SMART CITIES HIGHLIGHTS
#3: SMART ENERGY Cities can use technology to monitor real-time energy use and optimize energy consumption in addition to investing in clean energy. According to the Coalition for Urban Transitions, cities can reduce emissions by 90% by 2050 using proven technologies and practices. This entails the use of environmentally friendly and resource-efficient materials, eco-friendly and resource-efficient designs, renewable energy systems, and digital technologies that adapt to usage. While according to Deloitte Insights, the energy revolution helps to create a circular economy by decentralizing energy production and utilizing renewable energy sources. Cities will be able to become energy self-sufficient as a result of this development.
As populations grow, so do cities’ energy consumption. Electric vehicles, and electrified transportation more generally, are disrupting the supply and demand dynamics of electricity. Similarly, advanced urban farming allows food to be grown all year long; albeit at a high electrical intensity. These two emerging drivers erode the proverbial “duck curve” of electricity net load caused by the integration of large quantities of renewable energy. Furthermore, other disruptive technologies and services in energy, communications and transportation, will accelerate this trend towards digitization and 24/7 accessible service. Finally, autonomous vehicles and drone deliveries represent a new and potentially intensive form of energy consumption.
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