Transitions towards energy-efficient appliances in urban households of Gujarat state, India

Residential sector accounted for 24% of the total electricity consumption in India during 2009-10 and has almost remained around one-quarter over the last decade. A total of 163 same urban households were surveyed in 2018 to ascertain the change in penetration and use of energy-efficient (EE) appliances therein over 2010-18. There was a significant increase in their penetration across each enduse category with main changes being in air conditioners (ACs) (47%) and LED lights (over 38 times) over 2010-18. The weighted average relative electricity consumption decreased from 0.89 to 0.44 for ACs (1.5TR), 0.42 to 0.23 for lighting lamps, 0.95 to 0.54 for tubelights, 0.98 to 0.68 for refrigerators, and 0.94 to 0.69 for TVs, indicating the lowering of average energy consumption due to EE appliances. The annual electricity savings at household level were found statistically significant for transitions to EE ACs and ceiling fans.