Itron’s Northwest energy innovations shown off to China
Itron supplies technology to manage energy use to thousands of utility companies around the world. In China, where improving energy efficiency over the next decade is critical, it’s just getting started.
Officials from the U.S. and China hope that marrying such high-tech solutions with pressing energy needs will help the two countries solve environmental problems while benefiting both economies.
China’s energy planners got a first-hand look at the technology last weekend during a visit to Itron’s headquarters near Spokane. It was part of an effort to showcase the Northwest’s innovations as government officials from both countries met in Washington state to discuss collaboration on energy and the environment.
Together the two countries use half of the world’s energy, consuming a third of its oil and more than half of its coal. China is on track to surpass the United States this year as the largest emitter of carbon dioxide, and some experts say it already has.
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