IoT Based Urban Monitoring Systems for Energy Efficiency and Sustainability: Evidence from Saudi Arabia

Significantly, urban centers are responsible for huge percentages of energy consumption. Most of this energy is used for buildings, public lighting, and infrastructure. Energy efficiency is an essential aspect in attaining sustainability in arid regions such as Saudi Arabia, which are mostly urbanized. The paper aims to explore how Internet of Things (IoT) technology can be used to attain energy efficiency and sustainability in urban regions. The research paper will use Saudi Arabia as a case example. The paper will discuss an IoT architecture to be used to attain energy efficiency in urban regions. The IoT architecture is composed of different layers, such as distributed sensors, communication networks, edge computing, and cloud computing. The potential impacts of deploying IoT technology to attain energy efficiency are analyzed in this paper. The potential impacts are analyzed using a mixed approach. The paper presents some practical implications that are essential in guiding policymakers and organizations to attain energy efficiency through deploying IoT technology.