Itron CEO Talks Smart Grids and Cities, Big Data, China, and Water

Based outside of Spokane, WA, but with a business presence in 120 countries, Itron https://www.itron.com is the quiet, global giant in the state’s cleantech sector–and a key part of the Pacific Northwest’s cluster of smart grid businesses.

Philip Mezey took the helm of Itron at the start of the year, guiding a company in an enormous marketplace of 2.6 billion electric, gas, and water meters worldwide. "Fewer than 10 percent of them have been automated in any way," he says, alluding to the massive opportunity in an interview with Xconomy.

Benjamin Romano

Full Story: http://www.xconomy.com/seattle/2013/02/19/itron-ceo-on-smart-grids-cities-big-data-china-and-water/