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VIEWS AND OPINION

“The more energy efficient buildings Energy performance certification provides insight into the energy saving potential of a
become, the more they will contribute building. As South Africans, we know that utility costs are increasingly a driver of operating
to taking electricity demand off the costs. Therefore, initiatives that reduce the energy consumption of a building will have a
national grid. This could help to ease direct impact on operating costs.
load shedding, and by reducing carbon EPCs will help to identify those buildings where the greatest potential for energy cost
emissions, building owners will be helping savings exists, and funds can be directed to harvest these opportunities.
our country to meet its international An EPC shows the energy performance of a building as a rating from A to G, with A being
obligations to combat climate change” the most efficient and G the least efficient rating.
(Barry Bredenkamp, SANEDI, Businesstech,
December 2021). Click here for more information about EPCs and
RMS is a SANAS accredited EPC certification works
inspection body – we are helping our
clients achieve compliance with the EPC About RMS
regulations by ensuring that those buildings Established in 2005, Remote Metering Solutions (RMS) is the largest privately-owned
in their portfolios that need EPCs are South African utilities network manager. We serve more than 2 000 retail, office and
certified by the December 2022 deadline. industrial properties as well as numerous local councils and municipalities. RMS removes
the complexity of measuring and validating the consumption of electricity, water or gas
About EPCs regardless of the metering point or device, geographic location or time interval.
An Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) Through the RMS Sustainability Services division, the company can assist its customers
is an invaluable decision-making tool to comply with the recently introduced Energy Performance Certification (EPC) standard. An
that helps property owners make sound EPC measures the energy performance of a building and gives a rating valid for five years.
investment decisions to implement RMS manages properties across South Africa and other SADC countries. To date, RMS has
projects that will reduce the energy assisted its clients to recover more than R5-billion in utilities.
consumption of buildings and property
portfolios. Contact Lisha du Preez, lisha.dupreez@remotemetering.net, www.remotemetering.net

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