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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
Energy costs for low-income renters and affordable housing owners are disproportionately high. While there are programs to help them, they often can't help enough to make a difference — or help all of the people who need assistance. As cities work...
Article - 01/12/2018
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Energy, Citizen engagement, Policy and leadership
Sometimes technology for technology's sake is a trap that can hamper major electric grid upgrades. For California, now working aggressively toward a comprehensive smart grid that incorporates its clean air and renewable energy goals, the marriage of...
Article - 05/04/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Policy and leadership
In developed nations, aggressive conservation programs have kept overall energy use relatively constant despite more people using more devices. After peaking at the turn of the century, the average American’s energy use is at the lowest since the...
Article - 03/04/2016
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Policy and leadership
Scroll down for short takes from Council partners… 50 companies changing our world: Enel, Cisco, MasterCard, IBM, Intel on Fortune's listIn its 2015 list of 50 companies "that are doing well by doing good," Fortune named Council Lead Partner Enel at...
Article - 10/21/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Policy and leadership
The time, money and effort invested in energy efficiency has paid off in a number of ways. The growth of electricity demand has slowed down and less energy is wasted as homes, offices, businesses and industries have become more attuned to using...
Article - 09/23/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Policy and leadership
Smart and green cities are increasingly viewed as central to achieving a low-carbon, prosperous and resilient future. A recent report by The Global Commission on Energy and Climate, which includes former finance ministers and prestigious research...
Article - 09/09/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Energy, Transportation, Policy and leadership, Research, publications and web sites
A new study -- 2015 Strategic Directions: U.S. Elecric Industry Report -- from Council Associate Partner Black & Veatch illustrates the complex changes electric utilities are grappling with today. Among them:Shifts in regulatory focusIncreased...
Article - 08/07/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Policy and leadership, Research, publications and web sites
With the U.S. Clean Power Plan now in full force, public officials will need a solid strategy for cutting greenhouse emissions by 32% from 2005 levels by 2030. According to the White House, the plan establishes the first-ever national standards to...
Article - 08/05/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Policy and leadership
Washington, D.C.'s Department of General Services (DGS) signed off on an agreement with Iberdrola Renewables for all of the output from the company's South Chestnut 46 MW wind farm in southwestern Pennsylvania.Not only will the deal provide 35% of...
Article - 07/22/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Policy and leadership
There’s no doubt that solar energy production is growing fast. In the U.S., on average, there’s a new panel installation every few minutes.But while utilities, businesses and homeowners have been adopting solar power at faster and faster rates,...
Article - 06/12/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Finance and procurement, Policy and leadership
Speaking at a smart cities conference last year, an Israeli Energy and Water Ministry official declared that the primary goal for smart cities should be to accommodate the needs of all citizens rather than be a collection of smart technologies. In...
Article - 04/01/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Citizen engagement, Policy and leadership
By Pratap Padode Smart Cities Council IndiaThe 2015-2016 Union Budget stayed away from using the term smart cities, unlike the one in 2014-2015 which made a special mention, but that doesn’t imply that the Indian government has lost interest in...
Article - 03/18/2015
Active Region(s): India, Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Energy, Health and human services, Finance and procurement, Policy and leadership
India’s efforts to create 100 new smart cities are still in the early stages, though one major milestone is approaching fast. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who made the pledge, says the government will unveil its smart cities policy on March 31.One...
Article - 02/18/2015
Active Region(s): India, Main, North America
Category: Economic development, Energy, Policy and leadership, Smart City Examples
Ideas you can use department: The story below is about new U.S. energy efficiency standards for fluorescent lights. But the larger point is the use of policies, regulations and codes to affect change. Want your city to be smarter? Your most...
Article - 01/13/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Policy and leadership
Scroll down for a look at some nice honors recently bestowed on Council members…Bechtel national security sites win sustainability awards Four national security sites that Council Lead Partner Bechtel manages and operates with industry and...
Article - 12/23/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Transportation, Policy and leadership
Cities must have the support of their electric power utilities if they hope to become sustainable. And utilities must have the support of their cities. Utilities need policy and regulatory changes before they can accomplish the modernization...
Article - 12/02/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Policy and leadership
India says its smart cities goal is too ambitious to accomplish on its own, and it is slashing red tape to make it easier for more outside partners, consultants, and even the United States government to step in to help. But as work to create 100 new...
Article - 10/15/2014
Active Region(s): India, Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Economic development, Energy, Policy and leadership
George Karayannis, LEED APWe continue our series on the new ISO 37120 Smart City standard with a look at the third of 17 themes defined in the standard – energy indicators. As previously described, ISO 37120 includes 46 ‘Core’ (must report) and 54...
Article - 08/08/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Smart City Concepts, Energy, Policy and leadership
The mayors of Las Vegas, Nevada and Gresham, Oregon were first place winners in the 2014 Mayors' Climate Protection Awards announced at the recent U.S. Conference of Mayors gathering in Dallas. The annual awards program recognizes mayors for...
Article - 06/27/2014
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Policy and leadership