Chapter VI
ECONOMICAL AND EFFICIENT USE OF ENERGY IN SERVICE PROVISION AND HOUSEHOLDS
Article 26. Responsibilities for economical and efficient use of energy in service provision
Owners of hotels, supermarkets, restaurants, shops, and entertainment, physical training and sports establishments and other service providers shall:
1. Economically and efficiently use energy in construction, lighting and management of devices and equipment;
2. Limit the use of high-capacity and power-intensive equipment during peak hours for lighting, decoration and advertising;
3. Control, repair and maintain energy-consuming devices and equipment to reduce energy loss in service provision.
Article 27. Measures for economical and efficient use of energy applicable to households
The State encourages households to apply the following measures for economical and efficient use of energy:
1. Designing and building houses capable of utilizing natural light and ventilation;
2. Using heat-insulated materials and home appliances being energy-saving products; increasingly using devices and equipment using renewable energy;
3. Limiting the use of high-capacity and power-intensive equipment during peak hours;
4. Building an energy-saving lifestyle and habit in using lighting equipment and home appliances.
Article 28. State management responsibilities for economical and efficient use of energy in service provision and households
1. Ministries and ministerial-level agencies shall, within the scope of their tasks and powers, guide the implementation of this Law's provisions on economical and efficient use of energy in service provision and households.
2. Within the scope of their tasks and powers, People's Committees at different levels shall:
a/ Propagate and mobilize service providers and households to apply measures for economical and efficient use of energy;
b/ Manage local service providers' observance of regulations on economical and efficient use of energy:
c/ Mobilize households to apply the model of economical and efficient use of energy; and join activities in economical use of energy.