ITRON INSPIRE 2026 Itron App-A-Thon
Participate in Itron’s first annual App-A-Thon Challenge
Announcing Itron’s first annual App-A-Thon Challenge designed to provide an exclusive opportunity for guided mentorship in developing on Itron’s Distributed Intelligence Platform.
Using Itron's Virtual SDK development environment, and Itron-provided meter and edge data, teams (comprised of utility employees) are invited to develop an edge application or analytic to address a business challenge within their own organization.
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Learn More about Distributed IntelligenceEDGE Application
Introduce automation and efficiency!
Here is your chance to dive in and design an edge application to accelerate day to day work of your organization. Itron’s DI development platform offers the tools and resources to start building code and testing your hypothesis in our virtual environment. Using simulated metering data, your team can build an edge application designed specifically to solve a challenge faced by your utility. Itron will provide simulated meter data to jumpstart your development activities. -
Discover Itron’s Grid Edge Intelligence PortfolioEDGE Analytic
Create more value from your DI data! Imagine the possibilities to reduce risk and improve customer satisfaction if you could develop a business analytic that utilizes the data delivered by Itron edge applications. Maybe you could build a data-driven predictive maintenance schedule or introduce greater accuracy into your meter replacement forecast. Itron will provide simulated values made available through our DI applications to jumpstart your development activities.
WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, and WHO
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WHAT
Design an Edge Application or Edge Analytic using Itron’s virtual developer portal.
Access datasets, SDK, and mentoring.
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WHEN
Sept 14 – Oct 20, 2026
Key milestones:
June 25
Registration opens
Sept 14
Kickoff
Sept 15 – Oct 15
Mentored development
Oct 19
App showcase
Oct 20
Awards -
WHERE
Virtual: Kickoff & mentoring (Sept 14 – Oct 15)
In-person finale: Itron Inspire at
Houston Marriott Marquis (Oct 19–20)
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WHO
Utilities — you and your colleagues!
IT, Integrations, Internal tools, Workflow automation, others
| WHO: | WHEN & WHERE: |
| Teams of 2-5 members Each team member employed by the same utility We recommend one team member attend Itron Inspire |
Orientation in September Development in October Judging and Awards during Itron Inspire Oct. 27-28 |
What’s in it for YOUtilities?
Give your team the tools, support, and visibility to build real edge applications on Itron’s Distributed Intelligence platform.
- Expert mentorship from Itron DI + AWS specialists
- Early access to Itron’s Virtual SDK
- Access to datasets designed to facilitate rapid development during the AppAthon
- Opportunity to showcase at Itron Inspire
- Drive efficiency & automation using Grid Edge Intelligence
Questions?
Please reach out to us for more information: Contact us at EdgeAppAThon@itron.com
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