Grid Edge Essentials

Grid Edge Essentials enables smart grid transformation for utilities, providing all of the necessary components to realize operational value now and form the foundation for future services and use cases. The Grid Edge Essentials solution simplifies and streamlines the adoption of new technologies, dramatically accelerating time to value by providing distribution grid visibility all the way to the grid edge and enhancing consumer engagement. This bundled, comprehensive solution pre-integrates multiple products to provide faster time to value and powerful insight into your grid edge loads. Included with this solution are DI Quick Start, Operations Optimizer Essentials, Consumer Engagement, Grid Edge Optimizer solution delivering DI applications, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Hosting, Delivery Services, and the Intelligent Grid Edge Operation System. Optional use cases related to distribution automation, demand response and grid model validation using digital twin techniques empower you to realize value to better manage the grid and future-proof your utility and distribution grid.

DI Quick Start service is included to enable our DI platform so you can test and deploy DI applications with confidence. The Grid Edge Essentials DI apps bundle is comprised of Advanced Transformer Load Monitoring, DER Awareness, Location Awareness and the Safety Bundle (High Impedance Detection, Advanced Temperature Monitoring, Meter Bypass Detection). To ensure lower total cost of ownership, Grid Edge Essentials includes Itron's DataHub for customer outreach and data sharing with authorized third parties.

Grid Edge Essentials’ advanced capabilities empower you to:

• Receive access to more granular, real-time meter data on-demand
• Enable advanced operational capabilities and preventive maintenance for your critical distribution transformers
• Identify EV and PV loads and their load profiles on your distribution circuits
• Achieve greater renewable integration while deferring expensive grid upgrades, reducing need for expensive peak power, and maintaining optimized voltage levels (CVR).
• Understand grid edge status and customer behavior more clearly through distributed intelligence capabilities that provide key insights
• Gain real-time visibility to granular interval and voltage data for advanced grid forecasting and planning, maintenance and operations
• Better manage revenue assurance and realize more efficient operations through edge-based analytics
• Reduce customer outages, potential fire hazards and improve employee and customer safety with the DI Safety bundle that identifies high impedance connections and meter temperature issues

Itron's Grid Edge Essentials provides everything you need to begin the journey to grid edge intelligence by easily building upon existing AMI infrastructure and enhancing analytics.