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KT has launched Lite and Premium versions of 'GiGA energy manager,' a monthly subscription paid service that analyzes building energy consumption patterns using artificial intelligence to reduce costs.

'GiGA energy manager' is a service that consolidates KT's energy-saving know-how accumulated over several decades, big data and AI technological capabilities, and 24/7/365-day monitoring capacity of energy experts—all from KT, which consumes approximately 0.5% of the nation's annual electricity consumption (2,500GWh/approximately 300 billion won as of '16).

In October '16, KT introduced 'GiGA energy manager Free,' a free service enabling real-time monitoring and analysis of building power data to check consumption status and manage billing. The newly launched 'GiGA energy manager Lite' offers optimal energy consumption guidance and peak management services for buildings, while 'GiGA energy manager Premium' enables remote control/monitoring and allows KT to directly optimize equipment operation.

Over the past year, KT analyzed energy consumption data from approximately 10,000 Free version subscribers. Among them, pilot application of the 'GiGA energy Lite' product at a monthly fee of approximately 50,000-60,000 won to 15 apartment complexes in the Daegu region showed potential annual cost savings of approximately 4.3 million won (61%).

Additionally, a large hotel in Seoul is currently piloting the monthly 1.28 million won 'GiGA energy Premium' service. After replacing outdated energy equipment, the hotel compared and analyzed external temperature changes by season/day of week/time period and energy consumption peak times, identifying optimal operating conditions and expecting annual cost savings of approximately 100 million won.

'GiGA energy manager' is provided through the AI analysis engine 'e-Brain' and energy experts at 'KT-MEG,' the world's first integrated energy control center located in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province. Customers can use the service by installing only communication modems and measurement devices, minimizing initial investment burden, and can check energy management status anytime, anywhere via smartphone or PC.

Particularly in energy efficiency projects requiring equipment replacement, there has been a disadvantage in receiving continuous operational support after construction. 'GiGA energy manager' enables monitoring 24 hours a day to verify optimal operating conditions as well as equipment abnormalities, and when failures occur, energy specialists stationed in nearby areas can dispatch and respond quickly.

Kim Young-myeong, Head of KT's Smart Energy Business Division, stated, "KT aims to apply GiGA energy manager service to all large buildings in the country including office buildings, factories, and apartments, and hopes to make significant contributions not only to reducing energy costs but also to national-level electricity demand management through expanded peak management."