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Itron Announces the Return of the European Forecasting User Group Meeting

August 6, 2025

We are excited to announce that the European Forecasting User Group Meeting is back! Join us on Oct. 15 - 16, 2025, in Cambridge, UK. This event, which ran annually from 2008 to 2017, is a premier gathering for energy forecasters to address the unique challenges faced by energy service providers (ESPs). 

The 2025 meeting will feature a dynamic mix of peer presentations, modeling discussions and roundtable dialogues. Key topics will include load flexibility and distributed energy resources (DERs), market changes and modeling challenges. This is a fantastic opportunity to network with your peers and engage in discussions about real-world issues and practical solutions. 

The agenda topics were collaboratively decided by ESP forecasting peers during a virtual planning call in May. If you have any new suggestions for presentations, roundtable discussions or topics, please contact Shannon Ashburn. 

For those based in the U.S., don't miss our similar event, exclusively for ISO/RTO/TSO/DSO representatives. The 2025 ISO Forecasting Summit will be held in Chicago, Illinois, on Sept. 17 - 19, 2025. This event will also cover critical topics and provide ample networking opportunities. 

Learn more about the European Forecasting User Group Meeting and register today! 

By Paige Schaefer

Sr Forecast Analyst

Paige Schaefer is a Product Marketing Manager in Itron's Outcomes group for the strategy, planning and implementation of projects supporting marketing functions spanning electricity, water and gas business units. She interacts directly with sales, product and corporate marketing to identify new marketing opportunities, recommend actions and the coordination of targeted campaigns to increase brand awareness and market share where she works closely with the teams to develop content and strategies. In addition, she provides website support, event coordination and manages Itron's Energy Forecasting Group (EFG), which supports end-use data development, the Statistical End-use Approach (SAE) and coordinates their annual meeting for discussing modeling and forecasting issues. Paige has a B.S. in Business Administration from San Diego State University with an emphasis in Marketing.

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