Regionalism: Smart Region Initiatives Overrule City Councils

Utility companies are wedging their way into regional governance to facilitate the installation and implementation of smart city technology throughout a region. Note the article states “co-lead”, which means they are not the main driver of regionalization. ⁃ TN EditorThanks to their scale and infrastructure, electric utilities can play a central role in creating smart regions, and reap the benefits.
The emergence of next-generation technologies, such as the Internet of Thi