Energy and Water Saving Possibilities in Public Facilities in Albania

Public facilities in Albanian do not fulfill the National Energy Building Code conditions resulting with great electrical energy losses. High losses are evident in water networks as well. In this paper we present an approach to control energy and water consumption in these facilities using a remote metering, monitoring and intelligent managing system. The structure and tasks of the system are presented. The strategy for keeping the system secure is defined. Cost and savings evaluations for 200 target facilities show that the system is cost-effective (including investment and running costs). The system is expected to change the existing management culture in public facilities increasing electrical energy and water consumption efficiency by reducing electrical energy losses at least 10%, detecting water losses due to illegal connections as well as reduce drastically the existing water consumption rates.