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Electric utilities have made progress in how they forecast what their energy demand will be at any given time, in the short-term and long-term. Weather, price and economics all feed into the energy demand equation as does the integration of...
Article - 12/13/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Energy
Chicago already has a track record of commitment to renewable energy, energy efficiency and environmental stewardship that extends back to 2011 if not earlier. While its population and economy have grown, the city has charted reductions in...
Article - 11/22/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Energy
Scroll down for quick news takes and developments involving Smart Cities Council Partners.Continental collaborates on autonomous vehicle R&D in SingaporeCouncil Global Lead Partner Continental will collaborate with Singapore-based AV company...
Article - 11/16/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Energy, Citizen engagement, Security and privacy
Green construction projects have grown substantially over the past 10 years globally. According to new research, they're expected to grow even more, to the point of doubling in some parts of the world in a relatively short time. The value of green...
Article - 11/15/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Built environment, Energy
Photo credit: UrbanovaUrbanova's smart city living lab has had an enviable roster of collaborators in its efforts to advance smarter cities: the city of Spokane, electric utility Avista, construction engineering firm McKinstry, Council Global Lead...
Article - 11/02/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Energy, Health and human services, Public safety and security, Transportation
When we ask cities what obstacles are getting in their way of implementing smart cities projects, funding often is near the top of the list. One frequently overlooked option is to make better use of the funds you already have — and one of a city's...
Article - 11/01/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Energy
Oslo's approach to creating a more livable environment for its citizens may seem radical, more than many cities would or could attempt all at once. However, what Oslo has accomplished so far and what it expects to accomplish in the near future is...
Article - 10/25/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Energy, Transportation
Here at the Smart Cities Council we've consistently (and strongly) recommended that cities partner with their electric companies on smart city projects, and we've been working with Council Global Lead Partner Edison Electric Institute to facilitate...
Article - 10/19/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Energy
Climate change has caused intense heat waves, hurricanes and cataclysmic destruction in several parts of the world. Hurricane Maria tore through Puerto Rico a year ago claiming almost 3,000 lives and causing roughly $90 billion in damages. In many...
Article - 09/20/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Energy
Scroll down for quick news takes and developments involving Smart Cities Council Partners.Enel to co-develop South Australia solar farm Council Global Lead Partner subsidiary Enel Green Power Australia has been awarded a 15-year support agreement to...
Article - 09/14/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Energy, Transportation
At one time a collaboration between an electric company and a university may have seemed strange. But the increasingly complex energy landscape and the evolving technologies it entails have drawn all manner of stakeholders to form partnerships to...
Article - 08/30/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Energy
The Smart Cities Council has routinely advised cities to consider smart street lighting projects as part of their smart city planning. Replacing older lighting with smart LED lights offers not only better illumination for streets and other public...
Article - 08/23/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Public safety and security
New York City is special in a lot of ways. With a population of more than 8 million, it's the largest city in the U.S. by far. And buildings over 25,000 square feet cover almost 60% of the city's building area. So it makes sense that a city...
Article - 08/17/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Policy and leadership
Scroll down for quick news takes and developments involving Smart Cities Council Partners.Itron recognized for smart street lighting solutions Council Global Lead Partner Itron, generally considered an innovator in the way utilities and cities...
Article - 08/17/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Energy, Telecommunications, Connectivity
The energy landscape is changing quickly and many of us outside the energy industry don't really have a handle on the opportunities and challenges those changes represent. A new publication from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air...
Article - 08/10/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Energy
Islands and other remote locations that rely on expensive imported fossil fuels for energy often do it for a very simple reason: they have little or no energy resources of their own. The inhabited islands in the Isles of Scilly off the Cornish coast...
Article - 08/03/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Energy, Transportation, Connectivity
Depending on which index you read Edinburgh is ranked the second or 13th smartest city in the UK. Regardless of which ranking you read, the city of about 482,000 has the requisite credentials. Edinburgh is streamlining city customer services...
Article - 07/19/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Energy, Public safety and security, Connectivity
Music has Beyonce and Jay-Z. Britain has Meghan and Harry. But in the world of smart cities, the ultimate power couples are partnerships between cities and electric companies.You’ll find several examples below. If you’d like these benefits for your...
Article - 07/11/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Energy
Photo credit: Amsterdam ArenAStadiums can be challenging to manage. They're massive facilities that are either empty or filled to capacity during events. And many weren't designed and built with the instrumentation and control systems facilities...
Article - 07/10/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Energy
Scroll down for quick news takes and events involving Smart Cities Council Partners.Smarter water resources management for a quickly growing countyVirginia's Loudoun County is among the fastest growing counties in the U.S. — and industrial and...
Article - 06/14/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Energy, Transportation, Water and wastewater, Connectivity