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Smart cities use connected sensors, high-speed communication networks and real-time data to improve things like energy and water usage, traffic flow, security, and air quality. This article by Forbes reflects how two ongoing projects based entirely on the concept are likely to make communities more efficient in the near future. Hudson Yards in New […]
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Understanding the health of equipment and anticipating issues helps companies save money on costly repair and replacement, transforming the utilities industry. Read on to learn how smart technology is enabling better business decisions. Prodded by renewables to embrace smart technologies, utilities are discovering ways sensors, data, and connectivity can save them millions of dollars. Michael Reid, a general […]
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Smart cities—cities that use connected sensors, high-speed communication networks and real-time data to improve energy and water usage, traffic flow, security and air quality—are here today. And there are more coming on board all the time. According to the National League of Cities, two-thirds of U.S. cities are investing in smart city technology, and even […]
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Smart meters are now commonplace in residential, commercial, and industrial applications nationwide. Utilities have discovered a variety of benefits that make collecting status and usage information efficient while eliminating hazardous situations for technicians. Electric utilities can monitor their operations in real time to understand conditions and to schedule maintenance based on real world conditions of […]
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Centrica PLC is one of Europe’s largest energy providers, with a main presence in the U.K. (the British Gas brand). The company provides electricity and gas supply and technical services to around 14 million residential households and one million commercial customers. In 2009, Centrica began rolling out smart meters to its customers – the first […]
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Governments around the world continue to move quickly towards a smart metering system for residential homes and businesses to help users measure their power consumption and send that data back to the utility for billing and analysis. According to a recent report, “The Role of Rugged PCs in Successful Rollouts of Smart Metering Systems,” by […]
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The utility sector’s ongoing digital transformation has provided electric utilities with numerous benefits, from optimized fleet management to more efficient grid modernization efforts. As this evolution continues, AI will continue to play an increasingly significant role in finding solutions to the challenges of electric utilities and the electricians and technicians that work for them. In […]
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Utilities and renewable energy companies are on the front lines of the energy transition. They must build, connect, and operate new energy sources while also maintaining the existing grid infrastructure. At the same time, extreme weather risks are on the rise, from record heat to more frequent storms. These challenges are putting pressure on the […]
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The Internet of Things has created a demand for sensors and other hardware in all types of organizations, including furniture manufacturers, police and first responders, utility providers, warehouses, home appliances, and countless others. Continued growth in IoT will require better standardization for IoT hardware, as well as smarter, smaller, faster, and cheaper sensors. Connected devices […]
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Edge computing moves a percentage of data storage and computational power away from a centralized data center and closer to the source of the data. With the right hardware in place to access and utilize this data, edge technology can reduce process and response times for enterprises across a variety of commercial and industrial verticals. […]
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