For Naperville citizens especially, the term “smart grid” is being used constantly. As urban populations grow, urban centers like Naperville are working on ways to collect data and create reliability in utility systems so that they can avoid major problems and continually supply resources like power, water, and gas. But what exactly does a smart grid look like and how does it relate to you? Continue reading here.

The Rio Operations Center in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is a control center that uses a network of data feeds to understand complex weather events, among other things, and can alert the public to specific situations. This is just one example of a smart grid upgrade that uses data to make a city more responsive to potential problems.