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CenterPoint Energy to Further Modernize Its Natural Gas Distribution System with Itron Smart Meters

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Tuesday, April 5, 2022

Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI), which is innovating the way utilities and cities manage energy and water, today announced it has signed a contract with CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) to further modernize its natural gas distribution system with 3 million of Itrons award-winning Intelis natural gas ultrasonic smart meters.

Key Points: 
  • Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI), which is innovating the way utilities and cities manage energy and water, today announced it has signed a contract with CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNP) to further modernize its natural gas distribution system with 3 million of Itrons award-winning Intelis natural gas ultrasonic smart meters.
  • CenterPoint Energy is an energy delivery company with electric transmission and distribution, power generation and natural gas distribution operations that serve more than 7 million metered customers in Indiana, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Ohio and Texas.
  • The utility will use the smart natural gas metering solution to enhance safety and service for its customers and improve distribution system reliability and efficiency.
  • CenterPoint Energy has set clear priorities to invest in our natural gas system to drive safety and reliability, while also advancing the transition to a cleaner energy future, said Trey Kuchar, senior vice president, Natural Gas for CenterPoint Energy.

Itron Collaborates with Utilismart Corporation to Bring End-to-End Metering Solution for Canadian and U.S. Utilities

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Thursday, March 3, 2022

Cooperative and municipal electric utilities can benefit from Utilismarts turn-key solution that consists of project management, cellular data and meter data reading services and secure customer web portals.

Key Points: 
  • Cooperative and municipal electric utilities can benefit from Utilismarts turn-key solution that consists of project management, cellular data and meter data reading services and secure customer web portals.
  • The collaboration between Itron and Utilismart bridges the gap between Automated Meter Reading (AMR) and Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI).
  • Utilities with commercial/industrial customers who require daily consumption usage data and the presentment of that data for operational decisions.
  • Itron enables utilities and cities to safely, securely and reliably deliver critical infrastructure solutions to communities in more than 100 countries.

Dresser Utility Solutions Closes Agreement with Itron to Acquire Global Gas Regulator and European C&I Gas Metering and Stations Business

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Monday, February 28, 2022

Dresser Utility Solutions, a solutions provider for utility companies, and Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI), which is innovating the way utilities and cities manage energy and water, announced today the successful closing of the previously announced agreement for the sale of Itrons European commercial & industrial (C&I) mechanical gas meter business, gas stations meter and pressure regulation business and global gas regulator business to Dresser Utility Solutions.

Key Points: 
  • Dresser Utility Solutions, a solutions provider for utility companies, and Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI), which is innovating the way utilities and cities manage energy and water, announced today the successful closing of the previously announced agreement for the sale of Itrons European commercial & industrial (C&I) mechanical gas meter business, gas stations meter and pressure regulation business and global gas regulator business to Dresser Utility Solutions.
  • David Evans, President and CEO of Dresser Utility Solutions, commented, We are excited to announce that we have finalized our agreement with Itron for the purchase of its global gas regulator and European C&I metering and stations businesses.
  • Justin Patrick, Itrons senior vice president of Device Solutions, commented, The agreement with Dresser Utility Solutions marks an exciting milestone for our two companies and for our customers.
  • As part of the sale, Itron employees supporting European mechanical gas C&I meters and stations and global gas regulators become employees of Dresser Utility Solutions.

Malaysian Utility Signs 15-year Contract with Itron to Deploy and Operate Industrial IoT Network

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Wednesday, January 5, 2022

As part of the 15-year contract, Sarawak Energy will leverage Itrons Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) to deploy, monitor and maintain the communications network.

Key Points: 
  • As part of the 15-year contract, Sarawak Energy will leverage Itrons Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) to deploy, monitor and maintain the communications network.
  • In 2018, Sarawak Energy collaborated with Itron on a project to deploy and operate Itrons IIoT network, including a pilot for 6,000 AMI endpoints.
  • As a NaaS contract, Itron will manage the network and the UIQ headend software suite on Sarawak Energys behalf to collect and manage consumption data.
  • Itron enables utilities and cities to safely, securely and reliably deliver critical infrastructure solutions to communities in more than 100 countries.

Dresser Utility Solutions to Acquire Itron’s Global Gas Regulator and European C&I Gas Metering Business

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Wednesday, November 3, 2021

Dresser Utility Solutions, a solutions provider for utility companies, and Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI), which is innovating the way utilities and cities manage energy and water, have reached an agreement for the sale of Itrons global gas regulator business and European commercial & industrial (C&I) gas metering business to Dresser Utility Solutions.

Key Points: 
  • Dresser Utility Solutions, a solutions provider for utility companies, and Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI), which is innovating the way utilities and cities manage energy and water, have reached an agreement for the sale of Itrons global gas regulator business and European commercial & industrial (C&I) gas metering business to Dresser Utility Solutions.
  • We look forward to welcoming Itrons global gas regulator and European C&I metering employees to the Dresser Utility family and continuing to invest in these product lines on behalf of our current and future customers.
  • Justin Patrick, Itrons senior vice president of Device solutions, commented, This agreement is a win for our customers, as well as Dresser Utility Solutions and Itron.
  • As part of the sale, Itron employees supporting European mechanical gas C&I meters and stations and global gas regulators will become employees of Dresser Utility Solutions.

Industrial Development Bureau, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan: With Its Capability to Integrate Various ITC Technologies, Taiwan Has Become a Trusted Partner in the Southeast Asian Supply Chain for Smart Meters

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Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Key Points: 
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211019006290/en/
    With Its Capability to Integrate Various ITC Technologies, Taiwan Has Become a Trusted Partner in the Southeast Asian Supply Chain for Smart Meters
    Southeast Asia has emerged as a major regional market for smart grid solutions in recent years.
  • To realize its smart grid vision, Malaysia is aiming for the total adoption of smart meters by 2026.
  • Achieving this target means that an estimated 9.1 million households across the country will be fitted with a smart meter.
  • In sum, Taiwan can become a trusted partner in the global smart grid supply chain.

Grid4C’s Grid Edge AI Successfully Joins Itron’s Ecosystem of Distributed Intelligence Applications

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Tuesday, July 13, 2021

Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI), which is innovating the way utilities and cities manage energy and water, today announced Grid4Cs Grid Edge AI application is now a part of Itrons expanding ecosystem of distributed intelligence (DI) applications.

Key Points: 
  • Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI), which is innovating the way utilities and cities manage energy and water, today announced Grid4Cs Grid Edge AI application is now a part of Itrons expanding ecosystem of distributed intelligence (DI) applications.
  • Grid4C has successfully installed its Grid Edge AI app in Itrons Raleigh DI Lab and it will be available via the Itron Enterprise Application Center later this year.
  • Itrons DI platform enables new use cases based on aggregated computing and distributed decision-making at the grid edge with high data fidelity.
  • Grid4C utilized Itrons Software Development Kit (SDK) for distributed intelligence to integrate its Edge AI app into the Itron Enterprise Application Center.