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Nominations Now Open for Itron’s Eighth Annual Innovator Award

Itron Announces Open Nominations for 2026 Innovator Award Highlighting Utility and City Solutions Using Its Technology

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Itron, a leading provider of intelligent infrastructure solutions for energy and water management, has opened nominations for its eighth annual Innovator Award. The award recognizes customers who leverage Itron's partner program to deliver innovative, scalable solutions that improve resource efficiency, safety, and community outcomes. The winning recipient will be announced at Itron Inspire 2026 in Houston, Texas. The award program showcases how Itron and its ecosystem contribute to modern infrastructure challenges and smart city advancements.

Nominations Now Open for Itron’s Eighth Annual Innovator Award
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Key Points

  • Nominations are open through August 17, 2026, for the eighth annual Itron Innovator Award recognizing innovative customer solutions.
  • The award highlights use cases of Itron technology including networks, back-office software, and distributed intelligence solutions in energy, water, and smart city sectors.
  • Itron's partner enablement program fosters collaboration to accelerate deployment of integrated infrastructure solutions, improving efficiency and resilience.
  • The sectors impacted include utilities (energy and water), smart city infrastructure, and community services.

Award Recognizes Customers Delivering Innovative Solutions with Itron Technology

  • Global call for 2026 Itron Innovator Award submissions
  • Program spotlights Itron customers using Itron’s partner program to solve energy and water challenges
  • Recipient to be recognized at Itron Inspire 2026 in Houston, Texas; Entries accepted through Aug. 17, 2026

“Through our partner ecosystem, we’re enabling utilities and cities to create scalable solutions that deliver meaningful outcomes for their communities.”
“Our customers continue to challenge us and lead the way in developing new approaches to modern infrastructure challenges,”
“Through our partner ecosystem, we’re enabling utilities and cities to create scalable solutions that deliver meaningful outcomes for their communities.”
“Our customers continue to challenge us and lead the way in developing new approaches to modern infrastructure challenges,”
“Through our partner ecosystem, we’re enabling utilities and cities to create scalable solutions that deliver meaningful outcomes for their communities.”

LIBERTY LAKE, Wash., June 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI), the intelligent infrastructure provider for modern energy and water management, is accepting nominations for its eighth annual Itron Innovator Award.

The award recognizes an Itron utility or city customer that has leveraged Itron’s partner enablement program to deliver an innovative solution that improves resource efficiency, enhances safety or strengthens community outcomes.

The winner will be announced at Itron Inspire, Itron’s premier customer-focused event, taking place Oct. 16-21, 2026, at the Marriott Marquis Houston in Houston, Texas. Nominations are open through Aug. 17, 2026.

To submit a nomination or learn more about eligibility criteria, visit www.itron.com/itron-innovator-award.

Eligible nominations must demonstrate a customer solution that is piloting, deployed or delivering measurable results and integrates with Itron technology such as networks, back-office software or distributed intelligence solutions.

“Our customers continue to challenge us and lead the way in developing new approaches to modern infrastructure challenges,” said Christina Haslund, head of partner management at Itron. “Through our partner ecosystem, we’re enabling utilities and cities to create scalable solutions that deliver meaningful outcomes for their communities.”

The Itron Innovator Award highlights how customers are using Itron’s partner ecosystem to address evolving energy, water and smart city challenges. The 2025 winner was recognized for its leadership and innovation in leveraging Itron’s partner enablement program to enhance grid reliability and deliver measurable improvements in resilience, efficiency and customer experience.

Itron’s partner enablement program brings together an ecosystem of technologies, partners and tools to help customers accelerate innovation and deploy integrated solutions that address operational and community needs.

A list of past award winners along with submission details can be found on the award landing page.

About Itron

Itron is transforming how the world manages energy, water and city services. Our trusted intelligent infrastructure solutions help utilities and cities improve efficiency, build resilience and deliver safe, reliable and affordable service. With edge intelligence, we connect people, data insights and devices so communities can better manage the essential resources they rely on to live and thrive. Join us as we create a more resourceful world: www.itron.com.

Itron® the Itron Logo are registered trademarks of Itron Inc. in the United States and other countries and region. All third-party trademarks are property of their respective owners and any usage herein does not suggest or imply any relationship between Itron and the third party unless expressly stated.

For additional information, contact:

Itron, Inc.

Alison Mallahan
Senior Manager, Corporate Communications
509-891-3802
[email protected]

Paul Vincent
Vice President, Investor Relations
512-560-1172
[email protected]

Itron, Inc.

  • LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/itroninc
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  • Newsroom: https://itron.com/newsroom
  • Blog: https://itron.com/blog

Risks

  • The article does not indicate any immediate business or financial changes; thus, market impact from the announcement is likely limited.
  • Dependence on continued innovation and collaboration with partners and customers to maintain competitive positioning in smart infrastructure.
  • Competition in the intelligent infrastructure and utility management sectors could affect future award relevance and technology adoption.

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