Seongbuk-gu, Who Is This Year’s Energy Saving Champion in Our Neighborhood?

Seongbuk-gu to Select Energy Saving King Among Residents Practicing Energy Conservation... Accepting Applications for '2020 Our Neighborhood Energy Saving King' Until July 31

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Seongbuk-gu (Mayor Lee Seung-ro) is selecting the '2020 Our Neighborhood Energy Saving King' to discover and promote excellent cases of energy saving among residents and to spread a culture of voluntary energy conservation.

The selection criteria are households with the lowest electricity usage over one year from April 2019 to March 2020. Applicants will be evaluated based on family size, categorized from 1 to 5 or more members. Approximately 30 households will be chosen as Energy Saving Kings based on the evaluation results.

The selected Energy Saving Kings will receive prizes worth 50,000 KRW (energy-saving related items), and all participants who do not win will be given an energy-saving multi-tap as a souvenir to encourage energy-saving practices.

Since 2013 until last year, a total of 1,763 people have participated, among whom 198 were selected and awarded as Energy Saving Kings.

Notably, the households selected as Energy Saving Kings in 2019 had an average monthly electricity usage of 143 kWh, which is about half of the average monthly electricity usage of households in Seongbuk-gu.

Any Seongbuk-gu resident who wishes to participate in the 2020 Our Neighborhood Energy Saving King can do so. To investigate energy usage, participants must register for the Seoul Eco Mileage Program. They can apply by filling out the application form posted on the Seongbuk-gu website and submitting it by mail, visiting in person, email (imsse3634@sb.go.kr), or fax to the Environmental Division of Seongbuk-gu Office.

A district official stated, “We hope that many residents who have their own energy-saving methods or wish to join energy conservation will participate actively to widely spread the culture of energy saving and contribute to making Seongbuk free of greenhouse gases.”

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