- Energy conservation means a reduction in energy usage of an energy service.
- Devices which load a significant amount of energy saving by reducing the usage on their installation in the system can be termed as energy conservation equipment.
- Installing energy conservations equipment in the electrical power system at proper locations not only reduces strain on the environment but also pulls down the electricity expenses.
Scope for achieving energy conservation in the electrical power system can be identified mainly at:
- Residential as well as commercial lighting which has signification energy usage.
- Motor loads in industrial sectors.
- Apart from these transmission and distribution sectors which are not actually a load but consumes energy in the form of losses.
- Use of devices such as occupancy sensors/motion detectors, dimmers or intelligent centralized control equipment leads to a noticeable reduction in energy usage as it encourages use only according to necessary sufficient intensity and not when space unoccupied.
- Advanced starters and power factors controllers with electrical motors achieve better energy conservation in industrial sectors.
- Control of maximum demand and kVAR in the transmission and distribution system can be achieved by the installation of maximum demand controller and kVAR controllers.