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 pilot program, currently taking place in Houston, is one of several safety initiatives Uber has launched since it created its safety advisory board in November.
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Seattle regulates Uber and Lyft under an ordinance passed in July 2014, and the county passed partner legislation shortly thereafter. However, litigation is still being pursued over the classification of the drivers.
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Low normal price, bad timing and volatility make it seem like price gouging.
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The U.S. could dramatically increase solar and wind power without expensive energy storage. The key is to overlay high-voltage direct current power lines on our system of regional grids.
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In his final year, Anthony Foxx wants to tear down infrastructure that isolates communities and overhaul the way federal transportation funding is distributed to states and cities in his final year.
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The bill would allow companies to share information with state regulators about cybersecurity and critical infrastructure issues without fear that the documents would become public, which would make companies more comfortable with sharing information with authorities.
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The technology is changing costs so quickly — especially for wind and solar energy — that utilities and customers have an unprecedented amount of choice and competition available to them.
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By linking environmental sustainability and economic growth, Charlotte is showing the way.
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Although conservation efforts have produced significant gains, a new water source is needed. And one place for that extra water is from direct use of recycled water.
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The feedback will be incorporated into the I-80 Planning Study, which is being conducted as the Iowa DOT works to overhaul its busiest road.
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After redesigning a tunnel that lowered an underpass, semi trucks that clipped their roofs would force traffic to stop while they turned around, causing major delays. But sensors could send a message warning trucks too large to fit to avoid the underpass.
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A global research firm predicts that energy storage, which supports renewable electricity as a resource, will double worldwide in 2016.
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Maine could be the next battleground in this winner-take-all fight, but it doesn’t have to be.
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The two companies, Hyperloop Technologies and Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, are in a close race to complete the first hyperloop.
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Operators attentively monitor the screens, watching for backups or traffic incidents, and communicate with local authorities and the public at the new Iowa traffic 'Nerve Center.'
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Although the program is meant to ease traffic congestion and claims the cameras will not be used to track people, many are still skeptical about the possible invasion of privacy.
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New research indicates that metropolitan planning organizations aren’t doing much to get ready for autonomous cars.
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New York City is developing a "free" public Wi-Fi network to be deployed throughout the city, but the poorly appreciated price is our privacy.
