Smart City & Utility Industry News

EPRI and NVIDIA launch the Open Power AI Consortium to develop open energy models as global power demand rises 4% annually by 2027.

Helsingborg, Sweden, partners with Itron to install 670 smart lighting controllers in the first phase of upgrading its 30,000

ChapsVision acquires crisis management firm Iremos, adding 15 years of security expertise to expand its defense consulting and response tools.

CityFibre acquires Connexin's network assets to add up to 185,000 premises in Hull and East Riding and assume a key Project Gigabit contract.

Xcel Energy, Itron, and Tesla launch a virtual power plant in Colorado using software and Powerwalls to aggregate 3 million DER devices.

Itron partners with Microsoft to add generative AI to its utility operating system, enabling natural language data queries globally in Q2 2025.

Culver CityBus deploys Hayden AI cameras to monitor transit lanes and stops, starting a 60-day warning period before issuing parking citations.

Veolia wins a €67 million contract to build a materials recovery facility in Hume, ACT, designed to process 115,000 tonnes of recyclables a year.

Rabat deploys 4,000 AI surveillance cameras under a MAD 108 million smart city project to modernize urban security with facial recognition by 2025.

Vénissieux, France, installs six Vizzia smart cameras to curb illegal dumping, issuing clean-up notices and fines of up to €8,000 for violators.