Beijing is asking its star-rated hotels to once
more take power-saving measures as part of the city's efforts to
host a "Green Olympics" in 2008.
On Monday, the Beijing Organizing Committee for the
2008 Olympic Games (BOCOG)
distributed power-saving handouts to the 70 hotels that will be
designated accommodation suppliers during the Games, urging them to
raise room temperatures by one degree during summer and lower it by
the same amount in winter.
Research shows that if the temperature of
air-conditioned rooms was set just one degree higher in summer,
electricity consumption would be reduced by 10 percent. As a
result, Beijing would be able to save 250 million to 320
million?kwh of electricity.
"Saving power is in line with the theme of a 'Green
Olympics'," said BOCOG Vice President Wang Wei. "We hope that
everybody can work together to deliver a 'Green Olympics' in
2008."
"Green Olympics," "People's Olympics" and
"High-tech Olympics" are the three themes chosen for the Beijing
2008 Games.
The Beijing Municipal Tourism Bureau advised hotels
to reduce the use of high power-consuming facilities such as
elevators at peak times of power consumption. Hotels are also
encouraged to set the temperature of air-conditioning at above
26oC,
enhance room insulation and reduce the number of opening
windows.
(Xinhua News Agency November 16, 2004)