Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE

SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, LeRoy D. Nosbaum, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K/A of Itron, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report.

	ITRON, INC.
By:	/s/ LEROY D. NOSBAUM
	LeRoy D. Nosbaum President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: February 21, 2012