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WaterImmokalee Water & Sewer District Partners with Xylem and Core & Main for Digital Transformation

Florida's Immokalee Water & Sewer District starts a $3.5M digital upgrade with Xylem and Core & Main, deploying 7,200 smart meters.

 EV ChargingEVgo Secures $1.25 Billion DOE Loan to Expand Fast-Charging Network

EVgo closes a $1.25 billion U.S. DOE loan to build 7,500 new fast-charging stalls, tripling its network to 10,000 stalls by 2029.

 EV ChargingCalifornia Approves $1.4 Billion for EV Charging and Hydrogen Infrastructure

The California Energy Commission approves a $1.4 billion plan to fund nearly 17,000 light-duty chargers and zero-emission vehicle infrastructure.

 Street LightingTALQ Consortium Unveils Enhanced Tender Template for Smart Street Lighting

The TALQ Consortium releases the fourth edition of its outdoor lighting tender template, helping cities draft interoperable multivendor bids.

 EnergySpotmyEnergy Raises €10.5M to Boost Smart Meter Adoption in Germany

Cologne startup SpotmyEnergy secures €10.5 million to expand smart meter deployment in Germany, where under 2% of power consumers own one.

 EnergyIberdrola Plans UK Smart Metering Sale

Iberdrola explores the sale of its UK smart metering business to raise around £1 billion. Subsidiary ScottishPower manages over 2.5 million meters.

 Mobility and TrafficLACROIX Enters Exclusive Negotiations with SWARCO for City-Mobility Sale

LACROIX negotiates the sale of its Traffic and V2X units in France and Spain, which generated €27.3 million, to Austria-based SWARCO.

 Street LightingEIB Grants €50M Loan to Zumtobel Group for Smart Lighting R&D

The European Investment Bank lends €50 million to Austria's Zumtobel Group to develop energy-efficient smart lighting for smart cities.

 WaterPerpignan Deploys 120,000 Smart Water Meters for Leak Detection

Perpignan Méditerranée Métropole is deploying 120,000 smart water meters by 2026. The devices use acoustic monitoring to detect leaks.

 EnergyDCC Begins 4G Smart Meter Hub Rollout for Energy Network in the UK

DCC rolls out 10,000 4G smart meter hubs across Britain to validate upgrades ahead of mass deployment across 20 million premises.

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