1. Plant Data & Energy Monitoring
1. Lists the ongoing energy consumption: Electricity & all types of
fuels, Energy Guzzlers, Incorporate applicable electricity tariff –
initializing energy management
2. Plant particulars: Section name & process – knowing where
energy is being consumed & why
3. DG sets: monitors fuel consumption versus KWhr generated –
Ensures DG set performance
4. Shift wise/Daily recording of KWhr, KVARh; Computes shift wise
Power Factor – Timely execution of corrective action so as to
ensure highest PF (0.99 to 1)
5. Electrical network (consisting various feeders & DBs) and provides
monitoring of energy consumption versus production/output at
SEB/Feeder/DB level – Results in to plant / process or equipment
wise energy monitoring, norms fixation & targeting
6. Monthly Electricity Consumption Data (Maximum Demand, Billing
Demand, Power Factor, KWhr Consumption, Demand Charges,
KWhr Charges, Monthly Bill) – Bill analysis
7. Report generation for daily & monthly PF, KWhr & KVARh –
Energy Monitoring
8. Frequency Distribution & Regression Analysis for energy
consumption & production/output at SEB/Feeder/DB level –
Energy Monitoring, Norms Fixation & Targeting
9. Graphical representation of KWhr, MD, PF, KWhr Charges, MD
Charges & Total Bill for a given year or period – Bill analysis
10.Case studies on how to go about Energy Monitoring, Norms
Fixation & Targeting
“Knowing how much we are consuming where” is first step
towards energy conservation
Power Factor Improvement & Demand Management
1. Calculations for Capacitor (KVAR) requirement for desired PF
improvement, Reduction in demand charges, % Reduction in I2R
losses

2. 2. Payback period calculation for installing capacitors &
Recommendations for improving PF
3. Guidelines on Capacitor Selection & Maintenance
4. Guidelines for allocating KVAR on each steps of APFC – when
there is APFC billing PF should be maintained at 1.
5. Where should I put my capacitors? How line losses & cable sizing
get affected?
6. Demand Management – how to go about it?
7. Application of demand controllers
8. Is my Contract Demand all right?
9. Utilizing tariff pattern in best possible manner
10.Lots of Case Studies
More we save, more we come to know that still more we can save
Induction Motors
1. Incorporate Installed Motor Specifications, Choose Motors with
design data for Motor Load Analysis – Gear-up for Motor Load
Analysis.
2. Log measured V, A, PF & KW; thus compute Motor Loading (%),
Losses (KW), Efficiency, Annual KWhr consumption & Operating
Cost – Motors are power hungry, now we know size of their
stomach and look for their diet-plan.
3. Evaluate for Energy Conservation Options (Delta to Star
Conversion, Automatic Star/Delta Controller, Replacement by
smaller rating Standard/Energy Efficient Motor : Life Cycle Costing,
Installing Flat-belt drive, Energy Saver/Soft-Starter etc.) & the
Saving Potential with Payback Period – Which energy
conservation measure will work how, which one is best for which
motor?
4. KVAR requirement for Power Factor Improvement at Load End –
Its better.
5. Date &/or Section wise display of Motor Load Analysis – Monitor
Motor Performance
6. Maintenance record keeping, Monitoring of No-load Current (A) &
No-load Power (KW), Graphical display of Variation in Motor

