AIT Electricity usage – Office of Facilities and Assets Management

AIT Commitment for Energy Conservation

The Asian Institute of Technology is dedicated to transforming into a “Botanical Garden Net Zero Campus by 2030.” In pursuit of this ambitious goal, AIT has established precise policy guidelines for ENERGY CONSERVATION. These guidelines place a premium on the promotion of energy-efficient architecture and the conscientious use of resources to optimize benefits while upholding environmental integrity. Furthermore, the institute emphasizes the integration of green spaces in and around each building, striving to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and transition to complete reliance on renewable energy sources. This approach also aims to enhance productivity by fostering the adoption of efficient building standards.

Energy Policy Statement:

The AIT is committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by reducing its energy use and switching to clean and renewable energy supplies.

Energy Goals:

Goal 1: To reduce the (non-residential) AIT’s electricity use by 15% in 2026 compared to 2022

1. Through electricity consumption (reduction) in air conditioning.

2. Through electricity consumption (reduction) in lighting.

3. Through electricity consumption (reduction) in plug loads.

4. Through electricity consumption (reduction) in others.

5. Through identifying the monthly energy consumption for each building or part building by the installation of appropriate metering and developing the existing energy monitoring and by publishing clear targets for energy consumption and to report progress on the previous year.

Goal 2: To increase local renewable electricity generation (and possible storage) to 15% by 2026 from 2022

1. Through electricity generation by solar.

2. Through electricity/heat generation by bio resources.

3. Through electricity generation by others.

4. Through carbon offset.

Goal 3: To reduce fossil-fuel consumption by 15% by 2026 compared to 2022

1. Through the use of blended and biofuels and alternate resources to replace fossil fuels on campus.

2. Through improved efficiency in vehicles and stoves.

Goal 4: To reduce the overall energy expenses by 12% by 2026 compared to 2021

1. Through technical measures:

1.1. Renewable power generation.

1.2. Efficient chiller plant upgradation and operation.

1.3. Upgrading to energy efficient lighting.

2. Through incorporating energy efficient design to all new buildings, refurbishments and equipment utilising sustainable products.

3. Through keeping the heat out of buildings by incorporating high performance facades, windows, and insulation.

4. Through reduction in fossil-fuel consumption on the campus.

5. Through behavioral changes (with incentives).

Goal 5: To be carbon neutral by 2030

1. Through the measures undertaken in the Goals 1, 2 and 3.

2. Revising Goals 1, 2, and 3 in 2026 for another 5 year period, and so on.

Electricity Consumption

The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) is responsible for providing electricity to the entire campus. Despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the campus has managed to achieve a 10% decrease in electricity consumption compared to the pre-COVID year of 2018 and the post-COVID year of 2022, thanks to the implementation of various energy conservation measures.

In line with the goal of reducing AIT’s non-residential electricity usage by 15% in 2026, as part of its commitment to becoming a Botanical Garden NET ZERO Campus by 2030, AIT has launched a Solar rooftop project, aiming to generate 1.5 MW of power. This project is set to be completed by mid-2024. For more detailed information on AIT’s solar power initiatives, please click here

Year	kWh	Percentage of kWh Variance to 2018	Remarks	Thai Baht	Remarks
2018	11,334,000			41,816,442.98
2019	11,060,280	-2.4%		41,056,704.84
2020	10,110,360	-10.8%	Covid-19	37,115,298.22
2021	9,354,600	-17.5%	Covid-19	34,353,342.62	Government Subsidy
2022	10,242,841	-9.6%	Post Covid normal operations	43,609,055.90	23% rise in PEA tariff rate
2023	10,809,720	-0.0553439381		52,374,332.64	-0.2009967094

Year/ Unit	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	July	Aug	Sept	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual
2018 / kWh	856,680	830,760	1,029,480	993,000	1,024,920	979,200	937,200	981,720	976,560	998,640	938,640	787,200	11,334,000
2019 / kWh	808,320	905,040	1,073,400	1,092,480	1,062,480	935,160	902,040	913,920	879,600	950,280	845,760	691,800	11,060,280
2020 / kWh	851,040	824,160	949,200	816,600	884,520	813,000	849,480	892,080	875,760	809,280	828,000	717,240	10,110,360
2021 / kWh	672,480	747,480	983,040	856,560	878,160	849,600	789,480	753,600	727,920	763,320	731,640	646,320	9,354,600
2022 / kWh	646,320	714,840	927,600	885,720	915,840	917,160	890,400	928,320	927,960	874,320	893,641	720,720	10,242,841
2023 / kWh	767,760	825,360	1,002,480	1,034,040	1,025,760	901,680	881,520	961,560	933,240	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2018 / Baht	3,164,327	3,068,596	3,802,532	3,667,800	3,785,691	3,616,832	3,461,713	3,626,139	3,607,082	3,688,630	3,441,119	2,885,983	41,816,442.98
2019 / Baht	3,000,594	3,359,592	3,984,498	4,055,317	3,943,966	3,471,389	3,348,457	3,392,552	3,265,166	3,527,510	3,139,561	2,568,104	41,056,704.84
2020 / Baht	3,159,159	3,059,388	3,523,503	2,940,387	3,184,925	2,820,528	3,153,369	3,311,488	3,243,135	2,996,970	3,066,287	2,656,161	37,115,298.22
2021 / Baht	2,304,390	2,745,020	3,609,977	3,145,553	3,148,428	3,119,996	2,899,241	2,767,492	2,673,197	2,803,183	2,686,857	2,373,569	34,353,342.62
2022 / Baht	2,373,569	2,752,980	3,572,258	3,410,990	3,756,086	3,761,499	3,651,759	3,807,265	4,487,526	4,228,147	4,321,570	3,485,407	43,609,055.90
2023 / Baht	4,218,013.68	4,534,438.53	5,507,444.94	5,680,819.39	4,935,527.03	4,338,835.94	4,241,834.57	4,626,953.12	4,248,037.55	3721831.62	3372941.23	2947655.03	52374332.6
2024/ Baht	3377992.73	3792658.37	4495698.12	4674653.70	4412867.25	3991043.40	3749197.73	3765559.38