Energy and water consumption of over 3,000 public institutions to be monitored through an energy management information system
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The energy and water consumption of more than 3,000 public institutions in the Republic of Moldova will be monitored through the EMIS energy management information system. The system, tested earlier in 17 institutions in Chișinău, is now being extended nationwide by Green City Lab Moldova and the Independent Think Tank “Expert-Grup”.
Data will be collected from monthly bills, with the support of the Ministry of Energy and the Energy Efficiency Agency, and analysed to identify efficiency measures. The 300 buildings with the lowest energy efficiency will receive a free energy audit and energy management services, including an action plan to cut consumption and bills. Irina Apostol of Green City Lab Moldova says changes in behaviour alone could reduce consumption by up to 15%.
EMIS was developed and launched by the UNDP in Croatia in 2006 and replicated in over 13,000 public buildings; it has also been adapted in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia. In Moldova's pilot, over 80 smart meters were installed to monitor consumption in real time. The extension is financed by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Adrian Lupușor, Expert-Grup's executive director, argues that energy management should become mandatory, at least for public sector buildings.
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