{"id":9667,"date":"2017-10-03T09:00:25","date_gmt":"2017-10-03T17:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2017\/10\/03\/news-3440\/"},"modified":"2017-10-03T09:00:25","modified_gmt":"2017-10-03T17:00:25","slug":"news-3440","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2017\/10\/03\/news-3440\/","title":{"rendered":"Why a Smart City? A Schneider Electric Perspective."},"content":{"rendered":"

Credit to Author: Kim Tremblay| Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2017 15:17:20 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n

A lot has been written about the benefits of a smart city to its citizens.\u00a0 Things like better organized activities through city apps, smoother traffic flow, easier parking, and better communication with citizens are often cited.\u00a0 I certainly enjoy the smart parking garage that tells me where the next available space can be found and the smart signage that tells me the best route to avoid traffic after a concert.\u00a0 These benefits make life more convenient for sure, but we also need to think about the lasting benefits of reducing a city\u2019s carbon footprint, using less energy and leaving the world a better place for our children?\u00a0 Now THAT\u2019s \u2018smart\u2019.<\/p>\n

Cities are challenged with more than just the \u2018nice to have\u2019 conveniences of \u2018smart\u2019.\u00a0 We are facing exploding population growth.\u00a0 According to the www.worldometers.info\/world-population\/, the world\u2019s population is growing at 1.2% per year and much of that is concentrated in cities.\u00a0 This population growth is straining our electric grids and water supply, and city budgets just can\u2019t keep up.<\/p>\n

Have you ever realized how much warmer it is when traveling into a city from a rural area?\u00a0 According to the EPA<\/a>, the annual mean air temperature of a city with one million people can be more than 1.8 to 5.4 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than surrounding areas, and the evenings can be even warmer, meaning more fans and air conditioners.\u00a0 And, with more connectivity than ever via the internet of things (IoT), we are using more energy through our connected devices- generating more and more heat.\u00a0 (Most people never realize that their smart phone<\/a>\u00a0can actually use more electricity than a typical modern refrigerator due to the supporting infrastructure of servers and data centers used to access information.)<\/p>\n

For issues like energy efficiency and sustainability, smart cities need partners with a proven track record.\u00a0 That\u2019s where companies like Schneider Electric can come in.\u00a0 We believe that access to energy is a basic human right <\/strong>and the present way of managing energy is unsustainable<\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n

To address a smart city with rapid population growth and its resulting challenges, Schneider Electric operating technologies provide solutions from smart energy to smart water to the smart built environment.<\/p>\n

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Schneider Electric\u2019s IoT-ready connected products, edge control, and apps, analytics and services offer visibility and control deep into a smart city\u2019s infrastructure.<\/em><\/p>\n

One example is the smart built environment, where Schneider Electric\u2019s EcoStruxure<\/a> architecture enables city buildings such as schools, hospitals, shopping malls and railway stations with the technology and tools to reduce energy consumption by up to 30%.\u00a0 An example is the Davis Public School System<\/a> in Utah where the school district used EcoStruxure Building Operation to reduce HVAC energy consumption by 7% even as the campus grew by 18%.<\/p>\n

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Smart city efficiency in energy consumption can be found in the built environment such as school districts and hospitals.<\/em><\/p>\n

Our reliance on electricity may never change, but we can find ways to make our cities smarter by measuring and monitoring energy consumption, finding new types of generation like microgrids and solar, and improving the energy efficiency of existing and new city systems<\/a>.\u00a0 That\u2019s what \u2018smart\u2019 is all about.<\/p>\n

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Credit to Author: Kim Tremblay| Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2017 15:17:20 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n

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