Justin Patrick on utility industry
From Itron Inspire Interview: Which Itron device will have the biggest impact on the utility industry? · · Itron
“Both electric and gas metering platforms will have an impact and it again comes down to data. Given that these two different platforms can provide that insight to the utility or municipality, it allows them to react faster, improve efficiency in their operations and give them that edge that we're trying to do and give them faster reaction times.”
On , Justin Patrick, Senior Vice President of Device Solutions at ITRON INC, spoke about utility industry during Itron Inspire Interview: Which Itron device will have the biggest impact on the utility industry? on Itron.
About Justin Patrick
Justin Patrick, Senior Vice President of Device Solutions at Itron, has spoken at industry events about the company's focus on data granularity and grid management. At the 2024 DTECH conference, Patrick stated that utilities are facing demands for two to five times their current capacity within 10 to 20 years, and argued that "wired solutions" alone cannot meet this need. He described Itron's work on distributed energy resource management, active transformer load management, and voltage management as "behind-the-wire solutions" intended to address these challenges. Patrick also thanked employees for the "reaction that the street had to our Q4 earnings results." In prior appearances, Patrick discussed Itron's product development. At the 2023 Itron Inspire event, he said that customers are seeking "data and data granularity" to react to network disruptions, and highlighted the company's evolution of its electric metering technology and the launch of the Intellis gas meter in North America, which he said provides "operational and safety protection." At the 2022 DTECH conference, Patrick noted that his group manufactures meters that collect data for utility and municipality customers, and expressed interest in companies developing technologies to reduce demand on grid infrastructure, such as load control switching and smart panel breakers.