Context :
Parliament
okays bill to encourage renewable energy, carbon trading / Eco Times / 13 Dec
2022
Extract :
"The passage of
Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 in Rajya Sabha today paves the way
to enhanced use of renewable energy," power and renewable energy Minister
R. K. Singh said on micro-blogging platform Twitter.
The bill has provisions to develop a carbon credit trading scheme, renewable energy addition, and
clauses to include vehicles, industrial units and buildings, among others, for specific energy consumption standards.
The amended Act
mandates the use of non-fossil sources, including green hydrogen, green
ammonia , biomass and ethanol for energy and feedstock
Context :
The Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 / prsindia.org
/ 13 Dec 2022
Extract :
The Energy Conservation
Act, 2001 provides a framework for,
# regulating energy consumption and
# promoting energy efficiency and energy
conservation.[i]
Energy efficiency means
using less energy to perform the same task.
The Act has set up the Bureau of Energy Efficiency to
recommend regulations and standards
for energy consumption.
These apply to appliances, vehicles, industrial and commercial
establishments and buildings.
Efforts towards energy conservation and efficiency gains
are among the key instruments envisaged for
climate change mitigation.
Efforts on these fronts
lower the energy generation requirement, and thereby reduce greenhouse gas
emissions
Carbon credit
trading:
The Bill empowers the
central government to specify a carbon credit trading scheme.
Obligation to use
non-fossil sources of energy:
The Act empowers the
central government to specify energy
consumption standards.
Standards for
vehicles and vessels:
Under the Act, the energy consumption standards may be specified for equipment and appliances which consume,
generate, transmit, or supply energy.
The Bill expands the scope
to include vehicles (as defined under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988), and
vessels (includes ships and boats).
Composition of the
governing council of BEE:
The Act provides for the
setting up of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE).
MY TAKE :
Congratulations, Shri R
K Singhji,
Following are my suggestions ( sent to
you earlier ) for, not only creating an AWARENESS among them but also getting
them to ACTIVELY ENGAGE , in reducing their CARBON FOOTPRINT :
[ A ] Carbon Finance through Carbon Credits………….
{ 12 Mar 2021 }
Extract :
Here is a partial list
of domestic appliances which
consume electricity ( apart from LED bulbs ) :
TV sets – Refrigerators – Air
Conditioners – Fans – Deep Freezers – Ovens – Electric Stoves – Mixers –
Computers – Cloths Washing Machines – Dish Washers – Radios – Tablets – Robotic
Floor Sweepers – Massagers – etc
Ø By 2030,
all of these must be made “ Energy Efficient Appliances “ ,
certified by Bureau
of Energy
Ø Just
as was done in respect of ICE vehicles ( BS IV > BS VI
compliance ), all electric
Appliance
mandated to switch over to
manufacture of only BEE certified
appliances in 4
phases ( April 2022 – 24 – 26- 28 )
Ø Each
such appliance MUST be pre-installed / integrated
with SENSORS which will continuously monitor
its,
# State of Usage ( ON or
OFF )
# Rate of Consumption of
electricity ( Units )
These INTERNET-CONNECTED appliances
will continuously relay / transmit these data to the SMART ELECTRIC
METER installed in each home
In turn, each SMART METER will relay /
transmit to concerned DISCOM ( and to any other specified govt agency servers
), such usage / consumption data, through Internet ( IoT / Internet of Everything ).
These data-transfer will be separate for EACH INDIVIDUAL APPLIANCE
This will enable DISCOM / concerned
Agencies, to know / monitor, IN-EFFICIENT appliances,
operating above the CERTIFIED THRESHOLD for each type of appliance
Appliances operating “ above “ the
threshold, will be assigned / allotted “ CARBON DEBITS “ ,
whereas those operating “ below “ the threshold, will be assigned “
CARBON CREDITS “
If the NET of these two is POSITIVE ( +
), that home will be incentivized by a lower tariff – and vice-versa
This model ( of INCENTIVIZATION ) must be
further strengthened by measuring the amount of ROOF TOP Solar Power , flowing
into the SMART METER , with appropriate linkages to CARBON CREDIT
This linkage will motivate a large number
of households to install ROOF TOP solar panels
This scheme will enable us to take
the CARBON MARKET / CARBON
CREDIT / CARBON FINANCE concept, right inside our 290 MILLION households !
Ø All
manufacturers of House-hold Electric Meters must be told to
manufacture only
SMART ELECTRIC
Ø All
DISCOMS to replace existing meters in each and every home,
with a SMART
METER, by April 2024
This is only a CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK whose
details are not difficult to work out
With regards,
Hemen Parekh
hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 18 Dec 2022
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