Caldwell also has a few words of advice for other cities eager to start their own smart streetlight projects. “When I talk to other cities, I tell them they should think about the things that we are thinking about now, that is, how to teach department directors some data science, how you process the data and get it into a format that is usable for the community,” he says. “Those aren’t things you think about when you have a small pilot project, but when you have 2,000 nodes up, it becomes apparent that you should.”

The Constitution of India specifies the distribution of executive and legislative powers between the Union and States. ‘Electricity’ is listed in the concurrent list under the Constitution of India and the Central/Union Parliament and state legislatures have concurrent powers to enact laws on this subject. Therefore, both the Union and state legislatures can enact laws on ‘electricity’. However, the laws enacted by the Union Parliament will override the laws enacted by state legislature in the event of inconsistency or conflict. The Electricity Act 2003 (Electricity Act) enacted by the Union Parliament provides the framework for generation, transmission, distribution, trading and use of electricity in India.

As more renewable energy arrays come online across the globe, and with battery prices plummeting, energy storage is widely regarded as one of the essential technologies for decarbonising the power sector. But with concerns about the technical capabilities of lithium-ion batteries – and the ethical and environmental impacts of the metals used to make them – innovators are now beginning to explore a range of alternatives, from silicon siloes and liquid air facilities to ammonia-based storage.

“In the last few months, there’s been a lot more attention to looking at the climate impact of Belt and Road, looking at the environmental impact,” said Chen, who attended the Beijing forum. The Chinese government has responded by trying to find ways to incorporate more views and input on reducing environmental impacts, including by setting up a new alliance with foreign advice and participation.

Aside from simply generating lower-cost electricity from solar, growers are likely to look at ways to purchase and store electricity in order to save costs. That’s where Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) comes into play.

The Class I, Div 2 LED luminaire works with a touchscreen management interface for operation. Up to 100 fixtures can be networked onto a single controller and banked to control zones for both on/off and dimming capabilities. As a result, lights do not have to be on 24/7, nor do the conventional fixtures suffer the wear and tear of typical operation. Integrated occupancy sensors can override scheduled off or dimmed states when someone enters the area. Ambient light sensors also harvest daylight to automatically dim the light fixtures when there is sufficient light coming through windows or skylights.

Georgia Power came up fourth among the large utilities in the region with 426 watts of solar installed per customer. That’s down from third last year. In first place is Duke Energy Progress with 1,625 watts per customer.

Starting in 2016 with $50 million in grant money, Columbus was able to pull together a total of $500 million in funding to modernize its urban space and make its smart city vision a reality.

Not all harsh areas are subjected to the extreme and hazardous conditions of offshore rigs and industrial plants, but they still require luminaires that are designed to operate safely where there are temperature extremes and/or gas, vapors, or dust in the atmosphere. A hazardous environment is created when dangerous substances are used in the workplace, and where temperatures, pressure, and ventilation must be considered for a safe operating environment.

Many schemes and policies have been issued by GOI and respective states. NIWE approved the wind data sharing policy, to identify wind locations with the help of dedicated wind monitoring stations. The data collected is accessible to organisations, respective departments and public users subject to procedures specified under the aforesaid policy.

“They’re designed through solar. They will be on as soon as it becomes dark; constantly throughout the night,” Austin said. “Then, if a person comes up, there’s a motion sensor, which will make it brighter.”

Madigan emphasized the need to strike a balance between rolling out initiatives while also ensuring they will alleviate traditional city issues, whether it’s parking, plowing or wastewater issues at Saratoga Race Course.