Thanks Mississauga! You reduced electricity demand by 3.6 per cent!
Congratulations to all Mississauga residents and businesses participating in Earth Hour 2008! The City of Mississauga achieved a 3.6 per cent reduction in electricity demand during Earth Hour! This reduction is equivalent to 1,450,000 compact florescent light bulbs rated at 20 watts being turned off by 9:00 PM!
Mississauga's electricity demand dropped by 29 MW (megawatts) to 786 MW at 9:00 p.m., compared with total demand of 814 MW at the beginning of Earth Hour.
Enersource participated in Earth Hour by turning off all non-essential outdoor and indoor lighting at its head office location, including the outdoor LED sign board and decorative light fixtures. We also issued a challenge to our top 4500 business customers encouraging them to shift non-essential electricity load for the one hour period.
Visit www.earthhour.org to see how the world reduced electricity on March 29!
Make Earth hour every hour and conserve electricity at home and at work with these energy saving tips!
Thanks again for your participation and watch here for plans for Earth Hour 2009!