Laying the Foundation for GEI: Qualification and Deployment of the Riva Meter

The Itron Riva meter is a foundational component of the Grid Edge Intelligence solution enabling both Distributed Intelligence as well as maintaining existing business processes to support key AMI1.0/Meter-to-cash applications.  In this session, you will hear from a utility who has gone through the process of qualifying, approving, and deploying this new class of device.  Gainsville Regional Utility  will share their lessons learned and challenged encountered as well as provide insight into their deployment strategy.  The Itron team will also share views of the most common hurdles that utilities experience during this process and key recommendations and strategies to overcome these barriers.