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Smart GridBryan Texas Utilities To Replace 50,000 Smart Meters Over Five Years

Bryan Texas Utilities will replace about 50,000 advanced metering meters over five years from 2 November 2026, at more than 9,000 a year.

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VodafoneThree, UK National Parks and the Cairngorms authority launch a three-year wildfire resilience programme after July 2026's fire.

 WaterAmeresco Completes $5.9M Water Metering Upgrade Covering 8,000 Meters In Mustang, Oklahoma

Ameresco completed a $5.9M AMI project replacing more than 8,000 water meters in Mustang, Oklahoma, in five months against a 10-month plan.

 Environmental MonitoringVictoria Adds 11 AI Bushfire Cameras To Seven-Unit Plantation Network In A$3.8M Programme

Victoria will add 11 AI smoke-detection cameras to seven existing units by November 2027 in a A$3.8M programme covering 1.4 million hectares.

 VideosurveillanceMonza Activates Video Analytics On 283-Camera Network After €460,000 Three-Year Investment

Monza has switched on a video analytics platform covering 283 cameras and 442 viewing points, with alerts for falls, assaults, fires and banned vehicles.

 GasSpain Orders Replacement Of 8 Million Analog Gas Meters With Smart Meters By October 2036

Spain's Order TED/1122/2026 requires about 8 million gas meters to be replaced by smart units by October 2036, with 20% done in three years.

 WaterHouston City Council Raises Sensus Water Meter Contract Ceiling To $43.5M

Houston City Council unanimously approved $5.5M more for Sensus USA's AMI contract on 21 October 2026, lifting the ceiling to $43.5M.

 GasMadrileña Red de Gas Partner with Telefónica for Remote Metering Platform

Telefónica has supplied its OpenGate platform to Madrileña Red de Gas, which serves more than 900,000 supply points in 61 Madrid municipalities.

 WaterRiba-roja del Túria Pilots Four Grades Of Reclaimed Water Under €10M CircSyst Project

CircSyst, a €10M Horizon Europe project, starts producing four grades of reclaimed water for the Riba-roja del Túria industrial estate in Valencia.

 Smart CityGenoa Sets Smart City Strategy Linking Digital, Ecological And Social Transitions

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