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1 Jul Street LightingLleida Awards €31M Contract for Smart Lighting Upgrade

Lleida awards a €31.3M contract to Edison Next and Romero Polo to replace 14,545 streetlights with LEDs and install 200 environmental sensors.

1 Jul Environmental MonitoringDortmund Launches Citywide Heat Monitoring Network to Boost Climate Resilience

Dortmund deploys 76 climate monitoring stations to track urban heat stress in real time, providing data for local climate adaptation planning.

1 Jul VideosurveillanceSan Diego Halts Surveillance Tech Funding Amid Privacy Concerns

San Diego City Council suspends funding for its 500 smart streetlights and ALPRs under a $12M contract after unauthorized data access.

1 Jul Street LightingAlmería Secures €2.36M for Efficient Smart Lighting Upgrades

Spain awards Almería €2.36 million for municipal smart lighting. The interest-free loan covers 100% of LED upgrades in Vícar and Níjar.

24 Jun Mobility and TrafficSanta Monica Introduces AI Cameras to Enforce Bus Lane Rules

Santa Monica deploys bus-mounted AI cameras to ticket lane violations starting July 1, following a pilot that detected 511 illegal vehicles.

24 Jun EnergyOstrom Secures €20M to Expand Smart Energy Solutions in Germany

Berlin energy provider Ostrom raises €20 million in Series B funding to deploy smart meters across Germany and scale its virtual power plant.

24 Jun Smart CityRiverside Public Utilities Expands Smart Grid Upgrades with AMI Deployment

Riverside Public Utilities is replacing 80,000 legacy meters with an AMI system in California to boost grid resilience and efficiency.

24 Jun Building EfficiencyVichy Community Partners with Tiko to Offer Free Smart Thermostats for Electric Heating

Vichy Community teams with Tiko to install free smart thermostats across 8,700 homes, aiming to cut electric heating costs by up to 25%.

24 Jun Mobility and TrafficLuxembourg Launches €5M “Smart City” Funding Initiative

Luxembourg introduces a €5 million fund for municipal smart city projects, providing up to €500,000 per project to improve resource and energy use.

24 Jun EnergyGreece Launches Major Smart Grid Modernization Project with Itron Smart Meters

Greece’s HEDNO signs with Itron to manage 7.7 million meters and deploy nearly 1 million NB-IoT units to support net-zero emissions by 2050.

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