A saviour that helps shrink power bills
Do you turn the lights off when you leave the room? Do you ensure that your water usage is efficient? Simple interventions such as these can go a long way in combating the rising electricity bills, which have been compounded not just by an increasing number of electrical appliances, but also annual hikes in tariff.It is with this aim that the Vidyut Rakshaka (VR), an easy-to-enforce behaviour and energy efficiency initiative, was started in 2015. Since its implementation, those who have stuck to the recommendations have reported energy savings of around 23% in two-and-a-half years.Conceptualised and led by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and Technology Informatics Design Endeavour (TIDE), the results of the initiative for 1,280 valid pa.....