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A CleanTechnica analysis argues that linking energy and climate projects to AI may address some specific constraints, but it does not eliminate old commercial and engineering problems. The decisive criterion is whether the added technology genuinely lowers the cost of the full system or increases the number of dependencies before value reaches the customer.
Writer Michael Barnard argues that combining technology marketing, advocacy for its adoption, and the provision of analyses to operating agencies weakens the assumption that CUTRIC is neutral, particularly in public transit decisions worth hundreds of millions. The article calls on transit agencies to independently verify its models and recommendations, while leaving open the possibility of separating marketing activities from analysis.