“The article kept repeating the same buzz words without every giving any specifics.”
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Other than eliciting the usual and hilarious luddite reaction from some on FR, this is hype and BS, pure and simple. There is a solid value proposition associated with replacing low-efficiency lighting with LEDs just as there is by replacing open fires with clean burning gas furnaces. But there is no unmet need that can be solved by enabling the street lights on Elm to talk to the street lights on Maple. Other than controlling traffic signals for emergency vehicles (which has been done for 40 years), GEs PR machine is emitting smoke.
GE has been in bed with Obama since the beginning. I wouldn’t doubt this is a precursor to some major pay-off for another green project. Bastiges!
“Other than eliciting the usual and hilarious luddite reaction from some on FR”
I don’t get that either. Early on I replaced the old light bulbs with energy efficient ones and saved a ton of money.
The CFL technology is a transient technology, soon to be replaced by LED (as they become cheaper).
Lighting consumes about 11% of the US energy budget, so reducing this is in our National Interest.
The Internet of Things has an upside and a downside. I would like to be able to monitor my home from my smartphone. The downside is that were all being tracked constantly. Both in our physical movements and whatever we post on the Internet.
The technology has outrun custom and law and the government and industry and taking complete advantage of that fact.
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That'll be $125K, please ...
Question: How is the smart street light supposed to direct me to a parking space — unless it knows where I am?
Streetlights should only come on when somebody actually needs to see. Dumb streetlights accomplish nothing useful most of the time. Networked computers and sensors are now cheap enough it’s probably about time to start upgrading to smart streetlights. Eventually even these will be made obsolete by personal flying light drones.