Smart Cities Connect: Activating Multiple Smart Energy, Water & City Solutions Under a Shared Network Canopy

More than 80% of U.S. households have a smart meter, embedded with wireless communication technologies. While most of these meters are electric, the modern networks they form often encompass multiple municipalities and towns. Once installed, this multi-purpose network infrastructure can then be leveraged by many city departments to enable a variety of use cases. Similarly, the rapid adoption of LED and smart streetlights is creating additional opportunities for shared networks to enable solutions like leak detection, flood sensing, and wastewater management at a fraction of the time and cost of stand-alone systems. Join this session to learn how cities and utilities can collaborate to share intelligently connected network infrastructure investments to increase ROI while addressing their unique (and sometimes shared) challenges. Presenters will share their experiences in navigating both business and technical considerations for shared networks to make access to modern energy and water management solutions affordable and practical for communities of all sizes.