We evaluate industrial demand-side management (DSM) options using utility avoided costs, including long-term marginal costs of power generation, transmission and distribution in Maharashtra. Implementation of DSM options will save 1570 MW of peak demand and 12,510 GWh of energy by 2000 AD. The...

An empirical study of energy carriers used for cooking in Bangalore reveals that with increases in income, firewood and charcoal give way to kerosene which in turn is displaced by LPG and electricity. This carrier substitution process can be modeled as an income-dependent competition between two...

In this paper an attempt has been made to determine the factors that influence individual's decision to choose a particular energy carrier, viz., firewood, LPG, kerosene, and electricity. From the economic perspective, an individual's propensity to choose a particular energy carrier is...

Over the years, significant changes have taken place with regard to the type as well the quantity of energy used in Indian households. Many factors have contributed in bringing these changes. These include availability of energy, security of supplies, efficiency of use, cost of device, price of...

A large number of indices claim to quantify the performance of a country in attaining the goal of energy security and energy sustainability. The paper compares three different indices, viz., ‘Energy Sustainability Index’, ‘International Index of Energy Security Risk’ and ‘Energy...

This paper provides results of a survey on DSM programs for the high-tension industries of Maharashtra. Technical potentials, costs, savings and the need for financial mechanism are covered. The types of programs industries prefer and needed incentives, extent of participation, agencies suitable...

The choice of energy carriers by households depends mainly on their economic status. The role of the environment in which they operate is equally significant. The energy-ladder concept is used in this study to describe the way in which households climb the ladder with increase in economic...