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Peace Region energy use up during Earth Hour
Despite
a global effort to reduce energy use during Earth Hour Saturday,
consumption in both Fort St. John and Dawson Creek increased from 8:30
to 9:30 p.m. B.C. Hydro spokesperson Jennifer Young says both cities
reported negative results, with Fort St. John increasing usage by .93
per cent and Dawson Creek by .6 per cent.
She says there could be many reasons why there was an increase in power usage.
"There are many factors that will affect people’s consumption and thus the savings for earth hour," she explains. "For example: weather, major events, and large industrial customers will all affect the load for a substation and individual municipality."
Last year Fort St. John saved 1.38 per cent, while 2010 saw an increase like this year. Northern Environmental Action Team's Karen Mason-Bennett says this year was simply bad timing. NEAT was out of town for the weekend at the trade show in Chetwynd, and there was no concentrated effort on Earth Hour participation this year. She also explains that the nature of industry in our town makes it difficult to regulate energy use.
"If they put an extra shift on at the Canfor plant, it will negate whatever efforts that residents put in, basically," she suggests. "You have to understand how the whole community works on an electricity basis."
Regardless, she says the message of Earth Hour is something that should continued throughout the year.
"I think it's a pretty good habit to get into," she says. "You don't need to have every light in your house on while you're watching TV. Just thinking about all of the extraneous stuff that's on all of the time is more of the point than sitting in the dark."
Despite negative results in Dawson Creek and Fort St. John, Mason-Bennett says there were two wine and cheese events in Chetwynd and Fort Nelson that were successful. Tumbler Ridge increased usage by .96 per cent, Taylor by .9 per cent and Fort Nelson by .89 per cent. No data is available for Hudson's Hope or Chetwynd. Overall, the province saved 121 megawatt hours of electricity and reduced the provincial electricity load by 1.67 per cent.
"There are many factors that will affect people’s consumption and thus the savings for earth hour," she explains. "For example: weather, major events, and large industrial customers will all affect the load for a substation and individual municipality."
Last year Fort St. John saved 1.38 per cent, while 2010 saw an increase like this year. Northern Environmental Action Team's Karen Mason-Bennett says this year was simply bad timing. NEAT was out of town for the weekend at the trade show in Chetwynd, and there was no concentrated effort on Earth Hour participation this year. She also explains that the nature of industry in our town makes it difficult to regulate energy use.
"If they put an extra shift on at the Canfor plant, it will negate whatever efforts that residents put in, basically," she suggests. "You have to understand how the whole community works on an electricity basis."
Regardless, she says the message of Earth Hour is something that should continued throughout the year.
"I think it's a pretty good habit to get into," she says. "You don't need to have every light in your house on while you're watching TV. Just thinking about all of the extraneous stuff that's on all of the time is more of the point than sitting in the dark."
Despite negative results in Dawson Creek and Fort St. John, Mason-Bennett says there were two wine and cheese events in Chetwynd and Fort Nelson that were successful. Tumbler Ridge increased usage by .96 per cent, Taylor by .9 per cent and Fort Nelson by .89 per cent. No data is available for Hudson's Hope or Chetwynd. Overall, the province saved 121 megawatt hours of electricity and reduced the provincial electricity load by 1.67 per cent.
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