Alectra Utilities reports 1.5% less electricity used during Earth Hour
Essa leads the way in our region
Alectra says its customers saved 43 megawatts of power during Earth Hour on Saturday night – enough to light up more than 1300 average-sized homes for 24 hours. Folks in Essa Township were the most determined in Alectra’s service area with a 17.4 percent reduction. Conversely, Barrie was among Alectra’s lowest at 0.9 percent.
The reductions achieved per community in 2018 were as follows:
Community |
% Reduction* |
MW Reduction* |
Aurora |
4.1 |
2.15 |
Barrie |
0.9 |
1.08 |
Bradford West Gwillimbury (Bradford) |
5.4 |
1.27 |
Brampton |
1.2 |
4.74 |
Essa (Thornton) |
17.4 |
0.17 |
Hamilton |
1.3 |
6.21 |
Markham |
0.9 |
1.63 |
Mississauga |
0.8 |
6.77 |
New Tecumseth (Alliston, Beeton, Tottenham) |
3.9 |
1.27 |
Penetanguishene |
1.7 |
0.15 |
Richmond Hill |
3.1 |
4.39 |
St.Catharines |
1.7 |
1.54 |
Vaughan |
3.6 |
12.0 |
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Alectra Service Territory |
1.5 |
43.37 |
In comparison to a typical consumption pattern normally experienced on a similar type of day, taking into consideration hour of the day, time of year and weather.