Town Square
The community layer, owned by the community.
A neighbor-run alternative to Big Tech’s feeds — bulletin boards, events, and groups for your town, with no ads and no algorithm deciding what you see.
🌎 Environmental watch
Live public data for Orem · updated 40 min ago · showing last good readingAir quality
37GoodUS AQI
PM2.5 9μg/m³PM10 18μg/m³Ozone 73μg/m³NO₂ 11μg/m³
Water monitoring
Provo River At Provo, Ut · 6.6 km away
63.3 ft3/sStreamflow
3.93 ftGage height
Active alerts
✓ No active weather alerts
Earthquakes · 30 days
M3.3strongest within 250 km
2 km NW of Little America, Wyoming
10 quakes ≥ M2.5
Sources: Open-Meteo Air Quality, USGS Water Services, National Weather Service, USGS Earthquake Catalog, EPA National Priorities List. All public, no personal data.
⚡ Energy Ledger
Utah’s slice of the energy transition · data as of Aug 2026Electric fleet
68,400battery EVs registered
2.13% of 3,217,400 vehicles · US: 1.94%
Charging network
3,222public ports · 997 DC fast
21 EVs per port · US: 22
Cost per mile
3.0¢electric vs 11.4¢ gasoline
≈ $970/yr saved at 11,500 mi · at 10.0¢/kWh home rates
The state grid, 2024
35.1TWh generated vs 34.7 used
Net exporter (+0.4 TWh) · Coal leads at 46%
EV mandate status
None
No ZEV sales mandate — the market here runs on economics alone.
Full Utah dossier →From the national Energy Ledger — mandates, credits, rollbacks, and results vs the grid’s real meters. Run your own numbers in Pencil It Out. Sources: AFDC 2025, EIA 2024.
Boards
💬GeneralCommunity talk — anything and everything.0🏛️City Hall WatchDiscuss meetings, agendas, and local decisions.0📅EventsMeetups, markets, gatherings, and happenings.0🔎Lost & FoundLost a pet or a wallet? Found something? Post here.0🏷️For Sale & FreeSell, give away, or ask for things locally.0🤝Help & RecommendationsAsk neighbors for advice and referrals.0
The suite
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Bulletin Boards
Neighborhood boards to post, discuss, and organize.
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EventsComing soon
A shared local calendar of gatherings and meetings.
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GroupsComing soon
Private spaces for neighborhoods and interests.
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MarketplaceComing soon
Buy, sell, and give away, locally.