ITRI News & Events

Itron and Toumetis announced a project in Southern California to strengthen wildfire mitigation and improve electric reliability by deploying advanced, real-time analytics that help reduce System Average Interruption Frequency Index and System Average Interruption Duration Index through two complementary levers: preventing outages before they occur and shortening outage duration when they do occur. The project is being performed in collaboration with San Diego Gas & Electric under the EPIC program. The project combines Itron's high-resolution data from its distributed intelligence-enabled endpoints with Toumetis' Cascadence predictive analytics and machine learning platform-currently deployed across more than 800 electric distribution circuits in Southern California-to integrate multiple data sources into a single operational view. The system brings together detailed data from smart meters, substation power quality measurements, relay signals and other grid sensors.

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PCG) and Itron (ITRI) are on the next phase of their collaboration to "transform the energy landscape, enhance the customer experience, reduce wildfire risk and create a more reliable and flexible grid," the company said. "This collaboration is about innovating to improve the lives of California's families and businesses," said Mike Delaney, Vice President, Strategy & Innovation, PG&E. "By using grid-edge technology and real-time data, we can make it easier for our customers to charge an EV at home and for us detect potential problems with equipment early, allowing PG&E crews to investigate the issue and prevent outages or wildfires before they happen."

Itron is showcasing the latest advancements with its Grid Edge Intelligence portfolio as well as its newly formed Resiliency Solutions segment at DTECH 2026 in San Diego, Calif., Feb. 2-5, 2026. The solutions within the Grid Edge Intelligence portfolio build on Itron's proven scale with more than 16 million DI-enabled meters shipped, more than 100 million endpoints under management and 70GWh of flexible customer load and generation dispatched in 2025. Itron is also enhancing its Grid Edge Intelligence portfolio to enable Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, expanding Itron's ability to deliver real-time AI-powered DI insights and solutions that extract more value from utility data. "Through its recent acquisitions of Urbint and Locusview, Itron is helping customers better operate their critical systems, adding value throughout the entire lifecycle of field assets-from planning and build-out to operations, maintenance and protection," the company added.