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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Government needs to take an active role in not only proactively planning for its own use of the Internet of Things, but also in providing innovators with the regulatory environment needed to move forward.
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A side effect of the Earth's rising temperature is water shortages, so the White House intends to increase research funding to boost water usage efficiency and water-saving technologies.
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Should Tesla and other auto companies be allowed to sell directly to consumers? Some states say no.
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Under the PUC plan, new solar customers would face a one-time fee for connection to the electric grid. The commission estimates that the fee would range from $75 to $150 per solar customer.
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The research involves using extremely thin layers of semiconductors to coax electrons to higher energy states.
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Though the regulations would allow autonomous vehicles on the road, they would delay some of the technology's possible uses.
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Siemens has worked in Ann Arbor for a decade testing out connected vehicle technology, and will now set up its Center of Excellence for Intelligent Traffic Technology in the city.
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For Woodland, N.C.'s elected officials, the viral response to the solar blackout became a crash course on the power of social media.
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Researchers have found that bike-share programs were a boon to transit and may have helped cut automobile use in the four cities it surveyed.
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Led by the Water Council, a Milwaukee-based trade group, the region is trying to lure new investment, jobs and research in the water engineering industries.
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The ordinance makes it the first U.S. city to establish a framework for contract drivers to organize and to bargain for agreements on issues like pay and working conditions.
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Capable of producing 50 million gallons of fresh water daily, the plant can supply nearly 10 percent of the county’s water use.
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The projects approved vary from simple sidewalk repair to a $25 million highway improvement project.
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A pathway along a former railroad track in Helsinki allows users to navigate the city on foot or bicycle without encountering cars.
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Experts say San Diego’s efforts to fight climate change are unparalleled.
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Although Ohio Gov. John Kasich has been a supporter of clean energy, the state still heavily relies of burning coal and using other fossil fuels.
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The Paris climate summit was historic as a political achievement, but it's not clear how and when the hard problems of emission cuts and climate finance get tackled.
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Technology can only do so much if the people using it don't operate an efficient system.
