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By : Inajeet Deep, Sales/BD Manager, Tata Power
Industry : Power Functional Area : Growth
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Whenever you save energy, you not only save money, you also reduce the demand for such fossil fuels as coal, oil, and natural gas. Less burning of fossil fuels also means lower emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), the primary contributor to global warming, and other pollutants.

You do not have to do without to achieve these savings. There is now an energy efficient alternative for almost every kind of appliance or light fixture. That means that consumers have a real choice and the power to change their energy use on a revolutionary scale.

The average American produces about 40,000 pounds of CO2 emissions per year. Together, we use nearly a million dollars worth of energy every minute, night and day, every day of the year.

In the summer, when the air is humid, the temperature is at it's highest, and your sitting at home sweating because you can't afford to pay for your air conditioning electric needs. You can simply create a one time, simple solution, that will last you forever. Also saving, and preserving the very planet that you live in. By conserving energy, and even producing it yourself you help earth stay the way it is now. Global Warming is pushing our planet to it's limits. If left unchecked the sea level rise of 40 feet can be expected somewhere in the not so distant future.

Here are a few more simple ways to conserve energy:

  • Do not leave your Air Conditioner on while you are out or it is simply not needed. In fact it is estimated that your Air Conditioner wastes about $0.25 worth of energy in one hour.

  • A simple thing as a light switch can effect your consumption rate. Buy a dimmer, which allows you to select the brightness of your light. Which can help you use less of energy but not turning the light bulb on all the way.

  • Purchase fluorescent light bulbs. They not only are brighter, but they also last up to 10 times longer then a usual bulb while consuming a quarter of the power.

  • Insulate your windows. Heat can easily escape your home through cracks and opening in walls and windows. Spending some cash insulating, can lead to huge savings in the long run.

  • Turn your appliances, especially the computer off when you are not using it. Waiting 5 minuets for it to turn on beats the enormous amount of money that you will save on your bill at the end of the month.

Following the steps mentioned above, and described in article can considerably lower your monthly bill, keep your family safe, and most importantly keep the ground that you step on in good shape. Some maybe inconvenient, but that is just something you will have to overcome. Because our planet is changing, and it is changing very fast.

 Top Comment : Vishwesh Bhat   | 08 21 2008 06:39:54 +0000
Very usefull article, to add to this 1. change your flurocent tube light to Compact Flurocent Light (CFL) 2. there are many power savers for home/office which will improve the PF of the used supply. due to this end up using lesser power from department; which is benificial for both ie user and supplier.
 
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  Commented by  Nitin Mehra, Software Developer, ROBOMAN MICROSYSTEMS    | 03 04 2012 19:22:38 +0000
Murlidharan Sir, you are saying right but don't you think we are more focused on conservation. battery and the chargers of battery in every house and industry are the live example of conservation. Sir, I think there is only a thing that people never tried much and that is solar energy. The energy from sun that it gives to earth and many planet can be used to run the world. very few work had been done i think to it. also the energy that we used in our daily life in form of petrochemical they also get energy from sun. is it necessary to make our planet sun by making atomic reactor while thousands of atomic reactor are running in sun. it should be work out. but what will happen when a device will be available to store and produce light for thousand hours. Sir, many companies that are making big profit will be on floor...because we people always think about profit...
  Commented by  S. Muralidharan, Executive Director, Knowledge Foundation & Campus Around the Corner    | 03 04 2012 13:00:58 +0000
Nitin, your observations are paradoxical, yet meaningful.  Not every user is a scientist or an inventor.  New energy initiatives are on.  But this article is meant for those who use the available resources disregarding conservation principle.  Fossil fuels are depleting, therefore conservation of the available fuel drawn for mass usage should be mandated.  You know, nuclear fusion was tried in room temperature by Fleisch-mann and B. Stanley Pons, reported that they had produced fusion in a test tube at room temperature. (details at: http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/cold_fusion.aspx)
Also possibility of making Hydrogen gas by splitting water using aluminium-gallium alloys.  
Generating Sarami Gas using fly ash and water - pyrolysis process.   
Similarly, a number of alternate fuels are attempted by various scientific establishments in the world.  Till such time, their inventions / discoveries are brought to commercial use, why not we conserve what is available now!
  Commented by  Nitin Mehra, Software Developer, ROBOMAN MICROSYSTEMS    | 03 02 2012 10:15:17 +0000
Why all the people stuck on energy saving. are they forgot the rule of Albert Einstien that energy only change form never produced nor destroyed. Just we have to search the ways to convert them. Energy is here but methods are less. Find the method to change the energy in to various forms rather than energy saving.
  Commented by  Rana, CEO, Libra technologies    | 03 02 2012 05:48:25 +0000
nice post.

