AI adoption in utilities: Avangrid, Itron and an industry survey
Avangrid is expanding its use of AI in grid operations and customer service, and Itron has introduced a cloud-based AI solution for the grid edge (15–16 September 2026). A utility innovation survey says the industry is turning more to AI as the data center boom reshapes grid planning.
Who is affected and how
- energy specialist
- With utilities adopting AI tools, grid data quality and deployment tailored to workflows become decisive.
- engineer
- Applications built on data collected at the grid edge bring new measurement and data integration tasks.
Sources
- Avangrid Expands AI Adoption to Strengthen Utility Operations and Customer Experience - Avangridavangrid.com · Sep 14, 2026
- Avangrid Expands AI Adoption to Strengthen Utility Operations and Customer Experienceindex.businessinsurance.com · Sep 14, 2026
- Iberdrola’s Avangrid expands AI use to bolster utility operations, customer experience - AGR News | Ralliesrallies.ai · Sep 17, 2026
- Itron Introduces IEE Cloud AI, Enabling Grid Edge Use Cases from a Trusted Data Foundation | Itron Inc.investors.itron.com · Sep 16, 2026
- Itron Introduces IEE Cloud AI, Enabling Grid Edge Use Casesglobenewswire.com · Sep 16, 2026
- Itron Introduces IEE Cloud AI, Enabling Grid Edge Use Cases from a Trusted Data Foundationbusiness.woonsocketcall.com · Sep 16, 2026
- 2026 Utility Innovation Survey: Industry leaders turning more to AI as data-center boom reshapes grid planningyahoo finance · Sep 18, 2026
- 2026 Utility Innovation Survey: Industry leaders turning more to AI...quantisnow.com · Sep 18, 2026
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