this article has multiple issues . please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . april 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message this article s tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on wikipedia . see wikipedia s guide to writing better articles for suggestions . april 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . september 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message a major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject . it may require cleanup to comply with wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view . please discuss further on the talk page . september 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message itron inc. type public traded as nasdaq itri industry technology founded 1977 headquarters liberty lake washington united states number of locations 49 sites in over 100 countries of which 27 are manufacturing facilities key people philip mezey president & ceo products itron riva smart meters smart grid data collection analysis software data management water comm modules professional services sensing control solar monitoring revenue 2 billion 2014 1 slogan creating a more resourceful world website www.itron.com itron is an american technology company that offers products and services on energy and water resource management . its headquarters is in liberty lake washington united states . its products and services include technology solutions related to smart grid smart gas and smart water that measure and analyze electricity gas and water consumption its products include electricity gas water and thermal energy measurement devices and control technology ; communications systems ; software ; as well as managed and consulting services . itron has over 8 000 customers in more than 100 countries . citation needed itron openway electricity smart meter with two way communications for remote reading in use by dte energy contents 1 history 2 1.1 acquisitions 2 utilities 3 recognition & awards 4 references 5 external links history 2 edit itron was founded by a small group of engineers trying to find more efficient ways to read meters in hauser lake idaho in 1977 . in 1984 itron experienced global expansion into the asian market and developed new manufacturing plants in france and the u.k. by 2006 itron consulting teams were created to offer services for energy efficiency programs renewables conservation and demand response . itron gained national recognition from the white house in 2010 for its commitment to u.s. based manufacturing and contributions to a clean energy economy . within the same year itron and cisco formed an alliance to deliver internet protocol ip communications to the smart grid market thus changing networking capabilities for utilities . itron is a founding member of the smart cities council having joined in 2013 . itron is also a partner of microsoft citynext helping with global smart city initiatives . after developing itron openway riva adaptive communications technology act itron launched the itron riva developers community for the internet of things for developers interested in developing software applications for the iot space . 3 acquisitions edit 2012 itron acquires smartsynch cellular communications and also acquires c & n gasgate technology for enhanced smart gas distribution systems . 2007 itron expands global footprint and both gas and water metering products are added to product portfolio . itron acquires actaris metering systems . 2004 itron acquires schlumberger electricity metering . 2002 itron acquires software solutions for distributed system design field workforce management and energy forecasting . 1996 itron acquires uts bringing mv 90 metering software application to its product portfolio . 1995 aeg meters are acquired with production sites in italy germany spain & south africa . 1993 itron acquires two german companies heliowatt and danyl . 1989 itron acquires a number of metering companies including thorn emi gas metering in the u.k. and bosco spa in italy . 1987 itron acquires allmess congermania and conteuro rigas in europe as well as two u.s. companies for gas and water meter technology sprague and neptune respectfully . utilities edit various utilities have worked with itron to deploy smart meters advanced communications technology analytics software and other resource management solutions . below are some of the utilities that have worked and partnered with itron for smart meter projects . north america centerpoint energy ; southern california edison ; bc hydro ; firstenergy ; dte energy ; san diego gas & electric ; cleveland water ; sacramento municipal utility district ; glendale water and power ; rancho california water district ; los angeles department of water and power ladwp . europe middle east & africa edf energy ; gaz reseau distribution france grdf ; yorkshire water ; italgas ; malta water services corporation ; state oil company of azerbaijan socar ; aguas de valencia ; linea distribuzione stadtnetze neustadt and stadtwerke garbsen . asia pacific & australia powercor ; citipower ; pt perusahaan listrik negara pln ; hong kong water ; sydney water ; mitsubishi electric corporation ; tonga power limited tpl . south america iberdrola ; dominican corporation of state electricity companies ; namc algeria ; cpfl energia ; eletrobras ; elo sistemas eletr nicos elo . recognition & awards edit 2014 north american frost & sullivan award for smart city company of the year 4 best diversity careers company by diversity careers magazine 5 greentech media top ten smart grid vendors of 2013 6 greentech media top ten smart grid vendors in 2012 7 north america frost & sullivan award for product quality 8 smart technology innovation award 2011 at the smart energy middle east conference 9 top 50 green companies of washington state in 2011 by seattle business magazine at green washington awards 10 the best quality company award by the south african department of trade and industry dti 11 metering international excellence award 2011 african utility week in cape town 12 2010 business achievement award for growth by the climate change business journal 13 north america smart grid monitoring & communications company of the year 2010 by new economy magazine 14 teradata partner impact award for innovation in the independent software vendor category 15 references edit http www.itron.com pages about.asp history itron . itron.com . retrieved 2015 09 17 . internet of things . itron.com . retrieved 2015 09 17 . frost & sullivan recognizes itron with 2014 north american smart city company of the year award . finance.yahoo.com . retrieved 2015 09 17 . reader s choice best diversity companies 2014 . diversitycareers.com . retrieved 2015 09 17 . who are the top vendors in smart grid . greentechmedia.com . retrieved 2015 09 17 . who are the top ten vendors in smart grid . greentechmedia.com . retrieved 2015 09 17 . itron honored by frost & sullivan . metering.com . retrieved 2015 09 17 . itron recognized for smart technology leadership . itron.com . retrieved 2015 09 17 . the 2011 green washington awards and the first washington green 50 . http seattlebusinessmag.com . retrieved 2015 09 17 . external link in publisher help itron factory wins awards from eei south african government . nema.org . retrieved 2015 09 18 . tron wins metering international excellence award for africa . metering.com . retrieved 2015 09 18 . 2010 ccbj business achievement award . environmentalbusinessjournal.com . retrieved 2015 09 18 . awards and recognition . itron.com . retrieved 2015 09 18 . teradata announces winners for its second annual partner impact awards program . prnewswire.com . retrieved 2015 09 18 . this article relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . september 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message external links edit itron website itron yahoo finance profile retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title itron & oldid 742129547 categories companies listed on nasdaqcompanies based in washington state technology companies of the united statesmeter manufacturershidden categories cs1 errors external linksarticles needing additional references from april 2011all articles needing additional referenceswikipedia articles needing style editing from april 2011all articles needing style editingarticles with a promotional tone from september 2015all articles with a promotional tonewikipedia articles with possible conflicts of interest from september 2015all articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from february 2016articles lacking reliable references from september 2015all articles lacking reliable references navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages espa ol edit links this page was last modified on 1 october 2016 at 21 41 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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