In Episode 15 of First Fuel, Energy Efficiency Council CEO Luke Menzel is joined by Satish Kumar, President and Executive Director of the Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy (AEEE), one of India’s leading energy policy think tanks. Luke and Satish discuss India’s energy efficiency policy architecture, its success in the rollout of LEDs, its challenges on space cooling, and the importance of being unreasonable to drive change.

Mentioned in this episode:

Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy

https://www.aeee.in

2018 International Energy Efficiency Scorecard (American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy)

https://www.eec.org.au/news/eec-news/article/australia-ranks-worst-for-energy-efficiency-in-developed-world

Bureau of Energy Efficiency

https://beeindia.gov.in

UJALA dashboard

http://www.ujala.gov.in

India Cooling Action Plan

http://ozonecell.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/INDIA-COOLING-ACTION-PLAN-e-circulation-version080319.pdf

Regulation Impact Statement: 'Smart' Demand Response Capabilities for Selected Appliances (Australia)

https://www.energyrating.gov.au/document/regulation-impact-statement-decision-smart-demand-response-capabilities-selected-appliances

Satish at the IEA’s 5th Global Conference on Energy Efficiency, 23rd June 2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxrT7kwF8p0

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