Ulju County to Launch '2060 Power Manager Service' Project to Prevent Solitary Deaths

Ulsan Ulju-gun will launch the '2060 Power Manager Service Project' next month, which monitors household electricity usage to check on the well-being of young and middle-aged adults living alone who are at risk of dying alone.

On this day, Ulju-gun signed an agreement with Ulju-gun Facilities Management Corporation and KEPCO MCS for the '2060 Power Manager Service Project' to prevent solitary deaths among young and middle-aged adults.

Ulju County is promoting the '2060 Power Manager Service Project' to prevent solitary deaths. Photo by Ulju County

This project will target 100 young and middle-aged adults living alone who are considered at risk of solitary death.

LED lights and power chips will be installed in the selected households, and the service will monitor electricity usage data based on whether the lights are turned on to check on the residents' well-being. This allows monitoring of the residents' activity without infringing on their privacy, as there is no use of CCTV, exposure sensors, or any physical exposure of the residents.

For those currently using regular lights, these will be replaced with LED lights, contributing to improved energy efficiency and environmental conditions.

If KEPCO MCS detects any abnormal signals, such as no electricity usage or continuous usage for more than 24 hours, the responsible agency personnel will be notified immediately by text message. Subsequently, Ulju-gun Facilities Management Corporation (Central Comprehensive Social Welfare Center), Ulju-gun Hope Welfare Team, and the town and township customized welfare teams will work together to regularly check on the well-being of the residents.

County Governor Lee Soongul said, "We expect the 2060 Power Manager Service Project to greatly help prevent solitary deaths among young and middle-aged adults," and added, "Ulju-gun, Ulju-gun Facilities Management Corporation, and KEPCO MCS will actively cooperate to prevent solitary deaths."

Ulju-gun is implementing various projects such as the 'Ulju-type Solitary Death Prevention Project' and the 'Happy Village Care Project' to address the issue of solitary deaths resulting from the increasing number of single-person households.

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