POWER OF ATTORNEY
Know all by these presents that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints each of MariLyn R. Hill and Carol C. Cameron, signing
singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

(1)execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of Itron, Inc.,
 a Washington corporation (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4 and 5 (including
 amendments thereto) in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities
 Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations thereunder and a
 Form ID, Uniform Application for Access Codes to File on Edgar;
(2)do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
 which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Forms
 3, 4 or 5 or Form ID and timely file such forms (including amendments
thereto)
 and application with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
 and any stock exchange or similar authority; and
(3)take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
 foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit
 to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned,
it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact
 on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall
be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such
attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.
The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power
 and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever
 requisite, necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the
 rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as
 the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power
 of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
 such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes,
 shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney
and the rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that
 the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request
 of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of
the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities
 Exchange Act of 1934.
The undersigned agrees that each such attorney-in-fact herein may rely entirely
on information furnished orally or in writing by the undersigned to such
attorney-in-fact. The undersigned also agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
the Company and each such attorney-in-fact against any losses, claims, damages
 or liabilities (or actions in these respects) that arise out of or are based
 upon any untrue statements or omission of necessary facts in the information
 provided by the undersigned to such attorney-in fact for purposes of
executing,
 acknowledging, delivering or filing Forms 3, 4 or 5 (including amendments
 thereto)
 or Form ID and agrees to reimburse the Company and such attorney-in-fact for
 any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with
investigating
 or defending against any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action.
This Power of Attorney supersedes any power of attorney previously executed by
the undersigned regarding the purposes outlined in the first paragraph hereof
("Prior Powers of Attorney"), and the authority of the attorneys-in-fact named
in any Prior Powers of Attorney is hereby revoked.
This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned
is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 or 5 with respect to the undersigned's
holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless
earlier(a) revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact or (b) superseded by a new power of attorney
regarding the purposes outlined in the first paragraph hereof dated as of a
later date.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
 executed as of this 24th day of February, 2011.

/s/ John W. Holleran
John W. Holleran