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Itron, Liberty Lake
Liberty Lake (Washington), United States47.66°N 117.08°W
computed criticality18/100
reading
Itron >13% of the global smart-meter market
2024Fault line
The grid's software layer, meters, remote reading, SCADA, is dominated by a small group (Itron, Landis+Gyr, Sagemcom), while Chinese entrants slash prices without convincing on cybersecurity. Millions of connected metering points form an attack surface now worth as much as a substation.
Actors
Itron (Liberty Lake)
Landis+Gyr (Zug)
Sagemcom (Rueil-Malmaison)
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