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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...

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...

2025 LDI Trainings Virtual Instructor-Led Training Opportunities for Q1 and Q2 2025 Register today and mark your calendars! Register today and mark your calendars! Itron is pleased to announce that...

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 More Questions: Forecasting Data Centers One afternoon, while talking with a utility executive, they mentioned a complaint about data centers. One afternoon, while...

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 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...