Vote Earth hour - what next?

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The star rating of appliances

Most major appliances have an energy efficiency 'star rating' sticker on them. This is a good way of comparing energy efficiency between brands. Basically, more stars means greater efficiency and this could be a factor in determining the overall value of your purchase. What may seem like a bargain could look less attractive once you compare the running costs with more expensive models. Choose an appliance in the size that suits your needs. That way you'll save on unnecessary energy costs.

The 'star' labels also give you an energy consumption figure, shown as kilowatt hours (kWh) per year. One kilowatt hour (kWh) equals 1000 watts over an hour. For example, a 1000-watt appliance used for one hour will use one kWh. But a 100-watt light globe, will take 10 hours to use one kWh.

You can calculate the hourly running costs of any electrical item. Simply multiply the kW output of the appliance, with the hours of use, with the rate per kW.

Running cost = kW x hrs x rate

Please note: Thermostatically controlled appliances, such as heaters, irons, switch off for a period once the desired temperature is reached. To get a more accurate running cost figure for these appliances, you should halve the operating time.

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Well its a fact that in order to be energy efficient, we had to think out of box. But in most of teh cases its not possible. The simplest we can do is to procure only ENERGY STAR rated products. recently, i had been to a seminar co-sponsored by BEE (Bureau of Energy Efficieny). I raised point wherein i asked as to what BEE or GOI are doing in certifying the products as BEE has got 5-STAR rating for various equipments. As you would know that in market you find N no of products and very few of them are Energy Star or BEE STAR rated and hence we end up buying a product which is cheaper and an energy guzzler. This is only because there is very less awareness among people and teh regulations of the government is too slack. Why give permmission to those product to sell in the market which are very low on energy rating? Why not incorporate a system where apart from ISI rating, the manufacturer too have to take a ENERGY STAR or BEE STAR certification? For eg- if you are going to buy an electronic choke you wuld find many vendor for the same but only a few are upto the mark. But do you have teh knwledge as what to buy? No!! you tend to buy anything that is available on the shelf and end up paying more in the entire life cycle of teh product. We have got a mentality wherein we are bogged down by the initial cost but forget about the running cost. The idea should be to buy a product which though be costly but the overall lifecycle cost should be less.

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In simple form

1 unit saved would reduce the generation by 2 units. Just imagine what we all can do if we simply save 1 units daily. say for an example : we are 100 persons, 1 unit saved for 365 days/per person would reflect to 73000 units of generation saved. Isn't this good to start with. Our human race started with no light, they then discovered light and used it in different forms, then came the invention of incandescent lamp which revolutionised the way we live, after that we had and are having a revolution in energy saving light fittings (CFL), by 2020 perhaps LED would replace most of the light fittings, but the days are not far when we would again have to resort to the primitive ways of lighting (bonfire, lantern, candles etc......) as there would not be any electricity left to be consumed. The earth would be exhausted, no resources left, only vital needs would be fulfilled. This is not a doomsday prophecy but a fact. Act now to save our future......can we be more sensible and stop exploiting our mother earth. Think twice and be wise......

Some tips:

1. Avoid personal conveyance, use public transport as much possible.

2. Try to sit in the same room with all the family members while at home. This would save electricity consumption.

3. Open te windows and curtains during daytime.

There are many tips which would be posted later if somebody is listening..........God bless our Earth