Energy footprint evaluation of an educational institution in Kerala

Abstract

Any organization which is a large consumer of electrical energy should adopt suitable scheme of energy conservation to minimize the energy utility. Energy auditing, both the thermal energy auditing and electrical energy auditing is a usual procedure in an educational institution. Most of the commercial building in India, were not constructed by following the standard energy conservation code. Recent studies in the field shows that, commercial building in India have an energy saving potential of 25% to 35%. The energy consumption survey investigates the major consuming energy source. The energy audit is used to investigate the weak points of the institute energy-usage system and to build up energy-saving responsibility. The energy audit reveals that the institute consumes a monthly average electrical energy of 10MWh and having a energy saving potential of 10%. This paper outlines some of the options that energy auditor can consider while conducting an audit in an institute. This paper set forth some energy saving methods in a methodological approach, experienced during an energy audit in an institution.