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	There is a possibility that data from Itron's end users has already been leaked. As an article from the International Energy Agency (IEA) states:		There is a possibility that data from Itron's end users has already been leaked. As an article from the International Energy Agency (IEA) states:
	<blockquote>"Publicly available information on significant cybersecurity incidents is limited due to under-reporting and lack of detection. However, there is increasing evidence that cyberattacks on utilities have been growing rapidly since 2018, reaching alarmingly high levels in 2022 following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine."<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Casanovas \|first=Marc \|last2=Nghiem \|first2=Aloys \|date=August 1, 2023 \|title=Cybersecurity – is the power system lagging behind? \|url=https://www.iea.org/commentaries/cybersecurity-is-the-power-system-lagging-behind \|url-status=live		<blockquote>"Publicly available information on significant cybersecurity incidents is limited due to under-reporting and lack of detection. However, there is increasing evidence that cyberattacks on utilities have been growing rapidly since 2018, reaching alarmingly high levels in 2022 following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine."<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Casanovas \|first=Marc \|last2=Nghiem \|first2=Aloys \|date=August 1, 2023 \|title=Cybersecurity – is the power system lagging behind? \|url=https://www.iea.org/commentaries/cybersecurity-is-the-power-system-lagging-behind \|url-status=live
	\|access-date=September 28, 2025 \|website=IEA – International Energy Agency}}</ref></blockquote>		\|access-date=September 28, 2025 \|website=IEA – International Energy Agency \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260219042758/https://www.iea.org/commentaries/cybersecurity-is-the-power-system-lagging-behind \|archive-date=19 Feb 2026}}</ref></blockquote>

	===NYSEG requires customers to switch to Itron Smart meters or face monthly charge (November 2022-Present)===		===NYSEG requires customers to switch to Itron Smart meters or face monthly charge (November 2022-Present)===

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	===NYSEG requires customers to switch to Itron Smart meters or face monthly charge (November 2022-Present)===		===NYSEG requires customers to switch to Itron Smart meters or face monthly charge (November 2022-Present)===
	NYSEG is in the process of switching all it's customers to the '''OpenWay Riva CENTRON''' smart meter made by Itron without disclosing the brand of meter to customers. If customers choose to opt-out of the smart meter they will be charged a monthly fee, this fee is currently $13.47 and subject to change in the future. The expected completion date of the smart meter installation is sometime 2025.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Installation: Smart meter installation \|url=https://www.nyseg.com/smartenergy/innovation/smartmeters/installation \|access-date=September 28, 2025 \|website=nyseg}}</ref>		NYSEG is in the process of switching all it's customers to the '''OpenWay Riva CENTRON''' smart meter made by Itron without disclosing the brand of meter to customers. If customers choose to opt-out of the smart meter they will be charged a monthly fee, this fee is currently $13.47 and subject to change in the future. The expected completion date of the smart meter installation is sometime 2025.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Installation: Smart meter installation \|url=https://www.nyseg.com/smartenergy/innovation/smartmeters/installation \|access-date=September 28, 2025 \|website=nyseg \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251011103543/https://www.nyseg.com/smartenergy/innovation/smartmeters/installation \|archive-date=11 Oct 2025}}</ref>

	===CenterPoint Energy requires customers to switch to Itron Smart meters or face one-time and monthly service charges (Unknown-Present)===		===CenterPoint Energy requires customers to switch to Itron Smart meters or face one-time and monthly service charges (Unknown-Present)===
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	Southern California Edison is switching all it's customers to the '''OpenWay CENTRON''' smart meter made by Itron. If customers choose to opt-out of the smart meter they will be charged a set up fee of $50 and a $10 monthly fee. Income-qualified customers are charged a set up fee of $10 and a $5 monthly fee.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Smart Meter FAQs - SCE \|url=https://www.sce.com/customer-service-center/help-center/billing-payments/understand-your-bill/smart-meter-faqs \|access-date=September 28, 2025 \|website=SCE}}</ref>		Southern California Edison is switching all it's customers to the '''OpenWay CENTRON''' smart meter made by Itron. If customers choose to opt-out of the smart meter they will be charged a set up fee of $50 and a $10 monthly fee. Income-qualified customers are charged a set up fee of $10 and a $5 monthly fee.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Smart Meter FAQs - SCE \|url=https://www.sce.com/customer-service-center/help-center/billing-payments/understand-your-bill/smart-meter-faqs \|access-date=September 28, 2025 \|website=SCE \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260119111047/https://www.sce.com/customer-service-center/help-center/billing-payments/understand-your-bill/smart-meter-faqs \|archive-date=19 Jan 2026}}</ref>

