About 69 of Cape Town’s municipal assets have been issued with energy performance certificates (ECPs), making them compliant with the SANS 1544:2014 regulation.
Also read: Have your say on loadshedding with Cape Town’s draft Energy Strategy
‘The project started with a pilot of three buildings in 2021 and now, less than 18 months later, we are the leading municipality in South Africa,’ says Councillor Beverley van Reenen, the City’s mayoral committee member for energy.
‘This is a vital and important first step in understanding energy use (electricity, gas, solar and other) within our facilities and has allowed us to open up conversations about the importance of driving energy efficiency within our own assets and optimising onsite generation to reach net zero carbon municipal buildings by 2030.’
Cape {town} Etc discount: Looking for things to do in the city, at half the price? Get exclusive offers here.
The City has identified 50 additional assets that may require ECPs. Once these are certified, the majority of the City’s portfolio will be compliant, as reported by Cape Business News.
‘The SmartFacility meters continue to monitor energy use within our assets and this continues to be an important part of managing our assets for optimal performance. Almost 90% of the buildings with an EPC received a D-grade or better indicating that the buildings’ energy use is on par or better than the benchmark.’
‘Six buildings had solar photovoltaic (PV) systems installed which provided an alternative source of electricity to the relevant buildings while 12 of the 63 buildings had diesel generators supplying the building with back-up electricity during outages and load-shedding.’
‘The next step is to drive the journey from EPC to net zero carbon via radical energy efficiency and a rollout of solar PV to our municipal assets while encouraging building and facility managers to improve building performance. The City is aiming to be carbon neutral by 2050 and has committed that all new buildings in Cape Town and as many municipal buildings as possible will be net zero carbon by 2030.’
Explore Cape Town and its surroundings with these incredible deals on cars for under 100k. Find car listings here.
Also read:
20MW energy storage system for Breede Valley nearly complete
Picture: Pexels
