The City government of Aurora and Nicor Gas announced recently the unveiling of a new educational exhibit on Smart Cities on the first floor of the Development Services Building at City Hall in Aurora. The ribbon-cutting for the new exhibit took place February 14 last week.
The exhibit tells the story of how smart and connected technologies, when combined with smart energy strategies, are creating a more sustainable City of Aurora. The exhibit showcases the new Nicor Gas Smart Neighborhoods™, an affordable net zero community being built in Aurora in cooperation with Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity. The community fiber services provider, OnLight Aurora, will play a strategic role in laying the communications infrastructure for the development.
“Aurora is focused on IT, innovation, and ingenuity as we strive to be the smartest city in America,” said Aurora mayor Richard C. Irvin. “The Aurora-based Nicor Gas Smart Neighborhood is a beacon of light and leadership in smart energy solutions, and its accompanying new educational exhibit will help to inform and inspire our community.”
“We are so pleased to announce the opening of this new educational exhibit to help tell the story of how innovation in natural gas plays a key role in our country’s overall energy strategy – and is essential in creating an affordable and sustainable future for Illinois,” said Meena Beyers, vice president of community & business development at Nicor Gas.
Learn more about the Nicor Gas Smart Neighborhoods™ at NGSmartNeighborhoods.com.
—Nicor Gas