Energy Task Force Chairman Greg Decherong said that the energy reduction aims to cut the cost to at least 10 percent.IN the report Decherong said that air conditioning systems are the heaviest energy consumers in all government facilities.The Task Force recommended that permanent thermostat set point of no lower than 24 degrees Celsius and 75 degrees Fahrenheit be enforced throughout all air-conditioned government facilities.It is also recommended that air conditioning systems at the Capitol Building be turned off at 3 p.m. and turned on at 8 a.m. while Koror facilities are asked to turn off the air conditioning units at 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and turned off at 4 p.m.For the facility lighting, the task force recommended that unnecessary lights in all areas of the facility and to assess and retrofit all inefficient light fixtures with more efficient ones.The Task Force also recommended that government employees minimize the amount and use of external accessories for computers and to centralize instead printers and limit fax machine and scanners to one per building.The task force also recommended that all existing computers be set to automatically go into standby mode or hibernation that will allow the computer to automatically shut down after a certain period of inactivity.The Task Force also recommended that for government employees should not be allowed to bring their own personal electrical appliances to work if its unnecessary.The task force also said that government vehicles should be used for car pooling and that daily office errands should me minimized.The task force added that all Koror national government facilities should be converted to pre-paid meters and same time implement a budget with an automatic 10 percent reduction.“These are the issues observed and short term immediate solutions that the Energy Task Force has identified, There is a certain need to strengthen energy conservation tactics within all government facilities,” Decherong said.
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