Implementation of the Energy Management System in Vinnytsia started in 2011. Since then, the city is permanently collecting indicators for monitoring of electricity consumption in public buildings and is taking steps to reduce excessive energy resources consumption. In 2014, the USAID Project specialists conducted the seminars on municipal energy management system improvement for employees of the city council and heads of the city communal utilities. In 2015, Vinnytsia was certified according to the "European Energy Award" system and became the first city in Ukraine to receive this award.