London councils force developers to retrofit green technology

摘要

Two London councils are introducing a system that will force developers to retrofit green power generating capacity onto their buildings if they fail to meet agreed sustainability targets. Both Barking and Dagenham and Merton councils are trialling a system that monitors the amount of renewable electricity produced by micro-renewables, including wind turbines, photovoltaic cells, or heat pumps on a development. The system then contacts council officers if the electricity generated falls below a certain level.