Infrastructure
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National Grid is expected to install the devices for 121,000 customers in the city. They will enable people to track energy usage via a portal, and will immediately alert the utility to power outages. -
A new report from the Urban Institute outlines how many of the projects developed as part of the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, including technology work, have been slow to finish and deploy.
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Data center development, the subject of much public-sector conversation and policy, is predicted to expand, driven by the growth of AI. It's also expected to come at a cost and bring a selective benefit.
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So many drivers of all kinds are using the express lanes that it is increasingly difficult for transportation officials to keep them speedy.
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The improvements, says Tesla CEO Elon Musk, will make his cars “by far” the safest on the road, and would likely have saved the life of Joshua Brown, who died in a crash while using Autopilot.
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The two major-party presidential candidates have staked out nearly opposite positions — Trump’s based on fossil fuels, Clinton’s on renewable power.
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Measures passed last week urge the administration to install electric car chargers on public property, which includes sidewalks and curbs.
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In an effort to make its impression on the San Francisco Bay Area, Ford has bought a shuttle service and is partnering with a bike share company to offer FordPass, an online portal to hail a mix of transit options.
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Long Island companies have made large strides in creating hardware, software and services using the Internet of Things.
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Vienna comes out at or near the top of almost every ranking of cities' quality of life.
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Rivers in the Welsh capital once ran black with coal dust. Now, they form a clean lake that has become the revitalized heart of the city.
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Cutting emissions will affect nearly all aspects of life in the state — where people live, how they get to work, how their food is produced and where their electricity comes from.
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Transportation and electricity dominate the clean energy discussion today. But that's not the whole picture.
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Lawmakers say the bills would put Michigan at the forefront of autonomous vehicle research.
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Nearly 15 years ago, city planners rejuvenated the downtown area with the installation of a light-rail station. Would this success story work for other cities?
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By tapping into diverse data sources in Flint, researchers can predict vulnerable homes and even have found that home water service lines may not be the biggest contributor to lead poisoning.
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The solar array would generate 660 kW per year of renewable energy, enough to power City Hall and Merrill Auditorium, and is expected to save the city more than $3.2 million in energy costs over its lifetime.
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Either the water used in fracking gets managed or there's the risk of shutting down thousands of oil and gas wells in Oklahoma and in other states, including Texas, where scientists have drawn links to earthquakes.
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The most pressing part of the pilot will be in figuring out how to charge drivers based on their mileage. This could be done through a flat fee or by tracking the number of miles driven each year.
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There's a lot to talk about when it comes to new transportation technology. But how much has actually changed?
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Following a recent sighting in San Francisco, the autonomous Uber is reportedly only being used to collect data for mapping.
