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Implementing ITU-T International Standards to shape Smart Sustainable Cities - The case of Moscow

Figure 35: Methods of solid waste disposal in Moscow

Energy usage

When it comes to energy usage, Moscow’s annual pubic building energy consumption was
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reported to be 3 117.41 kWh per square metre (m ) in 2017, with 24.91 gigajoules (GJ) per capita
reported for residential thermal energy consumption. Total annual electricity consumption in
Moscow is 3 209.51 kWh per capita.
Sustainability certifications of public buildings and the use of ICT systems to automate building
systems for energy and water savings is an area that is still to be reported.
At present, only 0.26 per cent of water metres in the city are smart metres. This is expected to
increase with a city-wide revamp of buildings that is already underway. However, 100 per cent
of the water distribution system is monitored by ICTs. It is recommended that Moscow also
monitors and regularly reports on, the rate of water loss in its systems, in order to determine
the extent and cost of the losses and the potential improvement opportunities.
Similarly, only 14.35 per cent of all electricity metres installed in the city are smart meters.
However, there are plans to increase the deployment of smart meters. Currently, 80 per cent of
Moscow’s electricity supply system is monitored by ICTs.
As noted above, transition to an energy-efficient economy is not a short-term proposition. It
entails fundamental changes in the city’s economy structure and in its technical infrastructure,
as well as changes in the regulatory framework, in the mobilization and coordination of all
federal and regional executive authorities, in the consumption structure, and in behavioural
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stereotypes.
As previously noted, achieving efficient resource use via ICTs will be key to Moscow’s long-term
environmental sustainability. Demand response penetration, for example, is an area where ICTs
can help to increase the percentage of customers with sustainable demand response capabilities
even further. Currently, 44.71 per cent of Moscow’s electricity customers have demand
response capabilities.

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