Consumers can now save up to 20 per cent on their monthly electricity bills without incurring any additional expenditure during construction by following the energy efficiency norms proposed by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE).
“Initially, we were apprehensive about a possible higher cost of developing these energy efficient projects. But, according to our analysis, the cost was just 6-10 per cent higher about two years ago. Now, as these designs are optimised and material availability has improved, there are many that are just 2-3 per cent higher, and some of them are almost the same cost,” said Abhay Bhakre, Director General of BEE, told BusinessLine.
