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Hamilton takes second place in Blackout Challenge!
September 25, 2008
HAMILTON, ON – September 22, 2008 –Hamilton participated in the Blackout Challenge on August 14th and placed second out of 38 participating Ontario municipalities by successfully reducing energy consumption by 2.9 per cent and trimming peak demand by 5.2 per cent between the hours of 12:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. The 5.2 per cent drop in peak demand is equivalent to taking between 5,000 and 6,000 homes completely off the electricity grid. Hamilton placed first in last year’s challenge; however this year’s results demonstrate an improvement since then. Last year, Hamilton reduced consumption by 1.9 per cent and peak demand by five per cent. “Once again, Hamilton has stepped up to the plate. Hamilton was responsible for almost 50 per cent of the province-wide decrease in electricity consumption and over 70 per cent of the province-wide decrease in peak demand!” said Mayor Fred Eisenberger. “These impressive results certainly demonstrate our community’s commitment to energy conservation and environmental protection. Next year we will challenge the GTA cities to participate as well.” This challenge was initiated in response to the City of Woodstock’s Voluntary Blackout Day Challenge - a friendly invitation urging Ontario municipalities to reduce consumption by four per cent on the anniversary of the 2003 blackout. It has taken weeks to compare results and a number of factors have been considered that level the field. In order to estimate electricity savings, the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) compared the results from August 14th to other weekdays with similar weather. “Corporately, we continued to lead by example by turning off all non-essential lights and reducing energy consumption in our corporate facilities,” said Scott Stewart, General Manager of Public Works. In the City of Hamilton’s corporate facilities, energy consumption dropped 25.1 per cent and peak demand was reduced by 19.2 per cent during the eight-hour period. - 30 - Media Contacts: Office of Mayor Fred Eisenberger 905-546-4106 Geoff Lupton Manager of Energy Initiatives Public Works Department City of Hamilton 905-546-2424, ext. 7372
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September 25, 2008
HAMILTON, ON – September 22, 2008 –Hamilton participated in the Blackout Challenge on August 14th and placed second out of 38 participating Ontario municipalities by successfully reducing energy consumption by 2.9 per cent and trimming peak demand by 5.2 per cent between the hours of 12:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. The 5.2 per cent drop in peak demand is equivalent to taking between 5,000 and 6,000 homes completely off the electricity grid. Hamilton placed first in last year’s challenge; however this year’s results demonstrate an improvement since then. Last year, Hamilton reduced consumption by 1.9 per cent and peak demand by five per cent. “Once again, Hamilton has stepped up to the plate. Hamilton was responsible for almost 50 per cent of the province-wide decrease in electricity consumption and over 70 per cent of the province-wide decrease in peak demand!” said Mayor Fred Eisenberger. “These impressive results certainly demonstrate our community’s commitment to energy conservation and environmental protection. Next year we will challenge the GTA cities to participate as well.” This challenge was initiated in response to the City of Woodstock’s Voluntary Blackout Day Challenge - a friendly invitation urging Ontario municipalities to reduce consumption by four per cent on the anniversary of the 2003 blackout. It has taken weeks to compare results and a number of factors have been considered that level the field. In order to estimate electricity savings, the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) compared the results from August 14th to other weekdays with similar weather. “Corporately, we continued to lead by example by turning off all non-essential lights and reducing energy consumption in our corporate facilities,” said Scott Stewart, General Manager of Public Works. In the City of Hamilton’s corporate facilities, energy consumption dropped 25.1 per cent and peak demand was reduced by 19.2 per cent during the eight-hour period. - 30 - Media Contacts: Office of Mayor Fred Eisenberger 905-546-4106 Geoff Lupton Manager of Energy Initiatives Public Works Department City of Hamilton 905-546-2424, ext. 7372
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