April 2020

Tamil Nadu's power consumption in March last year was 10,925 million units. In March this year, it was 9,349 million units.CHENNAI: The Covid-19 lockdown saw a 9% drop in energy consumption across the country between March 2019 and 2020,…

Indore: A prolonged lockdown following the Covid-19 outbreak has led to a spike in household electricity consumption, with daily usage increasing by up to 40%. Lockdown confining people to their homes as a safety measure to fight the…

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The modern home uses a lot of juice. Decades ago, it was simply appliances, lights, radios and televisions that consumed electricity. Today it's all that and more: computers, charging phones, always-on routers, DVRs, pool filters,…