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Decarbonization The Pivotal Role of IIJA in the Decarbonization Movement In recent years, adoption of sustainable practices by utilities and cities has transitioned into closer monitoring of carbon...
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Itron 765x500 The Power of Prices It’s 3 p.m. on a warm summer San Diego afternoon. My south facing windows are hot to the touch, but the building air conditioning units efficiently maintain a...
Seattle Night People 002 The Program Comprehensiveness Index I recently played laser tag at an amusement park with my two sons. While I would have been happy to report that I beat all the...
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Itron 765x500 Time to Get Your Customers Digitally Engaged This blog was originally posted on Comverge.com. Itron acquired Comverge on June 1, 2017, and all future demand response blogs will be...
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BYOT To BYOT or Not to BYOT: That is the Question Itron is a long-time member of the Peak Load Management Alliance (PLMA), which was founded in 1999 as the voice of demand response practitioners. I...
IoT Transforming in the IoT Space The advent of the Internet of Things (IoT) age has changed the way many industries—including Itron—engage with customers. In this new era, it’s all about content,...
Capgemini Unlocking Efficient Decarbonization: The Critical Role of Accurate Data Alongside long-time Itron partner, Capgemini, I had the opportunity to attend Climate Week NYC last September – the...
sewer US3 and Itron Win American Public Works Association Project of the Year Congratulations to our partner, Utility Systems Science & Software (US3), who recently won the Texas Public Works...
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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...