Itron, Inc. announced that Versant Power, will deploy Itron’s multi-purpose solution, including an IoT network and more than 160,000 distributed intelligence-enabled meters, to modernize its electricity grid. Versant Power plans to initiate some project activities in 2021 and meter installations are scheduled to begin in 2022. Versant Power will deploy Itron’s Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) solution across its service territory for data management, analytics, grid performance, increased operational efficiency and a better customer experience. With Itron’s intelligently connected network and high-performance endpoints, the utility will be equipped with better outage management capability and the foundation for future customer programs.