Even as University Grants Commission has begun energy audits of colleges, institutions in Mumbai are already taking different initiatives toward energy conservation. Several city colleges have changed the way electricity is being used, activities such as installation of solar panels and student awareness have begun.

In the current era, it has become very important to ensure energy conservation. The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) has also added green audit as one of the aspects for evaluation, which has led to several colleges introducing different initiatives for energy conservation.