Smart City/Smart Utility

Smart City/Smart Utility content features highlights from Black & Veatch's 2016 Strategic Directions: Smart City/Smart Utility report including subject matter expert insights, survey response trends and in-depth commentary on current industry issues.

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Research, Reports & Publications

Electrification on the Rise: Can Electric Vehicle Charging Networks Keep Up?
Last year marked a monumental turning point for the future of electric vehicles (EVs), with several auto companies such as Volkswagen AG, General Motors and Volvo announcing significant electrification plans. Bolstered by improved battery technology, longer battery range, greater variety and lower prices, consumer confidence in EVs is at an all-time high. According to Forbes, light-duty EV sales in the United States rose 37 percent in 2016.

Utilities need to start thinking now about how they are going to scale up power infrastructure to meet the increased demand for commercial and personal vehicles. Although the benefits of electrification are undeniable, the move away from internal combustion engines is raising questions about energy management and grid stability.

Research, Reports & Publications

Check the Boxes: Your Smart City To-do List
Building a smart city is easy to envision, but it can be challenging to implement. From questions about financing and stakeholder engagement to technology advocacy and information technology (IT) governance, there is a lot to consider after you’ve made the decision to enable data to make your community more livable, sustainable and connected. After the overarching vision and strategy are set, making smart cities real often starts by implementing a series of smaller changes that contribute to the overall transformation.

Research, Reports & Publications

Data and Partnerships Serve as the Foundation for Tomorrow’s Smarter Cities
The insights uncovered in Black & Veatch’s 2018 Strategic Directions: Smart Cities & Utilities Report demonstrate a growing awareness among communities and utilities that modern, digital infrastructure such as data collection networks, infrastructure automation and advanced communication systems are the key components of today’s smart city initiatives. It is only through these systems that cities and utilities can optimize operations to realize the promise of the smart city – and create a sustainable future.

Research, Reports & Publications

Black & Veatch: Data Analytics Is the Foundation of Tomorrow’s Smart Cities
Black & Veatch's new Strategic Directions Report reflects rising role of Big Data across infrastructure systems

Innovation & Technology

Maximizing Smart Grid Deployments Through Communications and Network Infrastructure
By building communications networks that can more tightly integrate business drivers and goals with the day-to-day load demand for their customers, utilities are taking the initial steps toward integrating the smart grid with smart cities.

Innovation & Technology

Transforming Borders with Smart Technologies
At 10:00 am PDT on July 26th, Meeting of the Minds will host a live webinar featuring Steph Stoppenhagen from Black & Veatch, Jim O’Gara from Deloitte Advisory, and Marisa Walker from Arizona Commerce Authority.

Innovation & Technology

The Smart City Puzzle: The Role of Utilities in Next-Gen Communities
The term smart city has become ubiquitous in the technology world, and especially among the energy industry. But what does smart city really mean for utilities? Register for the free webinar.

Green Infrastructure

Infrastructure Week 2017: Keys to Digital Grid Strategy
Infrastructure Week allows us to reflect on the modernization needed to drive the new digital grid. A comprehensive view of the infrastructure elements needed to create a more efficient and sustainable energy landscape should include communications networks and embedded computing. Utilities, technology vendors and community leaders will need to work in collaboration to ensure all elements are considered for the digital grid to thrive.

Green Infrastructure

Collaboration, Creativity and Planning Will Define Smart Cities
The rise of the smart city will rely on the ability of stakeholders to collaborate, engage citizens and act on data. Partnerships are hard at work and planning is under way to overcome the legacy of siloed services, focus on integrated systems that will ultimately be more adept at delivering critical services, empower communities and elevate our quality of life.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Utilities Need to Explore New Approaches in Attracting Next Generation of Workers
Eighty-three percent of utility respondents to the 2017 Strategic Directions: Smart City/Smart Utility Report survey identified workforce management as a major challenge for their operations over the next 10 years. As the number of energy jobs continues to grow, utilities would be wise to address the workforce issue today in order to mitigate the widespread impact and fallout. But how should the industry approach staffing these utilities jobs? And how do they attract and retain new staff?
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