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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The vehicle-for-hire companies propose that they should only have to apply for an annual permit from the state Department of Revenue, rather than purchasing individual licenses and certificates for vehicles and drivers.
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The development team's leader is beginning to use cameras instead of sensors to better identify nearby pedestrians.
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Utilities are pushing back against the spread of rooftop solar power and charging bigger fees to solar homes. Who is right in this solar-versus-utilities fight?
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The city is hearing pitches from Penobscot Energy Recovery Co. and Fiberight-Covanta on which waste-to-energy company Bangor should partner with.
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Last year, the authority developed a 20-year power plan for the future based upon what it determined to be the lowest cost and most reliable method of meeting future power demand and will not alter its plan because of the court's decision.
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The buses will be equipped with cameras to monitor the areas in front of and alongside the bus. When the bus is within three seconds of hitting someone, an icon lights up on the dashboard alerting the driver.
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Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have announced a method for accurately tracking an object's location within a centimeter using GPS.
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U.S. mayors met in Baltimore last year. A new survey of U.S. mayors found a more positive view of the federal government in Washington, D.C., than of state governments.
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Just one week after the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 4-3 decision, moved to stay President Barack Obama's so-called Clean Power Plan, 17 governors joined to back the plan.
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Although the region has grown exponentially due to the tech boom, there are many challenges to solve, including transportation and housing problems that have intensified.
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As their potential for value creation gains recognition, airport public-private partnerships are picking up momentum.
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According to climatologists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, we may be already be halfway to the self-imposed cap, and if we stabilize now, we may be able to buck the current upward trend.
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The Nevada state Public Utilities Commission has rejected the notion to add in a grandfather clause in the new state solar rate hikes.
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The MyShake app can sense the earthquake analyze it and instantly relay the information to a specialized cloud server that collects it from other phones in the system and determines the quake’s magnitude and provides alerts.
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California's Marin County is doing its part in trying to slow down the effects of Climate Change, participating in the CoolCalifornia Challenge that pits cities against one another in lowering carbon footprint.
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Chattanooga joined 76 other cities in applying for a $40 million federal Smart Cities grant not just to design a futuristic system, but actually start putting it into place.
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Even before the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, the Supreme Court’s stay placed the fate of the EPA Clean Power Plan into the hands of the next president.
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If we’re just relying on the white lines of a crosswalk to protect pedestrians, we’re in big trouble.
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