What is Energy Efficiency and how is it different from Energy Conservation? we thought of depicting the same on an infographic. When talking about saving energy many people use the words ‘efficiency’ and ‘conservation’ interchangeably. Despite having different definitions, they do seem to blend together. The infographic below shows the difference between the two and how they still help in... 

We all are used to getting itemized bill for our telephones. We find it very easy to understand where we spent most of our money when we get an itemized bill. Unfortunately there is no technology yet that can do the same for electricity bills. A lot is being researched to achieve itemized billing, but we are still some years from it. Having said that, we at Bijli Bachao are on our journey to identify... 

Tubelights have been one of the most common form of luminaire used at most houses in India. Since the advent of CFLs, although they have lost some popularity, but CFLs are not a replacement of tubelights as we have highlighted in our article: Are CFLs replacements for Tube lights? There are some types of tubelights that can offer more lumens (or brightness) per watt as compared to CFLs. The infographic... 

Super Efficient Fans are the newest electricity saving technology for ceiling fans in India. These Fans with brushless DC motors save more than 50% electricity on use and can have a payback in 6 months to about a year and half based on the price of electricity. In our previous articles we talked about BEEs Super Energy Efficient Appliance program and market analysis of super efficient fans. The infographic... 

Every now and then we come across news of the government setting up some power plant of 500 MW, 1000 MW or even more sometimes, in different parts . Then we wonder if a power plant rated at 1000 MW will produce 1000 MW electrical energy? Not necessarily. A lot of people get confused between the power output of a power plant and the electricity which it is producing. While these two are interrelated... 

In continuation to our previous infographic on tubelights: Types of tubelights available in Indian Market and their power consumption, here is another infographic that highlights the 2 types of ballasts that are available to work with tubelights. The Electromagnetic Ballast is the one with which a tubelight flickers. It also needs a choke. It consumes more than 15 watts of power. The Electronic Ballast... 

In one of our recent articles we posted a few measurements that we did on various kinds on ceiling fans: Evaluation and comparison of Superfan, a BEE 5 star rated fan and regular fans. The measurements showed that the electricity consumption of ceiling fans depend on the speed at which they are operated. But a study by Consumer Coordination Council of India (link) also showed that the power consumption... 

Electricity consumption of a water heater is directly proportional to the amount of water that is heated. We established this fact in one of our previous post: Choose the right sized water heater/geyser for electricity saving. Having said that, the tips to save electricity on water heating are very easy to implement. If you think that you spend a lot on heating water at your home, these simple tips... 

For years we believed that more the watts, more the output of a light bulb. But is that really true? With advent of CFLs this theory was questioned, but what is the true indicator of output of a light bulb? It is “Lumens”. Most luminaires available in market do mention lumens on them, especially the branded ones do have them. But not many people know about it or look at that value. The infographic... 

These days there are so many options available for Televisions in the market, that deciding on one can be a daunting task. But if electricity saving and going green is something that you are concerned about, then the infographic below can certainly help you decide on the one that you should buy. Generally speaking LEDs are the most energy efficient TVs. The electricity consumption increases with size.... 

LEDs are the latest “in thing” in lighting technologies. They are energy efficient, long lasting, compact and the greenest technology available in the market. There is lot of enthusiasm amongst people to buy LEDs for their houses, but there are certain things that one need to know and take care before buying LEDs. The infographic below shows certain important things that one should look at before... 

Electricity consumption of refrigerator depends a lot on the way it is used. Although BEE star rating of refrigerator is done on the basis of annual electricity consumption, but the numbers on BEE star ratings are in test conditions. The actual electricity consumption depends on the usage of the refrigerator and can go up to double of what is mentioned on the BEE star rating, if the refrigerator is...