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Energy

Category KPI Result Performance to Benchmark SDG

Renewable Energy 100.00 %
Consumption

Electricity Consumption 14 369.36
(per capita) kWh / yr.

Residential Thermal
Energy Consumption (per 0.70 GJ / yr.
capita)

Public Building Energy 157.27
Consumption (per year) ekWh / m 2

Ålesund has reported relatively high overall electricity
consumption per capita and annual public building
energy consumption. While 100 % of the region’s
electricity comes from renewable sources (by the
current definition of the KPI) as the Norwegian power
grid is largely hydro-based, with solar and biomass
energy contributing to the rest of its renewable source
makeup, the levels of consumption are considered
not sustainable in the longer term. Although this is
mainly due to heating needs, in the long-term such
high consumption levels may not be sustainable. It is,
therefore, recommended that the city encourages best
practices in energy management via the appropriate set
of policies, incentives, own practices and procedures.
In particular, the policies should contain a clear
commitment to proactively minimize energy waste,
which can then form the basis for a detailed strategy
that describes targets, timeframes and responsibilities.

As Norway is a large energy exporter, the International Energy Agency (IEA) recommends that it
details how its emission-reduction targets will be met in transportation, oil and gas production and
manufacturing. The IEA further recommends a high level of public spending on energy research,
development and demonstration (RD&D) and strong efforts to develop carbon capture and storage
for Norway. To this end, ITU Recommendations that guide modernization and optimization of
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various public energy use sources should be utilized, including, for example, Recommendation ITU-T
Y.4458: ‘Requirements and functional architecture of a smart street light service’, Recommendation
ITU-T L.1210: ‘Sustainable power feeding solutions for 5G networks’, and Recommendation ITU-T
L.1316: ‘Energy efficiency framework’ (along with Supplement L Suppl. 36: ITU-T L.1310: ‘Study on
methods and metrics to evaluate energy efficiency for future 5G systems’).

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