A survey by the municipal government shows that per capita power
consumption of civil servants in Beijing decreased by ten percent
from 2004 to 2007.
The average power consumption of each civil servant from
November 2006 to October 2007 amounted to 3,072.5 kilowatt-hours
(kwhs), according to Beijing Municipal Construction Committee
(BMCC) and Beijing Municipal Commission of Development and
Reform.
The two commissions conducted a survey in 36 office buildings
belonging to 20 state organizations, Beijing Daily has
reported.
It is the first time results of power consumption auditing for
government office buildings and large public buildings have been
published, said an official from BMCC.
He said such auditing will oblige the government organizations,
which are usually big power users, to save energy.
The results of the auditing also showed that from November 2006
to October 2007, supermarkets were the biggest power users,
consuming 175.5 kwhs per square meter a year, while hospitals are
the biggest water consumers with an average of 3.158 tons per
square meter a year.
(Xinhua News Agency January 5, 2008)