Electrification of Smart Cities

<p>Electrification plays a key role in decarbonizing energy consumption for various sectors including transportation heating and cooling. There are several essential infrastructures for a smart city including smart grids and transportation networks. These infrastructures are the complementary solutions to successfully developing novel services with enhanced energy efficiency and energy security. Five papers are published in this Special Issue that cover various key areas expanding the state-of-the-art in smart cities' electrification including transportation healthcare and advanced closed-circuit televisions for smart city surveillance.</p>