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GCN
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Public Energy Utilities Optimize Citizen Services Through Mobile Apps
State Tech Magazine
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
As a nonprofit, municipally owned electric company, the Kerrville Public Utility Board operates with a clear mission. At last check, the utility had nearly 700 miles of power lines. Our job is to serve our community,” says Robby McCutcheon, KPUB IT director. McCutcheon notes that his work in IT doesn’t usually include interacting…
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Getting digital transformation right in resource-heavy industries
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
DECEMBER 2, 2022
Eight core principles can help companies in the energy, oil and gas, basic materials, and utilities sectors achieve successful digital transformations.
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Global Energy Perspective 2023: CCUS outlook
McKinsey Public & Social Sector Insights
JANUARY 24, 2024
Carbon capture, utilization, and storage is projected to play a vital role in the energy transition but requires growth in capacity and investments to realize its potential.
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From Waste to Energy: How Urban Waste is Powering Our Cities
Reprogramming the City
APRIL 1, 2023
Waste to Energy Technologies: An Overview The rapid urbanization and population growth of the 21st century have generated a staggering amount of waste, posing a significant challenge to cities worldwide. This process significantly reduces the volume of waste while also recovering energy from the waste material (European Commission, 2017).
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A Look at AI-Enhanced Cybersecurity
GovLoop
MARCH 22, 2023
AI has been touted as a game-changer for agencies, with many organizations utilizing it for better decision-making and to perform predictive analysis that allows for proactive cyber defense. Not sure if AI could work for your agency?
Recovering Energy from Infrastructure: Water Power
Reprogramming the City
OCTOBER 21, 2020
Recovering energy from infrastructure has long been an area of opportunity that has only recently gained wide attention. One of the early proponents of recovering energy from the daily functions of the city is Oregon’s InPipe Energy. Image Courtesy of inpipeenergy.com.
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Energy data to power state’s clean-energy economy
GCN
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
Integrating energy system and customer data, the Integrated Energy Data Resource will spur development of distributed energy resources, innovative use cases and utility operational efficiencies.
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Rural Development Opportunities and the 2023 Farm Bill
NLC (National League of Cities)
JUNE 21, 2023
This section of the bill covers a wide range of programs, including housing, workforce development, water infrastructure, broadband and telecommunications, business development, energy and utilities. You can see all of the programs here. […] Source
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How using cloud technology can help your organization meet sustainability goals
AWS Public Sector Blog
MARCH 26, 2024
times more energy efficient than a typical US enterprise data center and up to five times more energy efficient than the average in Europe. We lead this drive with the following aims: Match all of our electricity used in our operations with 100 percent renewable energy by 2025, five years ahead of our original 2030 target.
Urban Mining: 50 Ways to Mine the City
Reprogramming the City
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
50 Ways to Mine the City is an exploration of ways in which the city’s outputs, byproducts, and under-utilized assets can be recovered, reimagined, and used in new ways by mining the city. Various terms are used to describe this new direction—the circular economy, urban mining, waste recovery, energy harvesting, and more.
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Announcing nine startups selected to participate in the AWS Sustainable Cities Accelerator for Infrastructure
AWS Public Sector Blog
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
Infrastructure, or the built environment, encompasses all aspects of our lives, and includes real estate, manufacturing, power, utility, and transportation systems. BlocPower uses its software for analysis, leasing, project management, and monitoring of urban clean energy projects.
How two UK customers use AWS to support sustainability goals
AWS Public Sector Blog
APRIL 19, 2023
Through carrying out an AWS Well-Architected Sustainability Pillar Review and by using AWS Compute Optimizer , DWP increased some workloads’ utilization from 39% to 60% in 12 months—eliminating compute infrastructure waste, increasing performance, and reducing cost. This means thinking differently about technology.
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Charlotte Is the Largest US City to Purchase Renewable Energy Through a Green Tariff
The City Fix
FEBRUARY 25, 2020
cities, townships and counties have adopted 100% clean energy targets. While some have already achieved them, many more are still trying to figure out how they will work with many stakeholders, most notably their electric utilities, to. More than 200 U.S. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.
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Powering smart islands: How islands can pioneer scalable green energy solutions
AWS Public Sector Blog
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
A new geopolitical and energy market reality has accelerated momentum for the green transition. The European Commission’s RePowerEU plan paves the way to make Europe independent from Russian fossil fuel before 2030, with a focus on renewable energy, energy efficiency, and diversification.
How UPS Systems in data centres are balancing energy use and maximising stability
Open Access Government - Technology News
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
Arturo Di Filippi, Offering Director, Smart Power & EMEA Business Product Development at Vertiv , discusses sustainability and the role of UPS Systems in data centres Low-emissions sources are set to cover almost all the growth in global electricity demand in the next three years, the latest report from the International Energy Agency has found.
How the largest municipally-owned natural gas utility in the United States optimized plant operations processes with the cloud
AWS Public Sector Blog
FEBRUARY 6, 2023
Data collection and safety reporting are top priorities for natural gas companies, and the largest municipally-owned natural gas utility in the United States is no exception. No longer bound to paper-based processes, technicians conduct equipment evaluations and utilize the digital walk-through for data inputs and completing assessments.
