S M A R T E N E R GY E C O N O M Y Smart cities are prime locations of innovation and opportunities through developing technologies. In a smart city, All citizens are active participants in the urban services mediated through technological developments and are knowledgeable of the services constituting the city. One of the most crucial elements that smart citizens need to understand is the use of energy within the city. By introducing a system where energy is transacted similar to the world’s monetary model, a clarity and transparency in the energy needs of the city can be achieved. By establishing an energy based economy within a city, along with its infrastructural changes , the implications and actions that follow will help citizens understand the energy needs of the city and facilitate in being efficient to the energy available. This transparency in such a system makes a community part of a smart city. In a smart energy economy, electric energy within the grid becomes the currency. Each individual within a city, has an opportunity to generate their own electricity through any energy sources (preferably, renewable since it is most efficient) which they can use to fulfill their utility needs The excess energy that is generated is harvested and used as energy currency which is used to pay off certain amenities within the city (Such as smart parking, public transportation fees, taxes, etc), thereby keeping the energy generated within the city grid. Citizens can also earn energy currency by conserved utilization of electricity below median. By establishing this energy currency, where electrical energy can be generated, harvested, transacted and utilized by every individual, a better SmartofGovernance and within a understanding the energy consumption city is obtained and become more efficient users o the Smart Education energy available.
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BY ESTABLISHING A TRANSPARENT SMART ENERGY ECONOMY THROUGH ENERGY BANKING SYSTEMS, CITIZENS ARE BETTER INFORMED TO BE ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS AND ENERGY EFFICIENT.
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ESTABLISHING SYSTEM WITHIN A GRID TEMPLATE OF U-DISTRICT
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INFRASTRUCTURE
Empty Parcels
PUBLIC REALM
Installation of energy generation gear
Cars Generation
SMART ENERGY ECONOMY
Buildings
Implementation
Natural resource
Spatial Planning and Zoning considerations Space for Energy conservation units
Blocks Vehicles Neighborhoods City
Harvestation
Buildings Storage Banks
Infrastructure reconďŹ guration
Implementation Simpler Utility Network
Portable Storage
Region
Utility needs Hydro banks Solar Banks
Utilization
Empty Parcels
Parking Transportation
Installation of Energy collection machines
Implementation Simpler Utility Network
Public Amenities
Long Term Cost Reduction
Economy System Need Investments
Supplementary
Energy ATM lots Street Energy ATMs
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GENERATION Smart energy banking allows for the transaction of energy within the context of the city. Under the banking system, Energy currency is transacted utilizing pre-existing infrastructural commodities such as energy banks, Street energy ATMs and Smart electric cars. Energy currency complies to three broad phases: Generation, Harvestation and Utilization. Individuals are expected to generate energy which has the least negative effect to the environment. Energies that are obtained through resources available are tallied based on the efficiency and its payback ratio , later converted into Electric currency (Kwh). This energy generated is then transmitted to the storage units available within the city fabric.
Selection of energy source
Conversion to electrical energy
HARVESTATION Transfer to grid
localizing energy
UTILIZATION
storage units scale
method of utilization
Utilization of energy
Extraction of stored energy
Coal
Fossil Fuels
Power Utility
CENTRALIZED Energy Banks Local to neighborhoods
Oil
Public Transportation
SMART ENERGY BANKING
Natural Gas Electric Cars with solar panels
DISTRIBUTED
Hydro Power
Fare payment
$
Taxes
Other Uses
Joint ownwership
Houses with individual storage
Solar Power
Rideshare Wind Power
Utilization of smart applications to locate, maintain and understand energy use
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15% 70%
Natural Gas
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Conversion to Electric energy to the grid
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Natural Gas
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PAYBACK RATIO =
Total Energy produced during normal life span Total Energy required to build, maintain and fuel
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Coal
Conserved use of energy expecting energy currency in return for effecient use
7.0
Solar Power
Power and utility needs of a average household sent through the grid
6.0
Nuclear Power
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Wind Power
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Hydro Power Hydro Power
Saving more than 20% of a median household usage to earn as energy currency
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S M A R T E N E R GY E C O N O M Y Using a smart phone application, every individual is able to maintain their energy use and use energy currency generated or conserved in their everyday life . The mobile App allows each individual to keep track of their energy generated either through their privately owned solar panels installed in houses, Solar panels from the community gardens or energy currency generated through efficient utiliztion of resources. The smart app also acts as an energy wallet to pay fares for public transportation, parking fees, entry fees for public amenities such as museums galleries and other amenities which accept energy currency. The app provides a unique aspect of controlling the energy stored in the car and allows one to manage the transactions between the car and the energy grid.
SMITH FAMILY Erik Smith and his family of four live in spokane in the residential neighborhood of Logan. With the help of the smart App, They are able to keep track of all the energy generated by their solar panels installed on their roof and log the amount of energy currency that they are saving by conserving electricity in their house. The app also keeps record of all the desposits and withdrawal Mr. Smith makes with his smart car and keep track of his families expenditures for other amenities through the smart wallet feature.
Electric Cars with solar panels
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SMART WALLET
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SMART HOME
SMART CAR
Public Transportation $
Fare payment Taxes
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Local restaurants Rideshare
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