As we all know that LED (Light Emitting Diode) bulbs which will consume even less power than the CFL bulbs and once the mass production of Light Emitting Diode (LED) bulbs will start, its cost will go down. Gradually the era of electric bulbs will come to an end and only CFL bulbs will exist then. This will go a long way in promoting the LED bulbs among the masses," said Venugopal, a senior member of the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission, on Wednesday.
The occasion was the Second Capacity Building Programme, organised by the department of Industrial and Management Engineering of IIT, Kanpur. On the second day of the six-day long programme, Dr Anoop Singh of IIT-K, Venugopal, member of DERC and others were present.
Venugopal also explained that the entire focus is on to encourage the people of the country to save power instead of adopting a careless attitude towards it. Shutting down power switches when power is not required is something which people need to inculcate in themselves as a habit.
Giving an example about reduction of the load during the lunch hours in Delhi, Venugopal said, "At the time of lunch it has been observed that there is a reduction of 150 MW to 200 MW of load in the state of Delhi. This happens due to the fact that people in offices and at other commercial establishments shut down power. Such an exercise should be followed everywhere which will help in reducing the load."
Dr Anoop Singh, said, "Power saved is power gained. Here in IIT-K we have street lights which are timer guided. The timer attached with the street light is set on a particular time as to when the street lamp should go off. The moment the clock strikes the set time, the street lamp goes off. This not only helps in saving power but also no human being is required to go from pole to pole for switching off these lamps."
Additionaly, street lights can be put off with the help of the remote used in TVs and in other electrical devices.