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“Health internets” that will make it easier for public officials to track and manage disease outbreaks; Smart buildings with networked systems that enable them to respond to changing conditions quickly and automatically, almost like living organisms; A transportation system dominated by zero-emissions vehicles and readily available electric-car charging stations; Smart water and sewer systems that will reduce waste and pollution; and Real-time, integrated data on crime and potential crises that will help officials respond quickly … or even proactively (shades of “Minority Report,” anyone?).

The first group receiving new meters is comprised of 2,100 families and small businesses that are making use of illegal connections to source energy, mainly in in low income communities. Since 2004, the company has led the regularization of more than 500,000 connections at a cost of $380 million reais ($170 million) to bring access to legal and safe energy in 288 communities in the Greater São Paulo area. Under the name of “Transforming Consumers into Clients”, the program enables families to have a proof of residence through their electricity bills, as well as provides education on energy efficiency and electricity-related accident prevention.

An incredible 38% of all water produced in emerging market countries is lost to leakage from poor infrastructure, waste, and theft. Smart infrastructure aimed at addressing this problem could prove to be the most significant solution to water scarcity and has the potential to save $12.3 billion each year if fully implemented.

Efforts to make buildings smarter and more energy-efficient have given rise to a new class of advanced sensors, allowing building systems to better anticipate and respond to changing conditions.  These devices can create environments that are both more productive for occupants and more operationally efficient for owners.  Click to tweet: According to a new report from Navigant Research, shipments of advanced sensors for smart buildings will grow from 1.8 million units in 2013 to 28.4 million by 2020.

The 3.0 framework updates the plan for transforming the nation's aging electric power system into an interoperable smart grid

These global cities will only function through the installation of both a smart grid and a form of energy storage. The impact of energy storage in a smart city is expected to be felt most strongly in the US and Europe, followed by the APAC region.