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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Some municipalities have begun digitizing lead pipe records for searching purposes, and others are attempting to map them, but the widespread lack of knowledge points to the anachronistic nature of some state utilities.
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The idea of outsourcing the university's energy management first was aired a year ago, when officials put out an RFQ, to determine whether companies would be interested in a partnership.
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A 110-megawatt project in Nevada will provide solar-powered electricity throughout the night with a fully integrated storage system.
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Local CIOs gathered in Sunnyvale, Calif., on Thursday to discuss what it means to be a smart city and how to position today's government for the future.
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Devices to retrofit cars with new safety features could help fleet managers better track their vehicles.
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How did lead poisoning become a persistent threat in U.S. cities? Lead paint and slumlords played key roles, but so did postwar housing policies that trapped minorities in crumbling inner cities.
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The route to economic growth starts by making our cities more productive — the bigger, the denser, the better.
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Rhode Island is likely the first U.S. state to toll truckers and use the money to fix its bridges, which are in the worst shape of any state.
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Despite their important-sounding titles, many of the growing number of “chiefs” in government don't have much actual authority.
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The legislation would allow utilities to set rates based on what they spent in the prior year, a change proponents argue will help update decades-old infrastructure.
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California's Public Utilities Commission voted unanimously to uphold the drought regulations with plans to continue for as long as Gov. Jerry Brown's statewide emergency conservation mandates remain in place.
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Due to a bill backed by General Motors, Tesla may be unable to sell its vehicles in Indiana under a provision of banning manufacturers selling directly to consumers.
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The Drinking Water State Revolving Fund legislation is being discussed in the Upper House and, if passed in its current state, would allocate $100 million to any state that has received an emergency declaration.
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Urban planner Jeff Speck told city officials exactly what they need to do to make downtown more pedestrian-friendly.
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The auto insurance giant is concerned that driverless cars could wipe out the business and are potentially at risk of being hacked.
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We don't always have to build up to fit more people into a city. Vancouver and Seattle offer alternative solutions.
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There are more than 5,000 structurally deficient bridges statewide. Slightly more than one in five bridges fits into the category.
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Other counties and cities have followed suit in recent years, including Santa Cruz County, whose Board of Supervisors banned fracking in 2014, and Mendocino County, whose voters banned it the same year.
