Avista Selects Itron to Transform Energy Network and Enable Smart City Applications in Washington State
04 May 2016 - 6:07AM
Business Wire
OpenWay Riva™ IoT solution to help local
utility modernize electric and gas operations
Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI), a world-leading technology and
services company dedicated to the resourceful use of energy and
water, announced today that Avista has selected Itron to modernize
its electric and gas network in Washington state and lay the
foundation for smart city applications. Contract negotiations are
now underway. Avista provides energy services and electricity to
375,000 customers and natural gas to 335,000 customers in eastern
Washington, northern Idaho, and parts of southern and eastern
Oregon. Avista will deploy Itron’s OpenWay Riva® IoT solution,
which delivers true interoperability and distributed intelligence
over an Itron and Cisco® network. The utility plans to use the
next-generation solution to improve electric and gas operational
efficiencies, enhance reliability, reduce energy losses, and
enhance customer service and engagement.
Itron’s OpenWay Riva solution is the only utility and smart
cities IoT solution available that delivers both Adaptive
Communications Technology and distributed intelligence to meters,
grid devices and sensors at the edge of the network. The platform’s
computing power will enable utilities like Avista to run multiple
applications in edge devices and make near real-time decisions in
the field, instead of solely collecting data for billing and back
office analysis. In addition to smart metering, the utility can
push various applications to edge devices, including revenue
assurance and theft detection; high impedance detection and other
safety diagnostics; outage detection and analysis; transformer load
management; demand response; and management of distributed
generation at the sub-transformer level. The new solution will also
enable Avista to provide more timely information to its customers
so they can better manage their energy usage. Additionally, with
open standards, the IoT multipurpose network can be the foundation
to run smart city applications, such as smart street lighting or
electric vehicle charging.
The solution’s Adaptive Communications Technology combines radio
frequency, powerline carrier and Wi-Fi on the same chipset to
deliver high communications performance with connectivity. The
technology intelligently utilizes the most reliable and fastest
communication path, and most efficient data rates based on its
location, network operating conditions and the type of grid
application or data.
“Itron is honored to be working alongside Avista as it takes the
next step in modernizing its electric and gas network with Itron’s
OpenWay Riva IoT solution,” said Mark de Vere White, president of
Itron’s Electricity business line. “The OpenWay Riva solution
features entirely new capabilities in communications and
distributed intelligence, and has the power to transform utility
operations, delivering new value in distribution system efficiency,
reliability and safety. We look forward to bringing these
capabilities to Avista.”
“Avista continually invests in modernizing our electric grid,
gas network and other systems as we plan for the utility of the
future to support technologies of tomorrow. We selected Itron for
our multi-year Advanced Metering project because its OpenWay Riva
solution can deliver the capabilities we need today and provide the
flexibility and foundation for additional applications in the
future to meet the evolving expectations and needs of our
customers,” said Heather Rosentrater, Avista vice president of
Energy Delivery. “We are fortunate to have a global leader that can
help us realize our vision for a modernized grid and gas network.
We look forward to working with Itron to make this vision a
reality.”
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® is a registered trademark of Itron, Inc.
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