	===FirstEnergy Corp. requires customers to switch to Itron Smart meters or face one-time and monthly service charges (Unknown-Present)===		===FirstEnergy Corp. requires customers to switch to Itron Smart meters or face one-time and monthly service charges (Unknown-Present)===
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	FirstEnergy Corp. is switching all it's customers to the '''OpenWay CENTRON''' smart meter made by Itron. If customers choose to opt-out of the smart meter there is an up-front $44.46 charge to exchange the smart meter for a digital non-communicating meter, and a $15.00 monthly meter reading fee. Some customers can avoid the one-time meter exchange fee of $44.46 by choosing to have just have the transmitter in the AMI meter disabled, though the monthly meter reading charge of $15.00 still applies.		FirstEnergy Corp. is switching all it's customers to the '''OpenWay CENTRON''' smart meter made by Itron. If customers choose to opt-out of the smart meter there is an up-front $44.46 charge to exchange the smart meter for a digital non-communicating meter, and a $15.00 monthly meter reading fee. Some customers can avoid the one-time meter exchange fee of $44.46 by choosing to have just have the transmitter in the AMI meter disabled, though the monthly meter reading charge of $15.00 still applies.
	<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Opt-Out Option \|url= https://www.firstenergycorp.com/help/smart-meters/nj-smartmeter/nj-opt-out.html \|access-date= September 28, 2025 \|website=FirstEnergy Corp.}}</ref>		<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Opt-Out Option \|url= https://www.firstenergycorp.com/help/smart-meters/nj-smartmeter/nj-opt-out.html \|access-date= September 28, 2025 \|website=FirstEnergy Corp. \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250714122227/https://www.firstenergycorp.com/help/smart-meters/nj-smartmeter/nj-opt-out.html \|archive-date=14 Jul 2025}}</ref>

	==Products==		==Products==

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	\|Website=https://na.itron.com		\|Website=https://na.itron.com
	\|Description=Itron, Inc. is an American technology company that offers products and services for energy and water resource management.		\|Description=Itron, Inc. is an American technology company that offers products and services for energy and water resource management.
	}}'''Itron, Inc.''' is an American technology company that offers products and services for energy and water resource management. It is headquartered in Liberty Lake, Washington, United States. The company's products 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.		\|Logo=Itron Logo.png}}

			'''Itron, Inc.''' is an American technology company that offers products and services for energy and water resource management. It is headquartered in Liberty Lake, Washington, United States. The company's products 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.

	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer-impact summary==
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	==Products==		==Products==
	~~{{Ph-C-P}}~~'''Electricity Meters + Modules and Smart Electricity meters'''		'''Electricity Meters + Modules and Smart Electricity meters'''
	*Cellular Module		*Cellular Module
	*CENTRON		*CENTRON

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	*User Privacy - Unable to view Itron Data Processing Agreement (Itron as Processor) https://na.itron.com/legal/privacy/contracts		*User Privacy - Unable to view Itron Data Processing Agreement (Itron as Processor) https://na.itron.com/legal/privacy/contracts
	*Business Model		*Business Model
	*Market Control - Itron ~~has an overwhelming amount of companies currently using it~~'s services and technologies, see below for partial list:		*Market Control - Several utility profiders use Itron's services and technologies, see below for partial list:{{CitationNeeded}}

	North America: CenterPoint Energy; Central Hudson; Southern California Edison; Pacific Gas & Electric; BC Hydro; FirstEnergy; DTE Energy; San Diego Gas & Electric; NYSEG; Cleveland Water; Sacramento Municipal Utility District; Glendale Water and Power;RG&E; Rancho California Water District; Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP); Florida Power & Light; Public Services Company of New Mexico		North America: CenterPoint Energy; Central Hudson; Southern California Edison; Pacific Gas & Electric; BC Hydro; FirstEnergy; DTE Energy; San Diego Gas & Electric; NYSEG; Cleveland Water; Sacramento Municipal Utility District; Glendale Water and Power;RG&E; Rancho California Water District; Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP); Florida Power & Light; Public Services Company of New Mexico

