I. INTRODUCTION
Saudi Arabia is one among the top countries in the world
showing robust economic and industrial growth, and in tune
with these developments, its demand for energy and hence oil
also rising at a very alarming rate. It is estimated that the
domestic demand for its own oil and gas is growing at around
7% per year, and at this rate, the energy consumption is going
to be doubled in a decade and tripled in two decades. Even
though the country has increased its generation capacity by
50% during the last decade, it still finds it difficult to meet the
electricity demand in the summer season [1]. In addition to the
economic and industrial development in the nation, the other
major driving factors which are attributed to this situation are
the population growth, hot climate and the low electricity
tariff existing in the country. The economy of the country
being heavily dependent on fossil fuels and the oil exports,
this trend of unsustainable pattern of energy consumption can affect the ability of the government on domestic welfare and
services. In this scenario, the effective utilization of the
precious oil and gas resources is of paramount importance for
the sustainable financial stability of the nation. The
immediate step which can yield fast response is the
implementation of the demand side management and energy
conservation measures through which the system losses and
the wastage of electric energy consumption can be minimized
[2]. This can also provide a cushion for future energy
diversification and such other long term plans. This paper
presents the results of the preliminary investigations of the
demand side management through the installation of an energy
management system in some of the buildings in the main
campus of King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Jeddah, Saudi
Arabia
I. INTRODUCTION
Saudi Arabia is one among the top countries in the world
showing robust economic and industrial growth, and in tune
with these developments, its demand for energy and hence oil
also rising at a very alarming rate. It is estimated that the
domestic demand for its own oil and gas is growing at around
7% per year, and at this rate, the energy consumption is going
to be doubled in a decade and tripled in two decades. Even
though the country has increased its generation capacity by
50% during the last decade, it still finds it difficult to meet the
electricity demand in the summer season [1]. In addition to the
economic and industrial development in the nation, the other
major driving factors which are attributed to this situation are
the population growth, hot climate and the low electricity
tariff existing in the country. The economy of the country
being heavily dependent on fossil fuels and the oil exports,
this trend of unsustainable pattern of energy consumption can affect the ability of the government on domestic welfare and
services. In this scenario, the effective utilization of the
precious oil and gas resources is of paramount importance for
the sustainable financial stability of the nation. The
immediate step which can yield fast response is the
implementation of the demand side management and energy
conservation measures through which the system losses and
the wastage of electric energy consumption can be minimized
[2]. This can also provide a cushion for future energy
diversification and such other long term plans. This paper
presents the results of the preliminary investigations of the
demand side management through the installation of an energy
management system in some of the buildings in the main
campus of King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Jeddah, Saudi
Arabia
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