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LIBERTY LAKE, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Itron Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI) announced today that one of the UK’s leading
Water and Waste Water providers, Yorkshire Water, has signed a contract
for the deployment of Itron’s Automated Meter Reading system (AMR).
Yorkshire Water is headquartered in Bradford, UK and supplies over 1
billion litres of drinking water each day.

“Yorkshire Water’s choice to utilize EverBlu, together with our data
collection solutions, reflects their commitment for effective and
efficient management of water resources and customer service”

The AMR project includes deployment of up to 500,000 residential water
meters as well as commercial water meters. All the meters supplied will
be equipped with Itron’s newest generation EverBlu AMR module.
Additionally, up to 500,000 EverBlu AMR modules will be supplied for
retrofitting to Itron water meters already installed throughout
Yorkshire Water’s territory. Itron FC300R handheld units and MV-RS meter
reading software will be used to collect manual and AMR reads. The AMR
system will be installed over a five year period.

The AMR system will allow Yorkshire Water to efficiently collect meter
reads and provide data to enhance customer service. Itron’s newest
generation EverBlu AMR module provides a seamless pathway for utilities
to migrate from walk-by to fixed network AMR. Itron’s enhanced
consumption, leakage and alarm data helps utilities efficiently assess
the performance of their assets and networks, while providing valuable
data to help drive customer service improvements to promote efficient
use of water resources and leakage reduction alongside effective billing
and query resolution.

“Yorkshire Water is delighted to be taking a lead in the UK Water
Industry with our selected partner, Itron,” said Andy Clark, Metering
Manager Yorkshire Water. “We consider the EverBlu AMR platform to
represent the best available technology in the AMR industry by
delivering excellent read performance, significant operational
efficiencies and enhanced customer service.”

“Yorkshire Water’s choice to utilize EverBlu, together with our data
collection solutions, reflects their commitment for effective and
efficient management of water resources and customer service,” said
Marcel Regnier, Sr. Vice President and COO Itron International. “We
believe the contract represents the largest AMR deployment within the UK
water and wastewater industry, clearly placing Yorkshire Water and Itron
at the forefront of AMR deployment in the UK water sector. Itron is very
excited to work alongside Yorkshire Water in ensuring the successful
deployment of this project.”

About Itron:

Itron Inc. is a leading technology provider to the global energy and
water industries. Our company is the world’s leading provider of
intelligent metering, data collection and utility software solutions,
with nearly 8,000 utilities worldwide relying on our technology to
optimize the delivery and use of energy and water. Our products include
electricity, gas, water and heat meters, data collection and
communication systems, including automated meter reading (AMR) and
advanced metering infrastructure (AMI); meter data management and
related software applications; as well as project management,
installation, and consulting services. To know more, start here: www.itron.com.

About Yorkshire Water:

Yorkshire Water manages the collection, treatment and distribution of
water in Yorkshire, supplying around 1.24 billion litres of drinking
water each day. At the same time they also collect, treat and dispose of
about one billion litres of waste water safely back into the
environment. To do this, Yorkshire Water operates more than 700 water
and sewage treatment works and 120 reservoirs. For more information
about Yorkshire Water, go to www.yorkshirewater.com.