Educating people at grass root level to combat energy crisis

The practice of reducing the quantity of energy used is referred as Energy Conservation. An energy conscious society can be developed only by imparting awareness at the grass root level. Intervention programmes targeting the end users of energy in households, play a vital role in building up an energy conscious society. Conscientizing people on energy crisis, will change their life style to a great extent and bring about a change in their energy consumption pattern. This paper highlights the need and method of educating people on energy conservation at grass root level through intervention programme. The intervention study was conducted among 38 homemakers in Ernakulam city. The study revealed that education can increase the awareness and practice level of people on energy conservation and motivate them to initiate changes in their consumption practices. The values nurtured at home by an informed energy manager in the family will also leave a ripple effect on all other sectors of energy consumption.