We are in the midst of an evolution and exciting time for the gas industry. The growing adoption of ultrasonic gas metering and next-generation industrial IoT (IIoT) networking with cellular is enhancing the value proposition for safety, data analytics, operational efficiency, and gas grid edge regulatory compliance. Join this session to hear how leading gas utilities are leveraging smart meters, networks, and applications to navigate new challenges in their gas modernization strategies. Speakers will share experiences in building the business case for Gas Edge solutions, how they began the journey and the motivating catalyst for the digital transition of gas operations.

Gas safety is a top priority for both you and your customers. As a responsible utility, it's crucial to manage and mitigate risks in your service area, such as gas leaks, explosions, wildfires, backhoe incursions, and pressure events. In this session, we will introduce you to the gas safety revolution and the latest advancements in metering and solutions. Learn how utilities are using solid-state gas meters and smart devices that integrate ultrasonic metrology and enhanced safety features to monitor, control, and transform their gas distribution networks through various use cases such as rapid identification of gas leaks, pressure management or proactively responding to severe weather events. Understand how the Gas Distribution Safety solution will converge these use cases into a single solution and visually renders alarms and events, allowing for quick and efficient response times. This session will provide you with a better understanding how to address your most pressing safety concerns. With increased visibility into safety events in your gas distribution system, you can take proactive measures to prevent incidents and ensure the safety of your customers and employees.

The utility segment continues to be a leading growth area for Cellular IoT   solutions. However, navigating the mix of acronyms and rapidly evolving   functionality related to Cellular IoT, 5G and other wireless technologies can be complex even for the most seasoned telecommunications professionals. Join this session to learn more about Itron’s cellular strategy as we explore new ways to leverage the enhanced coverage, capacity, lower power consumption and   reduced costs of new cellular technologies specifically designed to support battery-powered water and gas solutions. Attendees will hear key updates to our portfolio, focusing on new use cases for gas and water, enabled by our cellular endpoints. We will also explore various use cases suited for cellular technologies including 5G, LTE-M, NB1 and more.

As the   gas industry faces significant challenges in aging infrastructure,   decarbonization and electrification, utilities are asking what’s next? While   gas safety continues to drive investment and innovation in the industry, new   advances in ultrasonic metering with integrated safety and sensing capability   at the edge, coupled with hybrid cellular and mesh networking are making the   business case to migrate from AMR to AMI a much more feasible option today.   Learn strategies to migrate by adopting a phased approach, making the   transition to gas edge solutions through performance and cost-optimized   offerings like Intelis gas meters, AMI Essentials, cellular ERT modules, and   battery-based mesh networking.

Join us in the Itron Experience for an exclusive preview of our comprehensive Gas Edge solutions portfolio, featuring the latest innovations set to transform the industry! Explore cutting-edge developments like battery-based mesh networking with the Solar Battery AP, advanced cellular solutions, Gas Distribution Safety applications, and our award-winning Intelis Gas Ultrasonic Meter. 

Our solution experts will provide an interactive preview, showcasing how these technologies can immediately enhance your system’s safety, reliability and operations. Grab a drink and connect with peers to learn how gas utilities nationwide can leverage these innovations to advance their gas modernization strategies.

*Open to all gas and combo customers. Add this session to your schedule to save your spot! For this interactive demo attendees will receive tablets to participate. Limited number of tablets available - provided on a first come basis.

ComEd (Exelon), an electric utility, provides access to its fully built-out industry level, secured AMI network to the gas utilities, Peoples and North Shore Gas (WEC Group). This allows 1.2 million gas meters to gain the benefits of AMI technology without the investment in time and money of   building out a separate single-use network. Multi-purpose networks such as ComEd’s, which contains ComEd’s AMI electric meters and smart streetlights, alongside an external natural gas utilities’ smart gas meters (in addition to   external municipality-owned smart water meters) are both a novel and an efficient solution in the modern communities these utilities serve. A year into this partnership, the two distinct utilities have established a variety of protocols for managing the deployment and the successful communication of smart gas meters on ComEd's AMI mesh network. With almost a quarter of a million gas endpoints deployed to date, day to day operations and   collaboration between the two utilities is crucial to managing the   partnership. The operations aspect involves two separate companies with their own data access and data visibility, institutional field knowledge, and two different work management processes. This session will focus on the   application of a range of radiofrequency remediation solutions to reinforce and strengthen the mesh network, including but not limited to socketAPs, relays, smart streetlights, MPACs, as well as upcoming devices such as the   streetlight microAP. Troubleshooting devices like the FSU and IMR are also within scope. The partnership is founded on collaboration using such technologies, data management, and deployment strategies, as steps are taken   to move to steady-state operations. 

When Southwest Gas started migrating their AMR meters to AMI, they developed a transition plan which allows them to continue using one data management system as they transition to an AMI Essentials package. They were able to do this because the new data management system reads all their meters – AMR, AMI, multi-vendor, as well as cellular ERTs. Learn how the migration is going, lessons learned, and the benefits they are already seeing.

Learn about the latest updates on Intelis 250 Gas Meter and Intelis 425 Gas Meter including additional safety benefits with high pressure shutoff.

With the rollout of the Intelis 250 Gas Meter, many utilities are adapting ultrasonic technology, especially among residential and small commercial premises. The small meter packs a large punch with features such as compact size, light-weight, a built in shut-off valve and precision flow measurement.  Southwest Gas introduced the Intelis 250 in 2021, with a coordinated and joint effort among its operations centers, engineering, information technology and stakeholders and now have more than 10,000 meters installed, with some areas having a full buy-in to replace the standard AC 250. 

 With the latest Intelis 425 Gas Meter, we are again meeting with stakeholders and field staff that have firsthand experience and knowledge when it comes to setting meters.  Come join us as we share our experience with and plans for the Intelis 250 and 425 Gas Meters.

Hundreds of utilities in North America are now using Temetra, Itron's latest generation mobile data collection solution and data repository. In this session, a utility who recently moved to Temetra will talk about their experience, the lessons learned, and the benefits they are experiencing with this powerful, cloud-based solution.