ITRON Launches Resourcefullness Index

Today, Itron launched the 2016 Itron Resourcefulness Index, a global survey and index benchmarking energy and water resources management. Now in its third year, the report’s year-over-year data demonstrates that there continues to be agreement that the industry is in need of transformation, and utility executives are increasingly turning to technology to help drive the next generation of industry change. We talk smart – smart metering, smart cities and smart grids. Smart technologies are used to improve efficiency and reliability, while empowering consumers to better manage resources. Yet, we are on the cusp of the next wave of innovation for extending beyond today’s smart grid—moving to the active grid. The current systems do a fine job of providing two-way communications and automating meter reading, but as we all know, utilities need deeper insight into what is happening throughout their distribution systems and they need to be able to take action based on grid conditions. With technology, we can get there. Read more.