Taiwan's Energy Conservation Measures Curb Electricity Use in Government Facilities

摘要

Electricity consumption by Taiwan's government offices and schools decreased by 2.34 percent in 2008 from the year before, while the use of gasoline and diesel fuel for government vehicles fell by 1.56 percent, statistics released by the Ministry of Economic Affairs May 27 showed.rnThe Taiwanese government in August 2008 set a goal for government offices and schools nationwide to obtain annual reductions in their use of electricity and gas. The objective is to reduce total energy use 7 percent by 2015, compared with 2007.