Itron Supports Virtual Power Plants in Australia
Itron (NASDAQ: ITRI) announced on Oct 28, 2025 that its Low Voltage Distributed Energy Resource Management System (LV DERMS) is supporting Project Jupiter in Western Australia to accelerate large‑scale integration of distributed energy resources (DER) into the South West Interconnected System (SWIS).
The Itron solution remotely manages 100 MWh of DER capacity, enables household and community participation in virtual power plants (VPPs), and incorporates an IEEE 2030.5 Common Smart Inverter Profile‑Australia (CSIP‑Aus) utility server from partner Kitu to register, monitor and control DERs and battery energy storage systems.
Itron (NASDAQ: ITRI) ha annunciato il 28 ottobre 2025 che il suo Low Voltage Distributed Energy Resource Management System (LV DERMS) sta supportando Project Jupiter nell'Australia occidentale per accelerare l'integrazione su larga scala delle risorse energetiche distribuite (DER) nel South West Interconnected System (SWIS).
La soluzione Itron gestisce da remoto 100 MWh di capacità DER, consente la partecipazione di famiglie e comunità in impianti energetici virtuali (VPP), e integra un server di utility IEEE 2030.5 Common Smart Inverter Profile‑Australia (CSIP‑Aus) fornito dal partner Kitu per registrare, monitorare e controllare DER e sistemi di accumulo di energia basati su batterie.
Itron (NASDAQ: ITRI) anunció el 28 de octubre de 2025 que su Low Voltage Distributed Energy Resource Management System (LV DERMS) está apoyando Project Jupiter en Australia Occidental para acelerar la integración a gran escala de recursos energéticos distribuidos (DER) en el South West Interconnected System (SWIS).
La solución de Itron gestiona de forma remota 100 MWh de capacidad DER, permite la participación de hogares y comunidades en plantas de energía virtuales (VPP) e incorpora un servidor de utilidad IEEE 2030.5 Common Smart Inverter Profile‑Australia (CSIP‑Aus) de la socia Kitu para registrar, monitorizar y controlar DER y sistemas de almacenamiento de energía con baterías.
Itron (NASDAQ: ITRI)가 2025년 10월 28일에 LV DERMS(저전압 분산형 에너지 자원 관리 시스템)가 서호주(Western Australia)에서 Project Jupiter를 지원하여 분산형 에너지 자원(DER)의 대규모 통합을 SWIS(South West Interconnected System)로 가속하고 있다고 발표했습니다.
Itron의 솔루션은 원격으로 100 MWh의 DER 용량을 관리하고 가정과 커뮤니티의 가상 발전소(VPP) 참여를 가능하게 하며, 파트너인 Kitu의 IEEE 2030.5 공통 스마트 인버터 프로필‑호주(CSIP‑Aus) 유틸리티 서버를 도입하여 DER 및 배터리 에너지 저장 시스템을 등록, 모니터링 및 제어합니다.
Itron (NASDAQ : ITRI) a annoncé le 28 octobre 2025 que son système de gestion des ressources énergétiques distribuées en basse tension (LV DERMS) soutient le Project Jupiter en Australie‑Occidentale pour accélérer l’intégration à grande échelle des ressources énergétiques distribuées (DER) dans le South West Interconnected System (SWIS).
La solution Itron gère à distance 100 MWh de capacité DER, permet la participation des ménages et des communautés à des centrales électriques virtuelles (VPP) et intègre un serveur utilitaire IEEE 2030.5 Common Smart Inverter Profile‑Australia (CSIP‑Aus) du partenaire Kitu pour enregistrer, surveiller et contrôler les DER et les systèmes de stockage d’énergie par batterie.
Itron (NASDAQ: ITRI) gab am 28. Oktober 2025 bekannt, dass sein Low Voltage Distributed Energy Resource Management System (LV DERMS) Project Jupiter in Western Australia unterstützt, um die großangelegte Integration von verteilten Energiequellen (DER) in das South West Interconnected System (SWIS) zu beschleunigen.
Die Itron-Lösung verwaltet aus der Ferne 100 MWh DER-Kapazität, ermöglicht Haushalts- und Gemeindebeteiligung an virtuellen Kraftwerken (VPPs) und integriert einen IEEE 2030.5 Common Smart Inverter Profile‑Australia (CSIP‑Aus) Utilities-Server des Partners Kitu, um DERs und Batteriespeicher zu registrieren, zu überwachen und zu steuern.
Itron (NASDAQ: ITRI) أعلنت في 28 أكتوبر 2025 أن نظام إدارة موارد الطاقة الموزعة ذات الجهد المنخفض (LV DERMS) يدعم Project Jupiter في أستراليا الغربية لتسريع التكامل واسع النطاق لموارد الطاقة الموزعة (DER) في نظام SWIS الجنوب الغربي المتصل.