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The Value of Urban Reuse: Breathing New Life into Existing Structures and Spaces
Reprogramming the City
AUGUST 15, 2023
Instead of demolishing old structures and sending tons of waste to landfills, repurposing preserves the embodied energy of these buildings. Smart home systems, green roofs, and energy-efficient materials can be integrated into old buildings, making them more sustainable and functional.
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Strategies to Adopt New Technology in Stressful Times
Let's Talk Parks
MAY 6, 2021
To support professionals and agencies, we need to understand how to utilize technology for good. It could take up to 3-6 months to get a hang of a simple tool like Zoom, and several years to fully utilize a complex tool like project management software. If you move too fast, you will lose the momentum and energy will be dispersed.
Government failure in Texas: electricity generation in extreme cold weather (reprint)
Rebuilding Place in Urban Space
DECEMBER 22, 2022
This is a reprint from last year: Annual household energy resilience planning: a new imperative? It's particularly important in Texas, since it is such a large energy producer. When systems fail there, they don't just effect Texas, but all the other states that rely on Texas energy production.
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The Statistical Office of the European Union hosts fourth European Big Data Hackathon on AWS
AWS Public Sector Blog
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
They opted to build a cloud solution, which would let them increase or decrease the size and number of servers as needed during the event, saving energy and costs. At the peak of utilization, Eurostat ran 50 16xl servers.
Federal Tech Day 2023: Impact Through Innovation
The CIO Council
JUNE 11, 2023
Department of Energy, hosted Federal Tech Day 2023 to showcase innovative technologies developed by federal agencies to help deliver their programs’ missions. Department of Labor: Identity Proof – Virtual & In-Person Solutions Best Utilization of Data – U.S. Department of Labor and U.S.
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Task Forces: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Barrett & Greene
DECEMBER 4, 2023
The nervous energy had been replaced with exhaustion. This was certainly an extreme case, but it’s a path that any significant task force can take unless it’s carefully planned for, established and utilized. But that’s not what happened. Flash forward 18 months and the end of the process couldn’t be more dissimilar from its start.
Privatization of municipal utility systems (water mostly)
Rebuilding Place in Urban Space
AUGUST 21, 2022
," Harvard School of Public Health; " Supreme Court uses 'shadow docket' to revive Trump EPA clean water rule ," Reuters), and fines are so much higher in the US, that privatized water utilities are less likely to go rogue the way they do in the UK. That cannot be said today of the universe of energy and water companies.
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34 new or updated datasets on the Registry of Open Data: New data for land use, Alzheimer’s Disease, and more
AWS Public Sector Blog
JANUARY 18, 2023
Open Energy Data Initiative Data Lake from US Department of Energy. Statistical and regulatory: Public Utility Data Liberation Project from Catalyst Cooperative. SOHO/LASCO2 comet challenge from NASA. Climate and weather: A Global Drought and Flood Catalogue from 1950 to 2016 from National University of Singapore.
7 Ways to Recharge When You Need a Break
GovLoop
AUGUST 9, 2022
Utilize your break to lean on your support system. We love music because it elevates our mood and energy levels. For those working from home, the lack of socialization can cause stress, as it is natural to want to interact with others. Listen to Music. Anything that boosts cortisol levels and reduces pain sounds like a good idea.
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Can Intelligent Automation help business growth projections in 2023?
Open Access Government - Technology News
JANUARY 25, 2023
Volatility was marked last year with record interest rates and rapid inflation, energy scarcity and supply chain issues – all spurred partly by geopolitical tensions. The latter group has yet to realize the advantages of utilizing these technologies to their fullest capacities.
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A Community for Community Leaders: Zencity Hall
zencity
JUNE 16, 2022
And so it should come as no surprise that this type of sharing energy inherently permeates the Zencity Hall Community, too! In this type of situation, it’s critical to be time smart and use your energy efficiently. No matter what your role in local government, it’s normal to experience a never-ending checklist of tasks.
Islands innovating to future-proof water resources
AWS Public Sector Blog
MAY 30, 2023
Naxos, for example, recently launched a Smart Island Innovation Hub l everaging cloud technologies and internet of things (IoT) networks to introduce smart solutions from microclimatic stations to energy efficiency solutions. There is also a need to make sure this digital infrastructure is in itself energy and water efficient.
Powering the generative AI era: What you missed at the AWS Public Sector Symposium Brussels
AWS Public Sector Blog
MARCH 21, 2024
At the top layer live the applications that leverage LLMs and other FMs so that employees can utilize generative AI at work. AWS is working with WindEurope to simplify renewable energy project permitting through an online portal called EasyPermits. A critical step to achieving this is moving data to the cloud.
