tract,” explains Elena González Sánchez, ACCIONA’s Head of Energy Services. We are talking about a macro-program which includes renewal of the electrical and heating facilities in 157 municipal buildings, switching all public lighting to LED, and the roll-out of an open, digital, and integrat-ed Internet of Things which analyzes thousands of sensors, devices and energy, electricity, and central heating services. The mesh network which will cover Gijon can measure parameters such as the intensity of a streetlight, if someone enters an office, or the temperature in a room, in order to adjust those parameters to real-time needs. “Everything will be connected: devices, buildings, elements which generate and consume, and the citizens, to optimize services,” adds González Sánchez. RENEWABLE GENERATION The contract closes the circle, because as well as distribution and con-sumption, it includes generation that prioritizes renewable sources, DEMOLAB The Church of San Pedro.