The city of Shediac, New Brunswick will soon serve as a testing ground for new technologies that are being developed by NB Power and Siemens Canada. The smart energy community project is funded by a Read More
The increased use of smart electricity meters has allowed energy utility companies to more efficiently track energy use and allocate energy production – and end users to better manage their home energy usage – but Read More
The City of Santa Monica, California has passed its Climate Action & Adaptation Plan – commonly known as CAAP – which aims to have the city achieve an 80 percent cut in carbon emissions by Read More
The city of Fort Collins, CO has set the goal of having electric vehicles (EV’s) making up half of new vehicle sales by 2030 – about 116,000 electric vehicles. Currently, about 620 electric vehicles were Read More
LA-based EVgo – a public electric vehicle (EV) fast charging network – and Maven – General Motors’ car sharing platform – have recently installed a network of EV fast charging hubs in the city of Read More
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) – a federal research facility in Livermore, California – recently launched a new program focused on sharing its solutions with local communities to help them develop a sustainable, resilient and Read More
EnergyAustralia – one of Australia’s three major electricity retailers – is launching a $15 million AUD program with the goal of helping charities cut their power bills by as much as 50% by installing free Read More
The city of Vienna, Austria is creating a new district in which the buildings, electrical grid, and energy market will be continuously monitored in a living laboratory environment. The Aspern Urban Lakeside project will include Read More
Washington-based utility Puget Sound Energy (PSE) has selected the Sunverge platform to test the integration of battery storage technology with consumer on-site distributed energy resources. The aim is to ensure grid reliability – as well Read More
By Michael Tschirret, Marketing Communications Manager at Sensus At Sensus, we often get asked the question “What makes a city smart?” It’s a broad one to be sure, but the answer usually starts with infrastructure. Read More
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