Infrastructure
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The local government’s Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to appropriate the funds for a “comprehensive technology infrastructure remediation project.” It comes in response to a critical IT outage last summer. -
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.
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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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Public-sector participants see the White House's initiative as a means of accelerating investment and interest in building smart cities and the Internet of Things.
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The first set of zero-net energy homes, which are supposed to generate as much energy as they consume, are expected to be complete by the end of September.
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The future of two key energy policies – the EPA's Clean Power Plan and Renewable Fuel Standard – will decide whether bioenergy will continue to grow in the U.S. or not.
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Before constructing new infrastructure, government agencies are starting to evaluate projects' potential economic, environmental and social impacts first to prevent problems down the road.
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A German electronic and manufacturing company is developing a car battery that could greatly extend the capabilities of electric vehicles.
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The Rocky Mountain Institute, a Colorado think-tank, is taking on Austin's transportation woes, and plans to overhaul the system by taking advantage of the new economy and clean-tech.
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A new study found that the smart grid and first-in-the-nation citywide gigabit Internet service has helped local education, health care, business, arts and culture, and municipal services.
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Under the proposal, solar-home owners would be charged $3 per kilowatt in what the utility describes as necessary to maintain the power grid.
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Using sensors and analytics, officials, citizens and businesses are more accurately predicting everything from crop yields to rainwater runoff.
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Urban areas must strategize to vie for future economic growth.
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The utility expects to add up to 200 megawatts of solar capacity and bolster its wind offerings, according to a planning document.
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A Boston startup has installed benches that can charge phones, sense heat and count pedestrian foot traffic.
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In a partnership with SolarCity, Kauai will begin harnessing solar energy to power about 2,132 homes onto the grid from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., when energy demand by Kauai residents is at its highest.
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The Auto and Tech industries are becoming increasingly intertwined, however some still question whether or not IT companies will delve into full-fledged automobile production.
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The renewal of federal tax incentives hang in the breeze, but industry experts point to a policy extension as the cornerstone of continued growth for the green power source.
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The mayor of Chattanooga, Tenn., is planning for his city's future by investing in technology in hopes of creating a Silicon/Tennessee Valley.
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The measure to significantly curb greenhouse gas emissions over the next 35 years passed the Democratic-controlled Senate, but faced almost certain defeat in the Assembly after an intense campaign by the oil industry.
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Mayor Eric Garcetti says the city needs to promote neighborhoods accessible by bike, bus or public transit.
