Infrastructure
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Spring days can produce an excess of surplus renewable energy in California — more power than electric lines can carry. Researchers have some ideas about where and how to harness that energy. -
Founded by former North Carolina Lt. Gov. Dan Forest, the North Carolina Blockchain + AI Initiative (NCB+AI) will work to pass pro-cryptocurrency legislation and support construction of data centers.
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A new report by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy urges regulators and utilities to make the grid operate more efficiently. There are ways, experts said, to absorb part of data centers’ growth.
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The city is spending hundreds of millions of dollars to help keep certain neighborhoods affordable. But it might be making things worse.
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Five buses will be outfitted with Mobileye Shield+ system, which uses four sensors placed on each side of the vehicle to detect incoming traffic and avoid collisions.
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It's a daunting technical challenge. But the key question is whether such engineering is socially acceptable.
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Can a booming city known for laissez-faire zoning become a U.S. model for equitable urban growth?
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If there is one potentially positive side effect of the situation, it could be that all the media attention shines a light on the larger water infrastructure problems the U.S. faces.
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The historic drought in California has caused lawmakers to establish several water conservation measures including bans on running sprinklers after rain and hosing down driveways.
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With an ever-expanding market of available alternative-fuel vehicles, one state agency in California is seeing new opportunities to go green.
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Via’s algorithms dynamically match passengers with available seats instead of entire vehicles, creating a highly affordable, convenient and premium bus service, while keeping trip durations similar to a private taxi.
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The Round Scenic Route GPS Navigation App provides turn-by-turn voice navigation and sharing of routes that are off the beaten path, allowing discoveries of hidden gems in cities nationwide.
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Ernest Moniz said recently that energy security remains a major issue, and noted that America’s oil production is up, but the nation remains an importer, making the energy insecurity of other nations an important international issue as well.
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Fresno, Calif., has agreed to convert dozens of old billboards into electronic billboards, and will receive over $4 million over the next decade from their use.
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The two presidential front-runners share close ties to New York City, home of the busiest subway in the U.S., and have agreed that subway repairs are desperately needed and mass transit is crucial to the economy.
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Empower Chattanooga has already assisted more than 1,000 people with low-cost and no-cost ways to reduce utility bills.
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Currently the average residential Sonoma Clean Power customer pays 1 to 2 percent lower than PG&E and is looking to expand its service and pass on more savings to customers.
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The program lasts for two years and is available to Vectren residential customers with active electric service and working wireless internet in their home.
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Gwinnett officials have been cool to recent calls for a public vote on Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority expansion. But they have touted bus rapid transit as an alternative – without actually endorsing it.
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The companies plan to test self-driving taxis as part of a race to get automated vehicles on the road.
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They have a long way to go for a full recovery.
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