IIT Madras spends over 15 crores rupees per year on electricity and student hostels consume around 40% of the total power. The sustainability network formed an energy conservation and efficiency initiative team to conduct an energy audit and reduce consumption. They found that the mechanical, civil, electrical and computer science departments and Jamuna, Saraswathi, Godavari, Alaknanda and Sharavathi hostels were the highest consumers. The team aims to work with these departments and hostels to identify reasons for high usage and implement conservation solutions through behavioral changes and technical projects to save energy and costs.