Itron study finds 93% of utilities expand data investments beyond original uses
ITRI•Itron's 2026 Resourcefulness Report found 93% of utilities gained at least two additional uses from major data investments, while 47% gained four or more.
1. Data investment findings
The report found that load growth was the top grid stressor for 43% of utilities, followed by rising customer expectations at 36%. Although 86% use advanced metering infrastructure data, only 41% said it was fully embedded and scalable across daily workflows. Technical integration and lack of automation hindered data-driven decisions at 53% and 47% of utilities, respectively.
2. Three-year priorities
Utilities named enterprise integration (28%), executive decision support (23%) and workflow automation (20%) as priorities for the next three years.