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	\|Industry=[[Smart meter]](s) and Modules, Smart Grid, Data Collection, Analysis Software, Data Management, Water Communication Modules, Internet of Things (IoT), Smart Cities, Sensing + Control, Solar Monitoring, Natural Gas Detectors, Distributed Energy Resources, Smart Streetlights		\|Industry=[[Smart meter]](s) and Modules, Smart Grid, Data Collection, Analysis Software, Data Management, Water Communication Modules, Internet of Things (IoT), Smart Cities, Sensing + Control, Solar Monitoring, Natural Gas Detectors, Distributed Energy Resources, Smart Streetlights

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	Southern California Edison is switching all it's customers to the '''OpenWay CENTRON''' smart meter made by Itron. If customers choose to opt-out of the smart meter they will be charged a set up fee of $50 and a $10 monthly fee. Income-qualified customers are charged a set up fee of $10 and a $5 monthly fee.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Smart Meter FAQs - SCE \|url=https://www.sce.com/customer-service-center/help-center/billing-payments/understand-your-bill/smart-meter-faqs \|access-date=September 28, 2025 \|website=SCE}}</ref>		Southern California Edison is switching all it's customers to the '''OpenWay CENTRON''' smart meter made by Itron. If customers choose to opt-out of the smart meter they will be charged a set up fee of $50 and a $10 monthly fee. Income-qualified customers are charged a set up fee of $10 and a $5 monthly fee.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Smart Meter FAQs - SCE \|url=https://www.sce.com/customer-service-center/help-center/billing-payments/understand-your-bill/smart-meter-faqs \|access-date=September 28, 2025 \|website=SCE}}</ref>

			===FirstEnergy Corp. requires customers to switch to Itron Smart meters or face one-time and monthly service charges (Unknown-Present)===
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			FirstEnergy Corp. is switching all it's customers to the '''OpenWay CENTRON''' smart meter made by Itron. If customers choose to opt-out of the smart meter there is an up-front $44.46 charge to exchange the smart meter for a digital non-communicating meter, and a $15.00 monthly meter reading fee. Some customers can avoid the one-time meter exchange fee of $44.46 by choosing to have just have the transmitter in the AMI meter disabled, though the monthly meter reading charge of $15.00 still applies.
			<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Opt-Out Option \|url= https://www.firstenergycorp.com/help/smart-meters/nj-smartmeter/nj-opt-out.html \|access-date= September 28, 2025 \|website=FirstEnergy Corp.}}</ref>

	==Products==		==Products==

Privacywarrior: /* Itron's Smart meters allow them to collect, process, and store data without the end users' knowledge. (1980-Present) */ Grammer

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Itron's Smart meters allow them to collect, process, and store data without the end users' knowledge. (1980-Present): Grammer

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	The major issue with Itron's smart meters is utility companies typically do not disclose to their customers what brand smart meter is being installed at their residence, what is happening with the data collected from the third party smart meter, or inform customers of the third party smart meter companies' privacy policy.		The major issue with Itron's smart meters is utility companies typically do not disclose to their customers what brand smart meter is being installed at their residence, what is happening with the data collected from the third party smart meter, or inform customers of the third party smart meter companies' privacy policy.

	There is a possibility that data from Itron's ~~smart meters and smart grid solutions~~ has already been leaked. As an article from the International Energy Agency (IEA) states:		There is a possibility that data from Itron's end users has already been leaked. As an article from the International Energy Agency (IEA) states:
	<blockquote>"Publicly available information on significant cybersecurity incidents is limited due to under-reporting and lack of detection. However, there is increasing evidence that cyberattacks on utilities have been growing rapidly since 2018, reaching alarmingly high levels in 2022 following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine."<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Casanovas \|first=Marc \|last2=Nghiem \|first2=Aloys \|date=August 1, 2023 \|title=Cybersecurity – is the power system lagging behind? \|url=https://www.iea.org/commentaries/cybersecurity-is-the-power-system-lagging-behind \|url-status=live		<blockquote>"Publicly available information on significant cybersecurity incidents is limited due to under-reporting and lack of detection. However, there is increasing evidence that cyberattacks on utilities have been growing rapidly since 2018, reaching alarmingly high levels in 2022 following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine."<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Casanovas \|first=Marc \|last2=Nghiem \|first2=Aloys \|date=August 1, 2023 \|title=Cybersecurity – is the power system lagging behind? \|url=https://www.iea.org/commentaries/cybersecurity-is-the-power-system-lagging-behind \|url-status=live
	\|access-date=September 28, 2025 \|website=IEA – International Energy Agency}}</ref></blockquote>		\|access-date=September 28, 2025 \|website=IEA – International Energy Agency}}</ref></blockquote>