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BCers power down for earth

BC residents saved 24 megawatt hours of electricity and reduced the provincial electricity load by .3 per cent during Earth Hour on Saturday night – the equivalent of turning off about 1.1 million LED lightbulbs, according to BC Hydro.

The annual event saw people across the province make a slightly better effort than last year when the electrical load was lightened by .2 per cent, but the strongest effort was made in the Southern Interior.

The annual event hosted by the World Wildlife Fund encourages people to conserve power by turning off unnecessary lights and electronics.

Nearly 190 countries and territories across seven continents powered down between 8:30 to 9:30 p.m.

The results across B.C. include:

  • Lower Mainland: 16.5 megawatts less (0.4 per cent) 
  • Vancouver Island: 3.3 megawatts less (0.2 per cent) 
  • Southern Interior: 7.9 megawatts less  (1.7 per cent)
  • Northern Interior: 3.4 megawatts more (0.4 per cent)


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