Energy Factor 2 - In english

Factor 2 means reducing our energy consumption by 50 per cent.

The examples from Västernorrland County Council show that Factor 2 is not a vision but perfectly possible to attain and surpass.

It started with a willingness to change...

Västernorrland County Council has applied Demand-Side Management since 1995. The target is for each measure to yield an energy efficiency improvement of at least 50 %. Most of the measures taken to date have surpassed this target. A large step has been taken towards a sustainable county council.

Using snow to cool one of the hospitals reduced the need for electricity by as much as 90 per cent (Factor 10).

When light fittings were replaced and lighting control was introduced, electricity consumption in the areas concerned fell by 67 per cent (Factor 3).

Ventilation equipment and geothermal and river cooling have also been installed, with very good results.

Read more about our work and our experiences in our brochure (pdf)

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