Integrated Green Energy Solutions, Volume 2

24Stringent Energy Management Strategy during Covid-19 Pandemic

Nagajayanthi B.

Vellore Institute of Technology, Chennai Campus, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract

The Indian economy depends on energy. The Covid-19 pandemic has presented a lot of challenges to work with protective equipment, less commuting, and social distancing. With Covid-19, there are no more peak hours’ energy usage patterns during weekdays. There was delayed early energy pattern and peak midday pat-tern. People spend a lot on the electricity and energy management system at home. Residential load has increased but commercial load has decreased. This energy dynamic needs to be balanced. Electrical utilities and facilities were managed effi-ciently in India during this pandemic. Moreover, energy management needs to be done on campuses and industries with clean air and reduced energy setting so that the services could be resumed based on requirement. The path towards carbon reduction needs to be paved for a climate-neutral economy. Information Communication Technology improves energy efficacy and energy management. Renewable energy reduces global warming. Monitoring energy using data driven technologies prevents future energy shortages. Energy should be available unin-terrupted with reliability at an affordable price to the common citizens. India should not depend on imported energy resources. This chapter focuses on energy management, energy efficiency, and energy utility techniques required to face unexpected ...