Smart cities are hot! Electric utilities are at the heart of the effort to bring smart technologies to street lights, sidewalks, buildings, parking lots, pedestrian safety and the list goes on. Utilities are, in many cases, providing the electric, communications and device infrastructures that form the core ecosystem upon which connected and interoperable devices are built. The emergence of smart cities is happening all over the world and expanding into smart communities and smart homes.
Communities are delivering customer value by improving and optimizing electricity and natural gas delivery; managing water resources; transforming transportation infrastructures; and, leveraging sensor data to improve building efficiency. In the process, cities and communities are becoming safer, more sustainable, greener and more efficient.
The sessions in this track will look at some of the technologies and trends that will allow utilities to live in the interconnected world of smart cities that is being created through IoT. In addition, presenters in this track will reveal their views on how the confluence of power, communications and electrification of transportation contributes toward energy and environmental security, resiliency and sustainability.
Topics include:
- Building Efficiency
- Communication Technologies
- Financing Smart City Plans
- Intelligent Devices
- Internet of Things
- Renewable Energy
- Roadmaps and Pilot Projects
- Smart Communities
- Smart Streetlights
- Sustainability Initiatives
Related Knowledge Hubs:
• Grid Edge Technologies
• Smart Cities, Communities and Homes