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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Worries over safety and privacy have led some states to allow consumers to refuse smart meters, which are designed as more accurate and potentially energy-saving devices.
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Although the report was written by SolarCity, a solar electricity provider, the current model for utilities is broken and discourages people from investing in renewable energy sources.
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Due to the steep drop in oil prices countrywide, President Obama will announce a plan to add an oil barrel tax, but is meeting harsh opposition from Congressional Republicans.
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Although emission limits were agreed upon in 2008, the mandates were secretly waived for the China Shipping terminal and has been spewing environmentally harmful gases in Southern California.
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The state may shift from measuring congestion to measuring driving. That slight distinction makes a big difference.
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The company is acquiring private cloud company Jasper Technologies for $1.4 billion.
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Just a few blocks away, your neighbors may be expected to live 20 years longer.
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Kirkland, Wash., is the third city after Mountain View, Calif., and Austin to lend its roads to Google for autonomous vehicle testing.
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Some cities charge more for metered parking on certain streets and during certain times of the day to reroute drivers to ease congestion and reduce pollution.
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Urban Engines recently announced partnerships with several organizations, including the agency that runs trains in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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The sharing economy is challenging the demand for land-use regulations, but they're still necessary.
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President Barack Obama recently applauded the technological advances of earthquake early warning technology and signed an executive order requiring all federal buildings to be up to seismic safety code.
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The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission is working to help other cities smooth out regulations to make it easier for developers and vendors to build systems that reuse water for non-potable purposes.
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Nevada, which is generally covered with desert terrain, is partnering with Israel to learn how the country diverted resources to secure water through desalination and water reuse technologies.
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Unlike a generation ago, demand for living space in the reclaimed neighborhoods far outstrips the supply of condos and apartments available.
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After building several prototype transceivers at the spaceport last summer, Google is testing them with multiple drones in an experiment with delivering 5G wireless Internet access.
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America's power grid has gotten a lot of attention, but water utilities are increasingly vulnerable to cyberattacks.
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After meeting with officials from Volkswagon, Sen. Mark Green has introduced a piece of legislation to spur the market for autonomous vehicles in the state.
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