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The major issue with Itron's smart meters is utility companies typically do not disclose to their customers what brand smart meter is being installed at their residence, what is happening with the data collected from the third party smart meter, or inform customers of the third party smart meter companies' privacy policy.

There is a possibility that data from Itron's ~~smart meters and smart grid solutions~~ has already been leaked. As an article from the International Energy Agency (IEA) states:

There is a possibility that data from Itron's end users has already been leaked. As an article from the International Energy Agency (IEA) states:

<blockquote>"Publicly available information on significant cybersecurity incidents is limited due to under-reporting and lack of detection. However, there is increasing evidence that cyberattacks on utilities have been growing rapidly since 2018, reaching alarmingly high levels in 2022 following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Casanovas |first=Marc |last2=Nghiem |first2=Aloys |date=August 1, 2023 |title=Cybersecurity – is the power system lagging behind? |url=https://www.iea.org/commentaries/cybersecurity-is-the-power-system-lagging-behind |url-status=live

|access-date=September 28, 2025 |website=IEA – International Energy Agency}}</ref></blockquote>

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Southern California Edison is switching all it's customers to the '''OpenWay CENTRON''' smart meter made by Itron. If customers choose to opt-out of the smart meter they will be charged a set up fee of $50 and a $10 monthly fee. Income-qualified customers are charged a set up fee of $10 and a $5 monthly fee.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Smart Meter FAQs - SCE |url=https://www.sce.com/customer-service-center/help-center/billing-payments/understand-your-bill/smart-meter-faqs |access-date=September 28, 2025 |website=SCE}}</ref>

===FirstEnergy Corp. requires customers to switch to Itron Smart meters or face one-time and monthly service charges (Unknown-Present)===

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FirstEnergy Corp. is switching all it's customers to the '''OpenWay CENTRON''' smart meter made by Itron. If customers choose to opt-out of the smart meter there is an up-front $44.46 charge to exchange the smart meter for a digital non-communicating meter, and a $15.00 monthly meter reading fee. Some customers can avoid the one-time meter exchange fee of $44.46 by choosing to have just have the transmitter in the AMI meter disabled, though the monthly meter reading charge of $15.00 still applies.

<ref>{{Cite web |title=Opt-Out Option |url= https://www.firstenergycorp.com/help/smart-meters/nj-smartmeter/nj-opt-out.html |access-date= September 28, 2025 |website=FirstEnergy Corp.}}</ref>

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 The major issue with Itron's smart meters is utility companies typically do not disclose to their customers what brand smart meter is being installed at their residence, what is happening with the data collected from the third party smart meter,  or inform customers of the third party smart meter companies' privacy policy.
-There is a possibility that data from Itron's smart meters and smart grid solutions has already been leaked. As an article from the International Energy Agency (IEA) states:
+There is a possibility that data from Itron's end users has already been leaked. As an article from the International Energy Agency (IEA) states:
 <blockquote>"Publicly available information on significant cybersecurity incidents is limited due to under-reporting and lack of detection. However, there is increasing evidence that cyberattacks on utilities have been growing rapidly since 2018, reaching alarmingly high levels in 2022 following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Casanovas |first=Marc |last2=Nghiem |first2=Aloys |date=August 1, 2023 |title=Cybersecurity – is the power system lagging behind? |url=https://www.iea.org/commentaries/cybersecurity-is-the-power-system-lagging-behind |url-status=live
 |access-date=September 28, 2025 |website=IEA – International Energy Agency}}</ref></blockquote>
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 Southern California Edison is switching all it's customers to the '''OpenWay CENTRON''' smart meter made by Itron. If customers choose to opt-out of the smart meter they will be charged a set up fee of $50 and a $10 monthly fee. Income-qualified customers are charged a set up fee of $10 and a $5 monthly fee.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Smart Meter FAQs - SCE |url=https://www.sce.com/customer-service-center/help-center/billing-payments/understand-your-bill/smart-meter-faqs |access-date=September 28, 2025 |website=SCE}}</ref>
+===FirstEnergy Corp. requires customers to switch to Itron Smart meters or face one-time and monthly service charges (Unknown-Present)===
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+FirstEnergy Corp. is switching all it's customers to the '''OpenWay CENTRON''' smart meter made by Itron. If customers choose to opt-out of the smart meter there is an up-front $44.46 charge to exchange the smart meter for a digital non-communicating meter, and a $15.00 monthly meter reading fee. Some customers can avoid the one-time meter exchange fee of $44.46 by choosing to have just have the transmitter in the AMI meter disabled, though the monthly meter reading charge of $15.00 still applies.
+<ref>{{Cite web |title=Opt-Out Option  |url= https://www.firstenergycorp.com/help/smart-meters/nj-smartmeter/nj-opt-out.html |access-date= September 28, 2025 |website=FirstEnergy Corp.}}</ref>
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