Itron’s 2025 Resourcefulness Report finds the rapid adoption is due to unprecedented pressures such as surging demand from electrification and AI data centres.
North American utilities are adopting data analytics, artificial intelligence (AI) and grid-edge intelligence far faster than anticipated according to a new report which reveals that more than four fifths are already using AI.
In Itron’s survey of 500 electric utility executives across the US and Canada, responses indicated that as US grid assets age out, utilities are turning to AI for proactive planning purposes.
Integrated AI-related technologies
In last year’s survey, 27 per cent of North American utility executives forecasted these technologies would be fully integrated into operations in five years. Today, 41 per cent of utility executives surveyed report having fully integrated AI-related technologies – much earlier than anticipated.
Meanwhile, another 40 per cent have made significant investments and report mature projects underway. This rapid adoption comes as the industry faces unprecedented pressures that threaten to outpace capacity, such surging demand from growth in manufacturing, electrification and AI data centres.
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