Conservation of energy planning and policies

Conservation refers to an efficient use of electrical energy that comes through various resources.
Energy efficiency simply means using less energy to perform the same task – that is, eliminating
energy waste. Energy efficiency brings a variety of benefits: reducing greenhouse gas emissions,
reducing demand for energy imports, and lowering our costs on a household and economy-wide
level. There are enormous opportunities for efficiency improvements in every sector of the
economy, whether it is buildings, transportation, industry, or energy generation.
Also, Energy conservation is the strategy of adjusting and optimizing energy using systems and
procedures to reduce energy requirements per unit of output without affecting socio-economic
development. Energy conservation means going with what is available, while in developed
countries 1% increase in G.N.P. needs barely 0.6% increase in energy consumption in whereas in
India the corresponding increase in energy consumption is nearly 1.5%.