Detroit's largest utility teams up with Itron to showcase innovative
technology at Meeting of the Minds in Detroit
LIBERTY LAKE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI), a world-leading technology and services
company, announced today that it is collaborating with DTE Energy, one
of the nation's largest diversified energy companies, on a smart cities
demonstration project in Detroit. The demonstration, featuring
innovative smart resource management technologies, will be showcased
during the Meeting of the Minds conference in Detroit, Sept. 30 to Oct.
2. Located at DTE Energy's headquarters, the demonstration highlights
the important role smart technologies play in managing energy.
The smart cities project supports leading-edge smart technologies.
Components of the project include mobile apps, an educational kiosk,
unmanned aerial vehicles, a smart electric vehicle charging station,
intelligent streetlights, water leak detection, smart metering
technology and analytics.
The apps being showcased empower cities and citizens to better manage
energy from their smartphones and online. The Itron Insights app
provides city leaders with a clear dashboard view into energy costs,
water revenue and CO2 impacts, while the Itron City app
empowers citizen-city collaboration through reporting and tracking of
city-related issues, such as easy and timely reporting of potholes on
the roads. The DTE Insight app allows customers to manage home energy
usage from their smartphones. The educational kiosk, located in DTE
Energy's lobby, provides awareness of the importance of smart cities and
resource efficiency via interactive displays and dashboards.
The smart electric vehicle charging station on display combines
revenue-grade metrology and WiFi technology, allowing drivers to obtain
charging data on their smartphones. The intelligent streetlight
technology highlights how enhanced lighting management functionality can
reduce energy usage and costs. Both the charging station and streetlight
technologies feature embedded Itron measurement, sensing and
communication technology. The demonstration also features innovations in
leak detection technology to reduce water waste. All these
demonstrations show how smart grid technology is the foundation for
sharing data that gives consumers and local governments actionable
intelligence to make smarter decisions and benefit the community where
they work and live.
"DTE Energy is excited about our collaboration with Itron on this smart
cities demonstration project, which showcases the promise of smarter
technologies," said Robert Sitkauskas, Advanced Metering Infrastructure
program manager at DTE Energy. "This type of cutting-edge innovation
will help cities and utilities be more efficient while empowering
citizens to better manage their energy use. At the same time, customer
confidentiality will be paramount and information regarding energy
consumption will only be shared at customers' discretion."
"Smart technology is the foundation for smart cities, enabling people to
use information and communications to enhance livability, workability
and sustainability," said Russ Vanos, senior vice president of strategy
and corporate development at Itron. "Our collaboration with DTE Energy
is a great example of how utilities can partner with technology
companies like Itron to improve resource management and create smart,
sustainable and economically-stable communities of the future."
To learn more about Itron and DTE Energy's smart cities demonstration
project, read the Meeting
of the Minds blog post.
About Itron
Itron is a world-leading technology and services company dedicated to
the resourceful use of energy and water. We provide comprehensive
solutions that measure, manage and analyze energy and water. Our broad
product portfolio includes electricity, gas, water and thermal energy
measurement devices and control technology; communications systems;
software; as well as managed and consulting services. With thousands of
employees supporting nearly 8,000 customers in more than 100 countries,
Itron applies knowledge and technology to better manage energy and water
resources. Together, we can create a more resourceful world. Join us: www.itron.com.
Itron, Inc.
Sharelynn Moore, 509-891-3524
Vice
President, Corporate Marketing and Public Affairs
sharelynn.moore@itron.com
Source: Itron, Inc.
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