Senior Electrical Inspector urges consumers to cooperate
SHILLONG: At a time when the State is reeling under power crisis, the unprecedented load shedding can be dealt with to a certain extent by adopting energy conservation measures.
In a statement issued here on Tuesday, Senior Electrical Inspector with the Inspectorate of Electricity, PK Shullet said that energy conservation can be a tool by which the demand for electricity can be reduced as long as the measures are adopted collectively by consumers.
Stating that the Energy Conservation Act, 2001 requires that conventional energy inefficient technology be replaced by efficient ones, he said in Meghalaya, the demand for power is predominantly in the domestic category.
“There is enormous potential to save energy in this category,” he said.
Replacement of all conventional coloured lights like incandescent and HPSV lamps by energy efficient LED bulbs or CFLS will lower the requirement of power for lighting by approximately 70%. Using energy efficient electrical home products/appliances and motors recognized by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency, New Delhi, will help in bringing down the energy for domestic equipment by further 30%, the statement said.
“On an average about 40% to 50 % of energy can be saved which will also result in reduced electricity bills,” the statement added.
