SMART CITIES reduce utility consumption by more than 4.2 million kilowatt-hours of electricity per year which is expected to save more than US $ 1.5mn energy and water costs per year for a net lifetime savings of over US $ 30mn .
The extensive program includes over 200kw of solar ; an energy storage and microgrid solution for backup power at the Milpitas Senior Centre and Milpitas Community Centre ; 15,600 advanced metering infrastructure ( AMI ) water meters with leak detection ; 2,185 LED streetlight retrofits ; 4,453 streetlight controls upgrades with outage detection ; City-wide LED lighting upgrades in parks , sports fields , City buildings , and community facilities ; water , wastewater , and stormwater management automation ; touchless efficient water fixtures ; and electric vehicle charging stations .
“ Through this program , we will leverage guaranteed energy and water savings to pay for the program and save the city money while reducing our energy and water usage , improving community safety , and enhancing building comfort and usability ," said Mayor Rich Tran from the City of Milpitas .
Depsys signs up five customers Depsys , the technology company that empowers electricity grid managers to modernise their operations through digitalisation , has partnered with four distribution system operators for full deployment in their distribution grid . depsys has also signed initial contracts with five new customers in the past few months . energydigital . com 63