Conduit Policy the Foundation for Affordable Gig Service in the Bay Area
Smart conduit policy, implemented in 1999, is now paying off in Brentwood. The Bay Area community of 52,000 recently reached an agreement with Sonic.net to bring fiber to the community via city-owned...
View ArticleHarford County Network Goes Live in Maryland
Harford County, a mixed suburban and rural area in northeast Maryland, flipped the switch in late May on its Harford Metro Area Network (HMAN). The network includes 160 miles of fiber bringing high...
View ArticleHolly Springs Finds Savings with Muni Fiber – Community Broadband Bits...
Holly Springs, a town of about 25,000 in the Triangle region of North Carolina, has built its own network to connect community anchor institutions and has an interest in using it to spur economic...
View ArticleHamilton, Ohio Connects Local Schools with City Fiber
Just over a year ago, we wrote about Hamilton’s plans to expand their extensive fiber optic infrastructure to offer services to schools and businesses in the area. Last month, the first example of such...
View ArticleCity Net Brings 100 Gbps to Santa Monica, California
For one of the fastest municipal networks in the U.S., travel to Santa Monica and sample City Net. The City just announced network capacity and speed upgrades to 100 Gbps. City Net is available to many...
View ArticleLongmont Schools Save, Increase Bandwidth With Help from LPC
Schools in Longmont recently began working with Longmont Power and Communications (LPC) to increase bandwidth, save money, and begin implementing a new technology plan. As part of the plan, every...
View ArticleBroward County Saves with Fiber Network in Florida
In 2014, Broward County completed its transition from an expensive leased data, video, and voice communications system to its own fiber network. The southern Florida county is now saving $780,000 per...
View ArticleDo Solar Salespeople Oversell Savings?
If solar developers overestimate future electricity prices, some of the predicted savings of a solar system never materialize. This article evaluates the evidence for, and consequences of, these...
View ArticleCould the Health Benefits of Renewable Energy Cover Your Electric Bill?
Coal and gas-fired power stations release toxins into the air, increasing rates of asthma, respiratory diseases, and heart attacks. In this post, ILSR estimates the portion of electricity prices...
View ArticleSparking Grid Savings Starts at Home
This 2020 update to a 2016 report finds that while new technology has made electricity demand response simple and cost-effective, and has opened the opportunity for residential savings, utility...
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