The Energy Conservation Building Code, as launched in 2007, applied to new commercial buildings having a connected load of at least
- A.10 kW
- B.50 kW
- C.100 kW
- D.500 kW
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, 100 kW. The code was drawn up by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency for new commercial buildings with a connected load of 100 kW or more, or a contract demand of 120 kVA or more, and it prescribes requirements for the building envelope, lighting, air conditioning, water heating and electrical systems. Options A and B are below the threshold, and a code set so low would have pulled in small shops and offices that cannot carry the compliance cost. Option D is too high and would have left out most offices, hotels and hospitals, the very buildings whose air conditioning load the code was written to control. Note two further points for statement questions: the residential counterpart is the Eco Niwas Samhita of 2018, and a state must notify the code before it binds builders there.
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Practice Questions
View allThe Bureau of Energy Efficiency was established under which of the following Acts?
- A.The Electricity Act, 2003
- B.The Energy Conservation Act, 2001
- C.The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
- D.The Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981
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That Act created the Bureau of Energy Efficiency as a statutory body and gave it the power to prescribe efficiency standards, run the labelling programme and prepare the building code; the Bureau came into existence on 1 March 2002 under the Ministry of Power.
Read the full explanation →The Bureau of Energy Efficiency functions under which Union Ministry?
- A.Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
- B.Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
- C.Ministry of Power
- D.Ministry of Heavy Industries
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BEE is an attached statutory body of the Ministry of Power, and its Governing Council is chaired by the Union Minister of Power.
Read the full explanation →On a BEE star label pasted on an appliance, a greater number of stars indicates that the appliance
- A.consumes less electricity for the same output
- B.consumes more electricity for the same output
- C.is cheaper than lower rated models
- D.has a longer warranty period
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The star label places an appliance in a band from one star to five stars on the basis of its energy performance, so a five-star model is the most efficient and will show the lowest annual energy consumption in its size class.
Read the full explanation →UJALA, the Government scheme for efficient lighting, stands for
- A.Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All
- B.Universal Jyoti and Lighting Assistance
- C.Urban Jyoti and Affordable Lamps for All
- D.Unnat Jan Aadhar Lighting Abhiyan
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The programme began as the Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme and was launched under the UJALA name on 5 January 2015, selling LED bulbs, tubelights and efficient ceiling fans to domestic consumers at a price far below the retail rate.
Read the full explanation →Which organisation implements the UJALA and Street Lighting National Programme on the ground?
- A.Bureau of Energy Efficiency
- B.Energy Efficiency Services Limited
- C.Central Electricity Authority
- D.Solar Energy Corporation of India
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The correct answer is B, Energy Efficiency Services Limited, a joint venture of public sector undertakings under the Ministry of Power that procures LED bulbs and street lights in bulk and recovers the cost from consumers or from the savings in a municipality's electricity bill.
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