3. Current (A) & Power Drawn (KW) with Time – Rewind or Replace
on this burnout?
7. Motor Search – know your motors by your identification criteria.
Case Studies, Glossary, Technical help, Motor Selection –
Knowledgebase for energy efficiency
We are shy of capital cost & keep losing huge on operating cost; will we base
our decisions on total cost?
Compressors & Compressed Air Systems
1. Incorporate Compressor & pressure vessel specifications –
Prerequisite.
2. Periodically carryout Performance Evaluation by Free Air Delivery
(FAD) Test & Leakage Test – Routine testing is essential to ensure
their performance.
3. Test Output in terms of FAD in m
3
/Min, Volumetric Efficiency,
Power Consumption in KW / 100 SCFM, Leakage in m
3
/Min,
Leakage loss in Rs/Annum – Compare with others & their own
original performance and take remedial actions.
4. Review pressure settings/requirement – Minimize them, should
there be two lines HP & LP? Can compressed air applications be
substituted by direct electrical operation? Systems should be
Centralized or De-centralized?
5. Calculating Pressure drop in pipelines – Ascertain pipe size for
minimum losses.
6. Knowledgebase for energy efficiency
7. Compressor Selection – Its crucial.
8. Case Studies, experience sharing – May work for you too.
Glossary, Test Procedures, Input formats, Output reporting – Its
convenient
Monitor utility operating conditions, performance & their operational cost
or land up with inefficiencies which are otherwise avoidable.

4. Pumps & the Network
1. Incorporate Pump Specifications – here is the key to power
consumption I.e. correct selection of head & discharge.
2. Carry out performance evaluation: Output – Total head, Pumping
Capacity & Pump Efficiency – Know how are you operating as
compared to your requirement & pump specifications, how far is
present operation from the best efficiency point.
3. Calculate Motor Power (HP/KW) required for a given pumping
requirement – lets cross check with actual power consumption.
4. Ascertain Pump Flow Rates: While designing flow rate for a
cooling system, use maximum cooling possible from the cooling
tower: this will minimize the flow rate & hence pumping power –
choice is ours “higher flow rate” or “manageable rise in
temperature for the cooling tower" .
5. Find out energy conservation potential by Impeller trimming,
Impeller Replacement Providing variable speed drive, Application
of energy efficient pumps and other measures – realize this huge
energy saving potential.
6. Case Studies, Technical help – Learn more, apply more & save
more
It’s not primarily the “designed efficiency” but the correct
selection of equipment specification for a given requirement
decides its efficient or inefficient operation.
Lighting
1. Lighting Audit – Understanding present system
2. Analyzing Incandescent, Fluorescent Lamps & Mercury Vapor
Lamps for energy efficient lighting – Saving Potential & Payback
Period
3. Lighting Design for energy efficiency – Ensures efficient lighting
4. Case Studies, Technical help

5. Transformer
1. Incorporate Transformer Specifications
2. Carry out Transformer Load Management, Compute loading & All
day Efficiency – Whether savings are possible by transformer load
management
3. Improve PF for Two Phase Welding Transformers
4. Case Studies & Technical help
Energy Savings, even if they are smaller, in long-run they matter a lot.
Cooling Tower (CT)
1. Incorporate Cooling Tower Design Parameters
2. Carry out Performance test – to know the deviation from the
design
3. Output in terms of CT Capacity Utilization (%), CT Range (
o
C), CT
Approach (
o
C), Evaporation Loss (%), Required Blow down (m
3
/hr)
& Makeup water (m
3
/hr) – monitor the CT operation for these
parameters regularly
4. Recommendation based on test results to improve CT
performance – Accordingly take corrective measures
5. Technical help & case studies
Industrial Fans
1. Incorporate Specifications
2. Carryout Air Density Calculations
3. Performance Evaluation, Fan & Fan Motor Power Calculations
4. Energy Conservation Measures, Application of Variable Speed
Drives
5. Case Studies & Technical help
Question every energy consuming equipment on its each aspect – you will get
a clue for energy conservation

6. Refrigeration & Air Conditioning
1. Incorporate Design Parameters
2. Requirement rationalization
3. Performance evaluation of Refrigeration system or Chiller by
calculation of output in terms of Net Refrigeration Effect,
Compression Ratio, COP, Evaporator Duty, Evaporator
effectiveness, HP per TR, Condenser Effectiveness, Actual Flow
in Chiller – to know the deviation from the design and take
corrective actions accordingly
4. Estimation of refrigeration or Air Conditioning Compressor capacity
5. Energy Conservation Measures
6. Evaluate the Pumping systems for saving potential
7. Technical help, Tips & case studies
Utilities offers immense opportunities for energy saving – Search for them in
your installation