Solar Street Lighting According to a new market forecast released by the Northeast Group based in DC, the total investment in solar LED and smart street lights will exceed $50 billion over the next ten years. These solar street lighting projects are reducing expenses for utility companies and cities by billions.of dollars for energy and […]
On Friday, 2020 Presidential candidate Jay Inslee revealed that if elected he plans to move the U.S. to 100% renewable energy by 2035. This ambitious announcement sends a shot over the bow of other Democratic contenders for the 2020 nomination. It is a sure bet that more will begin speaking about their own plans to […]
Solar is Expanding and Taking Over Oil Country Texas is not only the largest state in the continental United States, but also as most people know, it has the largest oil reserves and is the largest provider of power generated by coal. Now the Lone Star State, long known for its oil production, is expanding […]
Solar City Make Suburbia Green People are starting to move into Babcock Ranch, an ambitious development in Florida more than a decade in the making. With a solar field and self-driving shuttles, it is a suburb that its creators hope will be revolutionary. At a cursory glance, Babcock appears little different from numerous other planned […]
Analyst Gartner said citizen engagement has become critical to the success of smart cities. City-wide initiatives are no longer just about optimized traffic patterns, parking management, efficient lighting and improvements to public works. -Bettina Tratz-Ryan, research vice-president at Gartner. To keep pace with the changing needs of citizens and the development of new business, cities […]