In our series on comparison of various brands of appliances on BEE star rating, we would like to add ceiling fans today. As we discussed in our previous posts on refrigerators, air conditioners and water heaters , we are trying to do Olympic style ranking of various brands on BEE Star Ratings. To do so we have gathered data for various brands and their models, with their star ratings and have ranked... 

What is Energy Efficiency and how is it different from Energy Conservation? we thought of depicting the same on an infographic. When talking about saving energy many people use the words ‘efficiency’ and ‘conservation’ interchangeably. Despite having different definitions, they do seem to blend together. The infographic below shows the difference between the two and how they still help in... 

We all are used to getting itemized bill for our telephones. We find it very easy to understand where we spent most of our money when we get an itemized bill. Unfortunately there is no technology yet that can do the same for electricity bills. A lot is being researched to achieve itemized billing, but we are still some years from it. Having said that, we at Bijli Bachao are on our journey to identify... 

Super Efficient Fans are the newest electricity saving technology for ceiling fans in India. These Fans with brushless DC motors save more than 50% electricity on use and can have a payback in 6 months to about a year and half based on the price of electricity. In our previous articles we talked about BEEs Super Energy Efficient Appliance program and market analysis of super efficient fans. The infographic... 

We all attach a utility with every object we buy. One of the basic things we expect from an air conditioner is that it should give good cooling. Faster or slower, but it should cool well in order to get the temperatures down to comfortable levels. When it does not do so, we do not derive utility from the product and want to replace it. But these questions arise in several minds: “Why is it that my...