Taiwan’s residential sector electricity consumption constitutes about 20% of the nation’s total electricity consumption. Thus, since 2005 the Foundation has been focusing efforts on improving residential energy conservation. In 2005 and 2007, respectively, we cooperated with Agenda 21 and Green Habitat Association to promote the “Home Energy Savings Retrofit Plan” and the “Energy Conservation Home Retrofit Plan.” These plans provided subsidies for improving hardware and setting up home energy resource conservation hands-on workshops. These measures helped empower residents with better skills and the initiative to implement energy conservation reforms without sacrificing the comforts of living (in fact, quite often increasing the level of comfort) to achieve the environmental objectives of energy conservation and carbon reduction. Also, since residential consumption of energy is directly related to architectural design and water and electricity infrastructure, practical applications of home energy conservation experiences will grow over time. In the long term, we are optimistic that the statistical data and techniques accumulated will inspire Taiwan’s construction, water and electricity, and other related service industries to come up with innovative approaches that further contribute to home energy conservation objectives.

      In the short term, the Foundation’s goal is to continue building upon the home energy conservation application experiences with hopes of developing a reform plan most suitable for Taiwan’s environment, and one that utilizes its existing architecture. These vital plans will be placed on a website and clearly introduced and open to the public very soon. The long-term objective is to continue extending support and collaboration with groups in mutual pursuit of new energy conservation methods suitable for Taiwan’s residential infrastructure. These efforts will establish Taiwan’s home energy conservation culture and increase the overall quality of life in Taiwan.