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Trilliant and Apollo Metro will partner on smart street lights and smart cities platform

Description:
With cities containing a large portion of the world's people it is important to use electricity and lighting in a thoughtful way. These companies are working together to provide for the smart usage of lighting and grid control of city scapes.

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5. Energy decisions are influenced by economic, political, environmental, and social factors.
6. The amount of energy used by human society depends on many factors.
7. The quality of life of individuals and societies is affected by energy choices.
4. Various sources of energy are used to power human activities.

Associated Grade Levels:
7-89-1011-12Public

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6.8 Amount of energy used can be calculated and monitored.

7.6 Some populations are more vulnerable to impacts of energy choices than others.

5.4 Energy decisions are influenced by economic factors.

6.5 Social and technological innovation affects the amount of energy used by human society.

7.3 Environmental quality is impacted by energy choices.

5.7 Energy decisions are influenced by social factors.

6.6 Behavior and design affect the amount of energy used by human society.

7.4 Increasing demand for and limited supplies of fossil fuels affects quality of life.

4.1 Humans transfer and transform energy from the environment into forms useful for human endeavors

7.1 Economic security is impacted by energy choices.

5.5 Energy decisions are influenced by political factors.

5.2 Energy infrastructure has inertia.

7.2 National security is impacted by energy choices.

5.3 Energy decisions can be made using a systems-based approach.

5.6 Energy decisions are influenced by environmental factors.

7.5 Access to energy resources affects quality of life.