Enhancing Energy Efficiency in the Residential Sector:
Use of information and market based instruments
Work Package 3
Objective
The main objectives of the project was to:
- Understand the current usage of energy efficient appliances by residential consumers, create awareness about use of energy efficient appliances and help consumers understand its benefits.
- Understand the impact of continuous usage tracking and social comparison on energy usage, understand the impact of information and market based instrument on adoption of energy efficient appliances.
- Measure the potentiality of energy saving and realisation and provide platform for consumers to search and buy efficient products from certified vendors.Shape
Main Activities
Understand current usage of energy efficient appliances by residential consumers
- Created awareness about use of energy efficient appliances and helped consumers understand its benefits
- Understand the impact of continuous usage tracking and social comparison on energy usage
- Understand the impact of information and market based instrument on adoption of energy efficient appliances
- Measured the potential of energy saving and realisation
- Provided platform for consumers to search and buy efficient products from certified vendors
Regular RWA interaction
- Organised awareness camp in Societies
- Carried out regular interaction with RWAs in collaboration with BYPL
Survey data analysis
- Measured the relationship of consumption pattern and household/appliance characteristics
- The survey was based on Number of AC frequently used, Star rating of AC, Number of adult household members, Duration of AC usage
Willingness of households to replace existing appliance with energy efficient one
- Developed “SustHome” app
- Estimated energy saving potential from AC replacement
- Conducted post intervention survey
Norwegian Partner: Institute for Energy Technology (IFE)
Achievements
The study emphasised the importance of energy efficiency in residential sector and role of information and market based instruments to promote energy efficiency in the residential sector. The study identified the main attributes affecting the behaviour of the consumers to be the cost of the appliances, willingness of the consumers and relevant policies and programmes. The study recommended that framing and implementing various awareness and incentive schemes was important to motivate the consumers towards adoption of energy efficient appliances. The outcome of the study will help the power distribution companies (DISCOMS) to focus on designing specific policies for better adoption of energy efficient appliances. The experiment conducted as part of this work helped DISCOMS provide peer group comparison of energy consumption (as information based instrument) to promote efficient usage of energy efficient appliances. The study will also motivate other power distribution companies to adopt similar policies particularly through the interest generated by the dissemination of identified benefit in terms of energy saving potential from the experiment of the current work. The app (SustHome) developed under the study to track energy consumption of consumers and suggest energy saving tips and products to promote energy saving, will also assist in scaling up these activities and contribute to India’s efforts towards reduction in GHG emissions.
Publications
End-use power demand estimation in Residential sector: Regional Variation in India Publication awaited
TOOL DEVELOPED
SustHome
The objective of the home energy monitoring application is to provide a medium for consumers to track their energy consumption.
Events
Webinar on “Behavioural Dimensions in Indian Power sector”
Date: 24 September 2020
The webinar focused on three inter-linked research studies undertaken by TERI and supported by Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The focus of the studies was on undertaking a detailed end-use assessment of energy (electricity in particular) demand in India, integrate disaggregated demands with regional supply to explore low carbon growth for India and identify the role of information and market based instruments to promote energy efficient appliances in the residential sector.
Contact
Mr. Souvik Bhattacharjya,Senior Fellow & Director, TERI
souvikb@teri.res.in