Role of Energy Audit in optimizing the energy consumption cost of educational institution for energy conservation

Abstract

Regular electricity use at educational institutions has led to unintentional and intentional energy wastage. In view of reducing this wastage, energy audit is used as a tool to identify the possibility of energy conservation. The audit procedures are planned to get executed for Sir Isaac Newton Block
(Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering) and Kalpana Chawla Block (Electronics and Communication Engineering and Computer Science and Engineering) at Rohini College of Engineering and Technology, Kanyakumari, Tamilnadu. Audit process is segregated as pre-audit for
data collection to carry out optimum cost analysis and post-audit for suggesting improvements to achieve the set goals. In this paper, the initial pre-audit phase survey report is discussed. Energy auditors make
recommendations for energy-saving strategies based on the audit's results. These could include installing
programmable thermostats, upgrading energy-efficient equipment, installing smart building controls,
upgrading to energy-efficient lighting, and enhancing insulation.