SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Milton Keynes

In this edition, we focus on Milton Keynes - a city designed by its own development corporation, and built, from the 1960s onwards, with seven core values in mind.

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Milton Keynes sets roadmap for cleaner, greener city

Milton Keynes sets roadmap for cleaner, greener city

Climate action17 Feb 2026

Strategy follows a public consultation and aims to help households save money, improve neighbourhoods and support long‑term health and resilience of the UK city.

Milton Keynes City Council aims to be net-zero by 2030

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Climate action04 Jul 2025

Council is working towards net-zero ahead of the national deadline and said benefits to local people and businesses will include helping to lower energy bills.

Milton Keynes partners to help residents improve energy efficiency

Milton Keynes partners to help residents improve energy efficiency

Climate action10 Apr 2025

City council and Santander team to survey 500 Milton Keynes residents to identify barriers they’re facing to improving the energy efficiency of their homes.

UK Met Office launches climate service for local authorities

UK Met Office launches climate service for local authorities

Climate action10 Oct 2024

Met Office worked with Esri UK to enable local authorities to visualise climate challenges, explore projections and communicate a specific climate story.

Milton Keynes supports businesses to take climate action

Milton Keynes supports businesses to take climate action

Climate action01 Nov 2023

Through a partnership with Ngage Solutions, Milton Keynes City Council is providing fully funded practical support for local firms to take climate action.

Milton Keynes implements smart street lighting programme

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Lighting04 Apr 2023

Milton Keynes City Council is working with Telensa to upgrade 58,000 streetlights across the city with projected energy savings of more than 60 per cent.

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Discover the technology and considerations behind how cities can turn existing streetlight networks into secure, interoperable, and future‑proof infrastructure in the second episode of Cities Thriving on Lighting.

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SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Milton Keynes

In this edition, we focus on Milton Keynes - a city designed by its own development corporation, and built, from the 1960s onwards, with seven core values in mind.