Itron has collaborated with cities and utilities in Europe, Middle East and...

IMG_6722 Cathodic Protection, Customer Portal Added to Itron Analytics Suite Two new ways to utilize AMI networks and data to extract more value out of existing assets. To complement Itron’s new...

IUW KC 011 Break! The IUW Knowledge Center Gathers People to Connect, Converse, Collaborate The whole Itron portfolio. The dedicated people who helped create it. The customers who use it at work to...

Week of Resourcefulness 2023.jpg Celebrating a 'Week of Resourcefulness' with Discovery Education at Itron Inspire Exploring a smarter energy and water future begins with education. Exploring a...

Itron Inspire 2023 Partners Blog Connecting with Itron Partners at Itron Inspire 2023 The Itron Inspire 2023 Knowledge Conference will provide attendees with a unique opportunity to learn – from...

Celebrating Itron Customers Celebrating our Customers for Creating a More Resourceful World At this year’s Itron Inspire, we were delighted to recognize our customers who are setting an excellent...

135 Developing the Next Generation Utility Workforce and Inspiring Leadership Today marked the second day of the #IUW17 Knowledge Conference and we started the morning with another great general...

Itron 765x500 Don’t Show Me Big Data, Show Me the Right Data The second Big Picture Session we attended today was “Don’t Show Me Big Data, Show Me the Right Data.” The session was moderated by Jill...

Inspire APAC Recap Blog Image Driving Digital Transformation at Itron Inspire APAC 2022 Our second annual Inspire APAC 2022 – Itron’s customer and partner-focused event where we explore the...

Itron Inspire 2023 Day One Recap Day One of Itron Inspire: Powering the Energy Transition Itron Inspire 2023 is off to a great start! Itron Inspire 2023 is off to a great start! We’re feeling...

C630 Verizon Smart_energy_blog_image 171012_Blog Delivering Smart, Sustainable Energy Solutions There’s no question that the Internet of Things (IoT) will transform the energy and utilities...

Panel 2 Empowering Innovation: Women in Utilities Panel As our industry continues its evolution toward a more consumer-centric, digital business model, women are critical in helping drive this...

IMG_0078 Empowering Women in Utilities At Itron Utility Week 2019, we once again celebrated the women who contribute their time and talent to the utility and smart city industries. Showcasing the...

PanelBlog2 1 Enabling Smarter, More Scalable Cities, Sooner – Part II One of the most engaging discussions at Itron Utility Week (IUW) was the Big Picture Session, which explored new business...

Smart Grid City 04 Edge Intelligence via Collaboration: The Itron Riva Developers Community This afternoon we spent time with Roberto Aiello, managing director of Itron Idea Labs, as he discussed...

Itron 765x500 Ex-Im Bank drives growth in Africa and America Today Itron President and CEO Philip Mezey provided a guest blog post to The Hill Newspaper. In his post, Mezey shares ways the Ex-Im...

iStock 1254894639 Expect the Unexpected: 2020’s Lessons in Innovation and Continuity 2020 has been a year like no other. As challenging as it has been at times, it has also given all of us across...

Itron 765x500 Energy Impacts of the Internet of Things At the Itron Utility Week 2014 Conference, I reported on Itron’s foray into the Internet of Things (IoT) with the new Riva platform. Now that...

Itron Inspire 2023_Knowledge Conference Blog Explore the Possibilities in the Knowledge Center at Itron Inspire 2023 Flights are booked, suitcases are packed, our solution and product demos are...

Inspire_Recap Exploring the Possibilities for a Better Future at Itron Inspire 2021 Last week, we gathered virtually with Itron customers, partners, sponsors and industry experts for Itron Inspire...

Verizon_Blog Fiber Rollouts to 5G When you think of Itron partner Verizon and fiber, you tend to think of Fios, which is a fiber-based brand in the Northeast U.S. Guest blog contributed by Verizon...

IUW20_Hero7D_2201x610 Five Ways to Make the Most of Your Virtual IUW Experience With the safety of our customers and employees in mind, Itron Utility Week (IUW) will be a completely virtual...

FS award Frost & Sullivan Lauds Pepco Holdings and City of Bismarck with Excellence in Resourcefulness Awards at Itron Utility Week Frost & Sullivan announced today Pepco Holdings and the City of...

data “Future Proof” with Itron on SAP HANA One year ago, SAP prepared for Itron Utility Week (IUW) with a clear plan, purpose and a vision of success. SAP and Itron outlined an ambitious plan to...

Capture Frost & Sullivan Recognizes CPS Energy and BRK Ambiental with Excellence in Resourcefulness Awards at Itron Utility Week Frost & Sullivan announced today CPS Energy and BRK Ambiental as the...

Itron Inspire 2023 Know Before You Go Gearing Up for Itron Inspire 2023 It’s almost time for Itron Inspire 2023! It’s almost time for Itron Inspire 2023! We couldn’t be more excited to reconnect...

Philip General Session Opens with Itron CEO Philip Mezey on Be Resourceful: Being Smart with What We Have The general session opened with addresses from Philip Mezey, Itron’s president and CEO, and...

EG3TgkXXkAM7ybm Getting to Yes: Helping Utilities Make the Case with Regulators During the Big Picture Session on Monday at Itron Utility Week, NARUC President Nick Wagner and Itron’s VP of...

Itron Inspire 2023 Customer Awards Honoring Energy and Water Trailblazers at Itron Inspire At Itron Inspire 2023, we celebrated our esteemed and accomplished customers who are propelling the...

Itron 765x500 How Energy, Water and the Smart Grid Lead to Smart Cities More of the world’s population lives in urban areas than ever before. As city populations grow, the demand for services...

data2 How Your Advanced Utilities Monitoring System Can Benefit from Real-time Data and Over-the-Air Updates If you work in the energy sector, integrating smart grid technology is among the most...

Marinas Itron Inspire Blog Industry Leaders Gather to Address Energy and Water Transition at Itron Inspire 2023 At Itron Inspire 2023, we had the pleasure of welcoming more than 1,000 Itron...

iStock 520797536 Innovating for the Future of Utilities: Itron and Cisco It’s day two of the Knowledge Conference at one of the year’s most anticipated events – Itron Utility Week. Utility industry...

Itron Inspire Africa Igniting Innovation at Itron Inspire Africa 2023 The energy industry is evolving faster than ever before, driven by severe weather events, changing consumer expectations and an...