
Good Monday afternoon, readers! I hope any of y’all celebrating Halloween this Thursday (and into the weekend, likely) are nearly ready.
In the meantime, let’s talk a bit about energy-focused solutions in relation to smart city innovations.
Earlier this month, I penned a few stories here on Smart City Sentinel that tie into this topic; Netmore Group and IoTech partnered up (i.e. the former’s Platform-as-a-Service, or PaaS, was selected to deliver LoRaWAN connectivity to customers in Europe, Cellnex UK also chose Netmore Group for its smart infrastructure-oriented projects (i.e. 200 new installation sites for Netmore’s Advanced Metering Infrastructure, or AMI), and two other organizations — Telit Cinterion and Netinium — announced their own partnership aimed at large-scale smart meter deployments in various smart grid applications.
But for any unaware, why (in a nutshell) is this important?
Well, take adding sensors and deep analytics capabilities to smart grids. We’re talking about real-time monitoring (e.g. energy usage, identifying inefficiencies, etc.), quicker demand responses based on utility metrics and consumption patterns (i.e. optimizing resource allocation, and such), proactive maintenance capabilities for improved grid management, and more.
But even beyond that, what else is there to know? How can smarter grid architecture lead to greater sustainability measures being enacted? And what about security? Does adding new elements help locate and isolate problems more effectively? Or does it create new ones to keep an eye on?
Truly, what should city managers and their teams (and others in similar positions) know about?
To learn more about these concepts, we suggest reading about our upcoming Smart City Event that’s taking place from February 11-13, 2025, at the Broward County Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This event, part of the #TECHSUPERSHOW experience, also features access to educational conference programming, robust exhibit hall, and other activities.
Just as an example here, one session attendees will have the option of joining us for at this event is titled “Smart Energy: How Companies are Distributing and Contributing to the Smart Grid.” Read more about this session (and plenty of others on the agenda) here.
Overall, we’ll close (for now) on this note: Smart grids are legitimately transforming how energy is consumed and managed on a huge scale. By integrating advanced technologies, more reliable control of energy distribution becomes within reach. This can lead to reduced costs, energy-saving protocols, lower carbon emissions, and what many would define as “smarter urban resiliency.”
Read more here, and have a great rest of your day.
Edited by
Greg Tavarez