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US Building Codes Need a Major Retrofit to Meet Climate Goals and Spare Consumers

Buildings generate around a third of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, with direct fossil fuels emissions from appliances and heating constituting about 12% of the total. One code-setting entity capable of reducing those figures,...

source: Utility Dive

Top 6 Grid Edge Trends

Utility companies are now aware of grid edge and associated operational benefits. Compared to a year ago, grid edge has become instrumental for utilities to achieve grid modernization, digital transformation, consumer services improvement and energy transition goals, according...

source: Smart Energy International

Smart Grid Benefits Delivered During 2017 Hurricane Irma

Benefits of nearly $1.7 billion in the form of avoided customer interruption costs during Hurricane Irma are estimated from smart grid investments in Florida by NIST. The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology investigation reveals that the expected number...

source: Smart Energy International

Digital Cities — Digital Twins for Connected City Infrastructure

The level of uncertainty caused by the pandemic raised doubts over operations of critical city infrastructure, the performance of such infrastructure networks faced tremendous challenges in terms of their asset management. Performance...

source: Geospatial World

Geospatial for Optimized Operational Processes

Last year was indeed quite a surprise. Overall, the pandemic accelerated the digital transformation that was going on already. Today, many business models are being rethought, some of them with high potential. We do not expect an extended recession, but a steady recovery,...

source: Geospatial World

Scientists Design 'Smart' Device to Harvest Daylight

A team of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore researchers has designed a 'smart' device to harvest daylight and relay it to underground spaces, reducing the need to draw on traditional energy sources for lighting. In Singapore, authorities are looking at the feasibility...

source: Nanyang Technological University via ScienceDaily

State of the Electric Utility 2021: Utilities' Cybersecurity Approach Shows Cause for Concern, Experts Say

Power companies are more focused than ever on cybersecurity, and experts say results of Utility Dive's 8th annual State of the Electric Utility survey show an industry working to better secure the grid. But they...

source: Utility Dive

Cybersecurity: The Latest Challenge for Local Water Utilities

For eight years, state CIOs have named cybersecurity their number one concern. Last year, schools saw a record number of cyber attacks, causing education stakeholders to request more action from federal policymakers. But not many people...

source: Government Technology

Geospatial Information for Societal, Economic Growth

The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed the world into an unprecedented crisis. However, every cloud has a silver lining, and in this case, we have seen the emergence of new applications, which have further led to new trends in the geo-information domain.

source: Geospatial World

Climate-Driven Water Infrastructure Failures Risk Becoming 'Business As Usual'

Problems caused by failing water infrastructure in the U.S. due to climate change could become "business as usual" without major investment and a focus on resiliency, a senior leader in the water sector warned to mark the United Nations' World Water Day.

source: Smart Cities Dive

Report: US Water Utilities Sector Still in Early Stages of Digital Transformation

Water utilities have been chronically underfunded for decades and an estimate from the American Water Works Association found that a $1 trillion investment is needed to meet the drinking water system needs in the U.S.

source: Water World

The Emergence of the Smart Energy Consumer

Over a decade on from the emergence of smart metering in North America’s residential electricity sector, the ‘smart energy consumer’ is now here. That is the message from the U.S. Smart Energy Consumer Collaborative in its latest research on the ‘state...

source: Smart Energy International

Geospatial Data for Smart Growth

The world is recovering from the COVID-19-induced crisis. Every industry is innovating to embrace the new normal. Location technology has played a phenomenal role in combating the risks of the pandemic. The innovations that have been ushered in during these times have opened...

source: Geospatial World

There's a Pandemic Power Crisis. But How Big Is It?

U.S. utility companies have shut off natural gas and electricity service to more than three-quarters of a million households across just 10 states during the pandemic, according to a report released by the Center for Biological Diversity.

source: Bloomberg

New Report Shows US Water Utilities Sector Still in Early Stages of Digital Transformation

Water utilities have been chronically underfunded for decades and an estimate from the American Water Works Association found that a $1 trillion investment is needed to meet the drinking water system needs in the U.S.

source: Yahoo Finance

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US Building Codes Need a Major Retrofit to Meet Climate Goals and Spare Consumers

Top 6 Grid Edge Trends

Smart Grid Benefits Delivered During 2017 Hurricane Irma

Digital Cities — Digital Twins for Connected City Infrastructure

Geospatial for Optimized Operational Processes

Scientists Design 'Smart' Device to Harvest Daylight

State of the Electric Utility 2021: Utilities' Cybersecurity Approach Shows Cause for Concern, Experts Say

Cybersecurity: The Latest Challenge for Local Water Utilities

Geospatial Information for Societal, Economic Growth

Climate-Driven Water Infrastructure Failures Risk Becoming 'Business As Usual'

Report: US Water Utilities Sector Still in Early Stages of Digital Transformation

The Emergence of the Smart Energy Consumer

Geospatial Data for Smart Growth

There's a Pandemic Power Crisis. But How Big Is It?

New Report Shows US Water Utilities Sector Still in Early Stages of Digital Transformation

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