°penWay® Smarf Meferin, Mefering, Smart Grid, One

A Network for Today and Tomorrow Today’s smart metering and smart grid network must provide a technology platform to connect people to their energy usage. It must solve key business challenges for the utility and support a more sustainable and energy-efficient future. The network must function like an enterprise IT network: secure, reliable and standards-based, with the ability to easily add new devices and applications without costly and time-consuming integration work. Itron’s OpenWay network connects utilities with their customers and grid assets using RF mesh, cellular or power line carrier...

More than 15 million OpenWay smart meters and network devices are installed and operating in the field on five continents. OpenWay is the technology of choice for several leading utilities in North America who have successfully deployed multi-million point OpenWay networks to automate data collection and improve grid reliability and efficiency; empower consumers to save energy and to support introduction of new clean energy programs and services. Several leading utilities have deployed OpenWay alongside Itron Enterprise Edition Meter Data Management (IEE MDM), Itron's industry-leading meter data...

The network can be used both for solar asset monitoring and management, as well as to support grid stabilization practices. OpenWay also enables a fully AMI-integrated smart charging solution for electric vehicles that includes utility control capabilities to mitigate the localized impact of electric vehicle adoption on the distribution system. Harnessing Big Data Reliability and Outage Management OpenWay’s robust grid-sensing capabilities and low-latency network performance provide a powerful new stream of data and expanded grid awareness that enables utilities to operate their distribution...