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Itron Smart Meter (with Bidgely analytics)

Itron · Smart Meter

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4.2Surveillance
Index
Policy — what its policy permitsD
Evidence — what research provesC

Embeds Bidgely's load-disaggregation analytics directly on the meter, letting utilities detect appliance-level energy usage and market targeted programs to specific households.

Why this rating

Itron meters with embedded Bidgely analytics let utilities detect appliance-level energy usage and target marketing programs to specific households, extending basic billing data collection into behavioral inference.

What it is

Manufacturer
Itron
Category
Smart Meter
Model years
2015-present
Market status
Current

The evidence 3

Independent research, regulatory action, lawsuits, breaches and journalism about this device — the "what actually happens" axis. Each links to its source.

  1. Journalism · Utility Dive · 2020-01-01

    Coverage of the Itron-Bidgely partnership embedding appliance-level energy disaggregation analytics directly onto smart meters.

    Why it matters here: Direct coverage of the Itron-Bidgely partnership.

  2. Measurement study · Bidgely

    Vendor solution brief describing Bidgely's load-disaggregation analytics platform embedded in utility smart meters.

    Why it matters here: Bidgely's own solution brief describes analytics embedded in Itron-partnered meters.

  3. Measurement study · Bidgely

    Technical white paper explaining how Bidgely's algorithms infer specific appliance usage from aggregate smart-meter energy data.

    Why it matters here: Technical explanation of the disaggregation techniques applied to Itron meter data.

Where your data goes

Third parties this device's data has flowed to, and on what basis. An ended tag means the flow has verifiably stopped — it stays listed for the record.

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