Infrastructure

The Florida-based supplier of “intelligent streetlighting” says its latest tools offer deeper insights into traffic patterns and more safety protections. The company recently joined a law enforcement network.

A new policy guide from the nonprofit Public Citizen is intended to support the public sector with concrete recommendations on transparent data center projects that are respectful to residents.

Policy and other changes have slowed the rollout of the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program. Internet providers, residents and others are frustrated by its lack of tangible results.

Governments and communities must work together to ensure AI data center projects meet residents’ current and future needs, experts said, and in order to realize their full economic benefits and mitigate harm.

States frequently compete heavily to land major data-center projects, but less than a dozen of them disclose which companies receive incentives, according to a report by the nonprofit watchdog group Good Jobs First.

When it was installed in 2006, Napa Valley College's photovoltaic array was the fifth largest in the U.S. Now it sits motionless among grass and weeds, a casualty of false promises, bankruptcies and a capricious industry.

With new data centers expected to drastically increase power consumption in the coming years, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission proposed a tariff model for electricity providers to impose on large-load customers.

The state Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy is paying for overnight chargers at 31 multifamily properties in Detroit suburbs. Grants come from the Clean Fuel and Charging Infrastructure Program.

A project from Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research builds electrically conductive sensor wire into pavement, which allows for regular monitoring of road conditions without disrupting traffic.

State regulators approved a modified electricity rate for Consumers Energy customers, designed to let it serve data centers but protect consumers from increased costs. It’s the first of its kind in Michigan.

So far, 70 households have signed up for high-speed Internet. A county commission dedicated millions in federal funding and partnered with two Internet service providers to drive the expansion.

City Council members have approved spending $821,000 from grants to install 10 electric vehicle chargers. The city, its interim city manager said, lags behind peers in offering such infrastructure.

The Ohio city’s new police headquarters is due to open in the second half of 2026. The firm overseeing somewhat concurrent station renovations is using an AI-powered procurement tool to streamline ordering of supplies.

Drivers in the Grand Canyon State should soon have access to dozens more high-speed electric vehicle charging ports, with most of the funding coming from the federal National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program.

The Crenshaw Community Connectivity Pilot spans 1.5 miles along Crenshaw Boulevard in Los Angeles, and it is a public-private partnership among the city, technology providers and community groups.

A new report from CHARGE makes the case for federal spending on clean transportation projects, saying these initiatives grow private investment, create jobs and transition the country toward an improved mobility landscape.

The endeavor, led by utility workers from Merit Network, will bring swift Internet to Beaver Island, in Lake Michigan. The system will connect major public facilities and will likely be operational later this year.

A new report on the electric vehicle charging experience suggests 1 in 3 first attempts at charging still fail — even as operators eye more inventive approaches to raise its availability and convenience.