LIBERTY LAKE, Wash. — January 27, 2026 — Leads & Copy — Itron, Inc. is collaborating with Snowflake to advance grid planning and utility analytics. The collaboration is part of Snowflake’s Energy Solutions launch and combines Itron’s grid edge intelligence expertise with Snowflake’s data platform. It aims to empower utilities to solve industry challenges such as distributed energy resource (DER) integration and grid modernization.
Itron is leveraging Snowflake’s platform to address the challenge of rapid DER proliferation, including solar, electric vehicles, and battery storage, which has increased grid complexity. Traditional tools lack the computing power to handle the dynamics of the modern electrified grid. Itron’s advanced Grid Planning solution, powered by Snowflake, simplifies utility planning and operations by providing data accuracy and advanced forecasting. It features Powerflow, which performs 8,760-hour system-wide analysis and load forecasts every hour of the day, years into the future.
The Grid Planning solution enables utilities to identify capacity constraints, support DER proliferation, and enhance reliability while reducing costs, setting the stage for the future grid.
Vivek Raghunathan, SVP of Engineering and Support at Snowflake, said the collaboration unlocks a solution to grid complexity. He added that the modern grid’s electrification and distributed generation demand 8,760-hour power flow analysis to capture dynamics that annual or seasonal snapshots miss. Itron’s power engineering expertise and Snowflake’s platform deliver the computational performance utilities need to plan infrastructure for an electrified, decentralized energy future.
Don Reeves, Itron’s senior vice president of Outcomes, said that by combining Itron’s grid edge intelligence solutions with Snowflake’s AI-powered data platform, utilities can plan smarter, adapt faster, and deliver reliable energy. He added that data and AI are transforming the energy industry and that the collaboration is about turning complexity into clarity and helping customers build a resilient grid.
Itron’s advanced Grid Planning solution, powered by Snowflake, includes four core modules available globally with phased General Availability (GA): Model Validator and Load Forecasting, generally available today, and Power Flow Analyzer and Hosting Capacity Analyzer, scheduled for GA in 2026. The solution is accessible through Itron and leverages Snowflake’s AI Data Cloud platform for deployment across cloud providers, supporting operational flexibility for utilities.
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