تدير حل Itron عن بُعد 100 MWh من سعة DER، وتتيح مشاركة الأسر والمجتمعات في محطات الطاقة الافتراضية (VPP)، وتدمج خادمًا لشركة utilities IEEE 2030.5 Common Smart Inverter Profile‑Australia (CSIP‑Aus) من الشريك Kitu لتسجيل DERs وأنظمة تخزين الطاقة بالبطاريات ومراقبتها والتحكم بها.
Itron (NASDAQ: ITRI) 于2025年10月28日宣布，其低压分布式能源资源管理系统（LV DERMS）正在支持位于西澳大利亚的Project Jupiter，以加速分布式能源资源（DER）向南西互联系统（SWIS）的大规模接入。
Itron 解决方案远程管理 100 MWh 的 DER 容量， enabling 家庭和社区参与虚拟发电厂（VPP），并整合来自合作伙伴 Kitu 的 IEEE 2030.5 公共智能逆变器配置文件‑澳大利亚（CSIP‑Aus）公用服务器，用于注册、监控和控制 DER 及电池储能系统。
- Remotely manages 100 MWh of distributed energy resource capacity
- Enables VPP participation for households and businesses in the SWIS
- Includes certified IEEE 2030.5 CSIP‑Aus utility server from Kitu
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Insights
Itron's LV DERMS enabling 100 MWh VPP participation in Western Australia is a concrete step toward operational DER aggregation.
By supplying the Low Voltage Distributed Energy Resource Management System and an IEEE 2030.5 CSIP-Aus utility server through partner Kitu, Itron provides the control and registration functions that let rooftop solar and batteries join a virtual power plant at scale. The press release cites a managed capacity of 100 MWh, and names the main participants: Synergy, Western Power, the Australian Energy Market Operator, and Energy Policy WA.
Key dependencies include device-level compliance and successful orchestration of registered DERs; the release notes Itron's server achieved one of the first certified 2030.5 systems and will be used to test DER compliance. Watch near-term integration milestones such as registration/testing outcomes and any stated performance results over the next 6–18 months; these will show whether the claimed capacity can reliably participate in VPP operations.
Project Jupiter links government bodies and a major utility to operationalize VPPs using Itron's and Kitu's certified control stack, a policy‑relevant deployment.
The collaboration explicitly names public-sector and market operators, indicating regulatory and market coordination rather than a single-vendor pilot. That alignment reduces a common barrier — interoperability with market rules — since the Australian Energy Market Operator and Energy Policy WA are involved. The announcement frames the effort around enabling customer choice to join VPPs and compliance testing for DER registration.
Risks remain operational and procedural: success depends on device certification, registered asset performance, and the outcomes of compliance testing. Monitor formal compliance test reports and any AEMO or policy statements over the next
Itron Solution Remotely Manages 100 MWh of Distributed Energy Resource Capacity
LIBERTY LAKE, Wash., Oct. 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Itron, Inc. (NASDAQ: ITRI), which is innovating new ways for utilities and cities to manage energy and water, is supporting Project Jupiter to accelerate the integration of distributed energy resources (DER) using components of Itron’s Low Voltage Distributed Energy Resource Management System (LV DERMS).
A collaboration between Western Power, Synergy, the Australian Energy Market Operator and Energy Policy WA, Project Jupiter is accelerating the integration of DERs, including rooftop solar and customer and community batteries, at scale into Western Australia’s main energy system, the South West Interconnected System (SWIS). This is enabling households and businesses to participate in virtual power plants (VPPs) and the energy transition.
Synergy, Western Australia’s largest electricity generator and a retailer of gas and electricity, is utilizing Itron's LV DERMs solution that includes the IEEE 2030.5 Common Smart Inverter Profile-Australia (CSIP-Aus) utility server from Itron technology partner Kitu. The server registers, monitors and controls DERs, which aims to enhance the integration and management of battery energy storage systems.
“Project Jupiter is exciting because customers will have the choice to join a VPP and unlock greater value from their energy assets. With Itron’s LV DERMS, Synergy will work to test DER compliance so that when DER assets are installed, they can be supported to be registered and orchestrated in a VPP,” said Don Reeves, senior vice president of Outcomes at Itron.
“Our server achieved one of the first certified 2030.5 systems and plays an ongoing part in defining and assuring compliance to emerging standards. This is an exciting project, and we look forward to helping to support VPP participation in Western Australia,” said Rick Kornfeld, president and CEO of Kitu Systems.
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