KEPCO Completes First Energy Self-Sufficient Smart Building in Yeongjongdo

The First in Korea... 51% Reduction in Building Energy Consumption, Expected Expansion of Private Sector Adoption

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) announced on the 5th that it held the 'KEPCO Energy Self-Reliant Smart Building Completion Ceremony' at the newly constructed Yeongjong Branch office building located in Unseo-dong, Jung-gu, Incheon.

The completion ceremony was attended by KEPCO President Kim Jong-gap, Hong In-seong, Mayor of Jung-gu, Incheon, and Song Ho-jun, Executive Director of Samsung SDI, among others.

The 'KEPCO Energy Self-Reliant Smart Building' operates based on KEPCO's energy management system called 'K-BEMS.'

It is a zero-energy building that integrates control of parking, security, air conditioning, lighting, and more on a single platform.

This newly constructed Yeongjong Branch office building is the first case of completion.

The Yeongjong Branch energy self-reliant smart building achieved an energy self-reliance rate of 62%, earning an energy efficiency rating of 1+++ and a zero-energy building grade 3.

It has the highest energy self-reliance rate among domestic office buildings larger than 3,000㎡.

Through the intelligent integrated control of K-BEMS, building energy consumption can be reduced by 51%. This enables an annual electricity bill saving of approximately 60 million KRW.

KEPCO plans to reduce construction costs by integrating systems within buildings through this project.

By applying AI-based analytical techniques, KEPCO will provide consulting services to customers by improving energy efficiency for each building, managing demand resources, and even predicting faults in individual devices.

KEPCO and Samsung SDI have established an ESS operation system in the newly constructed Yeongjong Branch office building to develop fire prevention and optimal charge/discharge control technologies for energy storage systems (ESS).

The developed technologies and business models will also be applied to the government's 'Smart Industrial Complex Energy Platform Construction Project.'

A KEPCO official stated, "KEPCO plans to actively promote energy efficiency projects to respond to the government's eco-friendly energy transition policy, suppress factors that increase power costs as much as possible, and lead the creation of an efficient energy usage environment."

Source=Korea Electric Power Corporation

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