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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While embracing green energy has long been a staple of the Democratic Party, many GOP lawmakers are seeing the financial benefits of weening off of fossil fuels.
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Californians missed their state-ordered water savings target for the first time, regulators reported Tuesday, and there's a counterintuitive twist: The cooler, wetter weather may be to blame.
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The state Department of Transportation has decided to focus on existing roads instead of expansions, citing research that shows increasing the number of lanes only adds more traffic.
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Google has secured a patent to help its autonomous vehicles bridge the communications gap with pedestrians.
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As transit agencies move toward income-based discounts, they still need to keep larger issues in mind.
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The state got a C- overall grade in a national report by Climate Central, a nonprofit science and journalism organization.
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During the 2015 U.N. Climate Change Conference in Paris, Bill Gates is unveiling his Energy Coalition backed by a number of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs.
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The Paris climate deal comes 'pre-packaged' by the promises nations have already made. But the issue of global climate finance could still scupper the talks.
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Fusion's 'Real Future Fair' in San Francisco was showcased all of the innovations that will be in consumers' hands within the next decade.
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Gabe Klein, former head of transportation in Washington, D.C., and Chicago, is excited about the future of Los Angeles -- and the possible disappearance of the city's famous congestion.
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Recently-passed legislation includes state goals for at least 50 percent of California's energy to be derived from clean energy. Part of the bill includes subsidies for business to switch to solar panels, but not for private homeowners.
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The U.C. System will join Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg and a host of other industry leaders in an effort to curb fossil fuels.
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All Power Labs is committed to creating a more fuel efficient future with its arsenal of biomass gasifier generators.
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After the state pledged to power itself through 100 percent renewable energy, many energy utilities are viewing this as an opportunity to meet the demand via energy storage devices.
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Three winners that used sensors and GPS trackers to gather various types of data were named following the 48-hour hackathon.
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Connected vehicles and the prevalence of technology in modern cars prompted a joint congressional subcommittee hearing about the so-called “Internet of Cars,” and what private industry is doing to manage consumer safety and privacy concerns.
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Using data from sensors placed throughout Los Angeles, a team of researchers at the University of Southern California have completed an impact study they say breaks new ground in traffic analytics.
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Expensive, inaccessible and bad for competition make California's high-speed rail plan a dud, according to a U.C. Santa Barbara economics professor.
