Celebrating National Energy Conservation Day in India

The world’s energy future is being shaped by the need to counter climate change through sustainable, clean sources of energy. With Bangalore and other cities growing at expeditious rate, and so is the  energy consumption, translates into  a devastating impact on our eco system .This impact  is irreversible and to combat this the only answer we are left with is Conservation of energy and opting for sustainable energy  which can make us future ready.14th of December, which is also acclaimed as National Energy Conservation Day  hence holds major significance in our lives  as we all depend on energy for virtually everything. It is imperative for our survival for future generations and therefore every individual and corporate should include ‘preservation of energy in their lifestyle and environment’ Energy conservation has been defined as “the effort made to reduce the consumption of energy by using less of an energy service. This can be achieved either by using energy more efficiently (using less energy for a constant service) or by reducing the amount of service used like driving less. To augment such cause, The Energy Conservation Act of India aims to employ professional, qualified and passionate managers as well as auditors with expertise in managing energy, projects, policy analysis, finance or implementing the energy efficiency projects. IFM companies are instrumental in helping organizations to conserve energy and to help the environment since corporates and business parks house various offices that consume energy in a larger capacity.. Today the built habitats globally constitute for more than 40 % of global energy consumption. Embassy Services is one such trusted leader in IFM services that offers their clients energy saving solutions in 3 broad buckets- No cost/ low cost, medium cost and CAPEX. In order to save energy in an office environment the company offer services in low cost such as free cooling of workstation which is to substitute the indoor air with outdoor air when ambient temperature is lower than the indoor air temperature and brought into the room directly through filters. They provide a comfortable working environment to employees and reduce energy consumption; lighting levels are optimized through dimmers and sensors. Embassy Services in properties managed by them have switched to LED lights from CFL as a part of medium cost plan from conventional lighting to add a new look to the ambience and to conserve energy. In order to conserve energy corporates also replace their electricity consumption with something greener to reduce their carbon footprint, the roof top solar power generation helps in producing more affordable and greener electricity which is about 100 MW in capacity. 80% of solar power is utilized wherever wheeling power is applied in the properties. Solar power generation allows companies to better utilize their available space and helps in reducing their electricity cost in long term in a viable cost. Embassy Services also replaced old pumps and motors with new high efficiency motors in STP to save energy.