Smart city transformation made simple with the globally available AWS Smart City Competency Program
AWS Public Sector Blog
OCTOBER 5, 2022
Utility Data Hub that collects meter data from proprietary field devices, be it for power, water or gas. solution helps cities enhance visibility into energy consumption and accounting, thereby improving operational efficiency and optimizing energy usage. For example, in India, AWS Partner Kalkitech developed Kalki.io
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Your cloud, your way: Google Distributed Cloud Hosted is generally available
Google Public Sector
MARCH 21, 2023
Utilities : In the energy sector, GDC Hosted can help secure systems running critical, national infrastructure, and support remote environments–such as offshore wind energy farms–that have needs for computing resources but no access to the public cloud. Governments also benefit from GDC Hosted.
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How to Use Private Projects for Effective Community Engagement
Social Pinpoint
JULY 10, 2023
Organizations may utilize broad strategies, such as hosting public meetings, utilizing online platforms, and conducting surveys, to engage with a broad spectrum of individuals and collect their feedback. These projects seek diverse perspectives and strive to include as many individuals as possible.
What’s Going On with ARP Infrastructure Investment in North Carolina?
Community and Economic Development Program of UNC
APRIL 18, 2023
For example, the Green Infrastructure funding reported here is entirely for the Buncombe County Sustainability Office ’s Renewable Energy for Volunteer Fire Districts project with the goal of reducing the utility costs and greenhouse emissions for all participating VFDs. Public Space 12.5 Broadband 2.8 Green Infrastructure 1.0
The economic impact of AWS’s investment in Japan
AWS Public Sector Blog
OCTOBER 10, 2022
Migrating IT workloads from on-premises to cloud data centers in Japan can reduce energy and carbon emissions by nearly 80%. AWS’s scale allows us to achieve higher resource utilization and energy efficiency than the typical on-premises data center. Building a more sustainable world is something we are deeply committed to.
COVID-19: The Digital Divide (with Lloyd Levine)
Policy Chats
APRIL 15, 2020
About Lloyd Levine: Lloyd Levine ('92) is a UC Riverside alumnus and one of the state’s leading experts on energy, telecommunications, and technology policy. Between 2002 and 2008, Mr. Levine served as a member of the California State Legislature where he was chair in the Assembly Committee on Utilities and Commerce.
COVID-19: The Digital Divide (with Lloyd Levine)
Policy Chats
APRIL 15, 2020
About Lloyd Levine: Lloyd Levine ('92) is a UC Riverside alumnus and one of the state’s leading experts on energy, telecommunications, and technology policy. Between 2002 and 2008, Mr. Levine served as a member of the California State Legislature where he was chair in the Assembly Committee on Utilities and Commerce.
The Benefits of Automation for Constituent Identity Verification
Government Technology Insider
SEPTEMBER 22, 2023
Since this enormous fraud attack, some agencies find themselves dedicating a considerable amount of employee time and energy verifying constituent identities in person at physical locations, like a DMV for example. Worse yet, the problem of identity verification has not been solved.
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Gaps in Parks Master Planning: Part Three | Planning for Climate Change
Rebuilding Place in Urban Space
MARCH 13, 2024
Other cities are managing parks to reduce the risk of wildfire, restoring shorelines to absorb storm surges, and opting for renewable sources of energy. Water rights are controlled by Salt Lake City Public Utilities, which defines watersheds in terms of the production of culinary water, not the flow to the Great Salt Lake.
3 reasons to adopt a critical event management plan in 2023
Open Access Government - Technology News
JANUARY 27, 2023
Typically, during major events, malicious actors will target critical infrastructure systems across manufacturing, healthcare, energy services and food supply sectors. Similarly, when adapting to new or emergency conditions, companies can become vulnerable and exposed to inadequate protections in an expanded and under-secured attack surface.
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Using the cloud to advance collaborative water stewardship
AWS Public Sector Blog
OCTOBER 24, 2023
A lack of available water quality data makes it difficult to provide decision support in water-related sectors such as food production, energy security, health, economic development, and climate change resilience. In the last 300 years, 85% of the world’s wetlands have been lost. Data is key to addressing current water challenges.
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Community Progress Welcomes 2022 Community Revitalization Fellows from New York, Pennsylvania, and Puerto Rico
Center for Community Progress
MAY 24, 2022
In BEN, Pennsylvania; fellows’ work envisions a clean energy future through art and placemaking in communities once known for their role in steel production. These initiatives have worked with local youth to reenvision vacant properties into community gathering spaces and design a new park which utilizes recycled materials.
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Gaps in Parks Master Planning: Part Nine | Second stage planning for parks using the cultural landscape framework
Rebuilding Place in Urban Space
APRIL 24, 2024
Environmental plans have five elements: land, air, water, waste, and energy, some of which you would address only parenthetically in a park plan. Or would you call those "natural elements" environmental, and call that section of a plan an environmental master plan?
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AWS selects 14 startups for the 2023 AWS Space Accelerator
AWS Public Sector Blog
APRIL 18, 2023
Utilizing the efficiency of small satellites, Xona’s PULSAR service is a commercial “Super-GPS” designed to provide unprecedented precision, protection, and availability. The Violet platform aggregates data from software tools used across the hardware development lifecycle into a powerful single source of truth.
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