energy conservation is very important factor in order to optimize energy. each unit we save, each unit is generated.

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  Commented by  SHINE POULOSE, Production Manager, Melam curry masala exports.Co.    | 04 09 2010 09:10:28 +0000
CoC:\Documents and Settings\Admin\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\BMX2FIFO\shinepoulose[1].bmp Connservation or Innovations thats what the two major solutions put forward and my comment regarding on these very two factors is that as a part of the conservation of energy we have to find an enhancement or improvements on the present technology, in regard to Automobiles
we should examine closely the functions where an alternative to the present fuel to be prescribed with an electric or low cost fuel drive than petrol in an light duty functions of the drive systems for example when the speed increases accompanied by an drop of the torque where the new fuel enters with its roll without distubing the existing speed by an tachometer speed evaluation, i recommend to use LPG. 
  Commented by  Ashok Datta, Director Projects, ProInteractive Services (India) Pvt Ltd    | 10 28 2009 07:53:07 +0000
Use of Solar power can also save energy. Solar energy can be used for common area lighting as also street lighting.

Use of led lamps are cheaper on the longer run. Very effectively they can be used for common area lighting.

Use of occupancy sensors will be of tremendous help in reducing energy wastage.

  Commented by  Vineet Prakash, Sales/BD Manager, Tata Power    | 05 08 2009 11:05:33 +0000
Mr.Nageshwaran has mentioned quite a few points.Adding to what he said I would say select the most energy-efficient models when you replace your old appliances. Look for the Energy Star Label - your assurance that the product saves energy and prevents pollution. Buy the product that is sized to your typical needs - not the biggest one available. Front loading washing machines will usually cut hot water use by 60 to 70% compared to typical machines. 
  Commented by  Nageshwaran Nagarajan, Customer Support Engineer/Technician, Musandum International General Trading LLC.    | 04 23 2009 04:46:33 +0000
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Few simple steps to conserve energy:


Do not leave your Air Conditioner on while you are out or it is simply not needed. In fact it is estimated that your Air Conditioner wastes about $0.25 worth of energy in one hour.


Instead of Switches, use of dimmer is effective.  

A. Turn off the computer,  when not in use.

B. Use of fluorescent light bulbs not only brightens, but also last up to 10-12 times then a usual bulb while consuming a quarter of the power.


C. Proper insulation of airgaps is must while using AC or otherwise heat leaks into room thus making the compressor to take extra load and thus increasing power consumption. 

 
  Commented by  Vishwesh Bhat, Marketing Manager    | 08 21 2008 06:39:54 +0000
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Very usefull article, to add to this 
1. change your flurocent tube light to Compact Flurocent Light (CFL)
2. there are many power savers for home/office which will improve the PF of the used supply. due to this end up using lesser power from department; which is benificial for both ie user and supplier.
  Commented by  Mohandas Karimpanackal, Sr. Design Engineer NTPC Ltd., India    | 07 29 2008 22:11:15 +0000
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A useful article.
  Commented by  M.ANTONY AROCKIADOSS, Technical Support Manager GET POWER PVT LTD    | 07 29 2008 01:37:58 +0000
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Energy is simply earns or burns. Choice is yours
  Commented by  Hardik Patel, Team Lead (Staffing and Recruitment), Rishabh Softwares Pvt. Ltd. / Rishi Infotech Pvt. Ltd    | 07 22 2008 15:09:02 +0000
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good one.
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