Energy Efficiency Services Limited
Under the National Energy Efficient Fan Programme, EESL provides BEE 5 Star rated ceiling fans which are 30% more energy efficient than conventional fans. Fans will be sold for Rs. 1,150 per fan. EESL has distributed 6.2 lakh energy efficient fans under this scheme which will save 2.4 lakh kWh and Rs 8.2 lakh per day to the consumers. The price difference is Rs. 500 which is the primary reason for its low penetration, along with the lack of awareness. With the usage of these energy efficient fans it is estimated that consumer’s electricity bills will reduce by about Rs. 700-730 per year, and recover the extra cost in less than 2 years.
Hashem Akbari
The UHI group in LBNL have monitored buildings in the California central valley with lightly colored, more reflective roofs and found that these buildings used up to 40% less energy for cooling than buildings with darker roofs. In a study funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, they carried out a detailed analysis of energy-saving potential of light-colored roofs in 11 U.S. metropolitan areas, with resulting estimated savings potential of about $175 million per year (1998 USD) for the 11 cities. Extrapolated national energy savings from air conditioning was estimated at $750 (1998 USD) million per year. The savings from shade trees and vegetation is also estimated at $1B per year. The impacts of savings in health and lost work time owing to a projected 12% O3 reduction are three times larger than that cited for air conditioning above. Heat island mitigation technologies apply all around the world in both developed and developing countries. They estimate that the potential energy savings and health benefits from a worldwide implementation of heat-island mitigation technologies can save over $10B per year. They are working with manufacturers of roofing and paving materials to develop ‘colored’ solar-reflective materials for the marketplace, including both dark and light-colored cool shingles with reflectivity of up to 60%.