well chandigarh is all set to become a solar city in the year 2012.By 2012, the plan aims at around 10 per cent reduction in the current energy consumption. This reduction is expected to double by 2018.A 'Solar City Cell', which may be established within the Municipal Corporation, may also take advantage of the grant being provided by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) to design a few pilot energy efficient buildings in the city, in accordance with the Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC)."Short-term targets for energy conservation are based on the energy conservation options identified in the energy audit".This adds yet another feather to cap of chandigarh.It is the first city in India to become a solar city.
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