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THEME PAPER

GRID-INTERACTIVE BUILT-ENVIRONMENT (GIBE):

CATALYSING ENERGY TRANSITION IN INDIA

KANAGARAJ GANESAN 1 Increasing energy demand due lead to better efficiency of supply,
to intensive energy use in the
enhance energy access, improve
RAJKUMAR rising floor areas of the built grid performance, and improve
BALASUBRAMANIYAN 2 environment in the Indian affordability to the growing
cities has led to higher energy middle-income population in
consumption, supplied energy the country. Grid-interactive
costs, and carbon emissions. technologies has been piloted
Intervention measures in the form in the countries like USA and
of energy efficiency, renewable Australia, showing greater
energy, and operational potential for energy efficiency
automation systems are being and has a strong potential
implemented in buildings for decarbonisation in built
to reduce the consumption, environment.
emissions and costs associated
with energy supply. Yet, the Introduction
goal of providing uninterrupted India, boasting a population
access for energy to everyone at of 1.4 billion and holding
affordable prices with lower fossil the world’s fourth-largest
fuel consumption is not being economy position valued at
achieved, as there is disparity $3.9 trillion in 2023, presently
in the energy supply from stands as the third-largest
utilities to make their businesses contributor to global carbon
profitable. High-paying emissions. In 2021 alone, it
customers from industries and accounted for seven percent
2
Keywords: grid interactive buildings, commercial buildings enjoy of the total CO emissions,
reaching a staggering 2.7
energy efficiency, renewable energy, the uninterrupted energy
energy management, electricity supply, whereas the low-income billion metric tons. Looking
utilities, demand response households in suburban areas ahead, India is poised to
still face power shortages during become the world’s most
1 Kanagaraj Ganesan populous country and the
Director summer season where there is a second-largest economy by
Integrative Design Solutions higher need for thermal comfort 2050, anticipating a projected
appliances. Managing the load energy consumption growth
2 Rajkumar Balasubramaniyan profile across different electricity
Chief Operations Officer 1.5 times faster than the global
Integrative Design Solutions users and their appliances using average over the next thirty
grid-interactive technologies can years [1].

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