Commercial complexes in New Delhi like restaurants, shopping malls and offices will have to use solar power for heating and switch over to CFL (Compact Fluorescent Lighting) bulbs as part of efforts by the government to conserve energy in the power- starved capital.
Delhi Power Secretary Rakesh Mehta said: "Replacing one ordinary bulb with a CFL will result in annual savings of Rs 283 for consumers. The upfront cost of the CFL will be recovered in three to four months. If all consumers in Delhi replace 50 per cent of their bulbs with CFLs, there will be a saving of 51 MW, or Rs 9.61 crore (roughly $2 million) for consumers."
This is a move which will have an impact in the future. Costs maybe high for CFL bulbs but the money saved in the longer run makes it a more viable option.
According to CFLbulbs.com: If every household in the U.S. replaced just ONE incandescent light bulb with an energy efficient compact fluorescent light bulb (CFL), it would eliminate the equivalent of the emissions created by one million cars. And that's only one bulb per household! Most homes have 15-30 bulbs. CFLs use less energy. The typical CFL bulb consumes only about 25 percent of the electricity required by standard bulbs.
Activist Dr. Matt Prescott who also writes for the BBC Green Room (A series of thought-provoking environmental opinion pieces) also has a website calling for the banning of light bulbs in favour of CFLs. For more info visit Ban the Bulb.
It is indeed a bold move which puts Delhi side by side with other governments around the world who are trying hard to persuade people to switch to CFL lighting. In September 2006, Wal-Mart started a campaign to endorse CFLs. They aim to sell one CFL to every one of their 100 million customers within the next year and thus change the energy consumption of the United States.
Delhi has taken the lead in India to go the green way to battle its woeful power shortages. But it also has the responsibility being the Capital City to convince and influence other cities in India.
People are aware that fossil fuels are fast depleting and unless major steps are taken we are looking at a bleak future. It looks like going green seems to be the only alternative left!
Click to read more on Compact Fluorescent Lighting (CFL'S).
Activist Dr. Matt Prescott who also writes for the BBC Green Room (A series of thought-provoking environmental opinion pieces) also has a website calling for the banning of light bulbs in favour of CFLs. For more info visit Ban the Bulb.
It is indeed a bold move which puts Delhi side by side with other governments around the world who are trying hard to persuade people to switch to CFL lighting. In September 2006, Wal-Mart started a campaign to endorse CFLs. They aim to sell one CFL to every one of their 100 million customers within the next year and thus change the energy consumption of the United States.
Delhi has taken the lead in India to go the green way to battle its woeful power shortages. But it also has the responsibility being the Capital City to convince and influence other cities in India.
People are aware that fossil fuels are fast depleting and unless major steps are taken we are looking at a bleak future. It looks like going green seems to be the only alternative left!
Click to read more on Compact Fluorescent Lighting (CFL'S).
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