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Policy-Driven Approach to Demand Management from Space Cooling and Water Heating Appliances: Insights from a Primary Survey of Urban Bengaluru, India


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1 National Institute of Advanced Studies, Indian Institute of Science Campus, Bengaluru 560 012, India
2 Divecha Centre for Climate Change, Indian Institute for Science, Bengaluru 560 012, India
3 Group Data and Analytics Cell, Aditya Birla Group, Bengaluru 560 064, India
 

Appliances that provide thermal comfort services like space cooling and water heating have high energy demands and significant seasonal variation in usage. Ownership and usage of these appliances increase rapidly with income. Given the significant impact of these appliances on electricity demand, it is key to analyse their ownership and usage. A well-designed policy and standards framework can help transition households as well as manufacturers towards a higher efficiency ecosystem, and significantly lower electricity demand growth rates. In this study, we analyse ownership and usage patterns of these appliances using data from a primary survey of Bengaluru, India. We suggest some passive demand-side management frameworks based on current policies implemented for these appliance categories.

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Ownership and Usage Patterns, Primary Survey, Residential Electricity Demand, Space Cooling, Water Heating.
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Authors

Sashi Kiran Challa
National Institute of Advanced Studies, Indian Institute of Science Campus, Bengaluru 560 012, India
Shoibal Chakravarty
Divecha Centre for Climate Change, Indian Institute for Science, Bengaluru 560 012, India
Kshitija Joshi
Group Data and Analytics Cell, Aditya Birla Group, Bengaluru 560 064, India

Abstract


Appliances that provide thermal comfort services like space cooling and water heating have high energy demands and significant seasonal variation in usage. Ownership and usage of these appliances increase rapidly with income. Given the significant impact of these appliances on electricity demand, it is key to analyse their ownership and usage. A well-designed policy and standards framework can help transition households as well as manufacturers towards a higher efficiency ecosystem, and significantly lower electricity demand growth rates. In this study, we analyse ownership and usage patterns of these appliances using data from a primary survey of Bengaluru, India. We suggest some passive demand-side management frameworks based on current policies implemented for these appliance categories.

Keywords


Ownership and Usage Patterns, Primary Survey, Residential Electricity Demand, Space Cooling, Water Heating.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv120%2Fi11%2F1712-1720