Results are starting to come in from Earth Hour 2008. What impact can be made by turning off non-essential lighting for one hour?
Chicago saved an estimated 420 tons of carbon dioxide emissions
Toronto saw an 8.7% drop is electricity usage over the hour
British Columbia saved 125 megawatts of electricity
Bangkok saved 73.3 megawatts of electricity
Christchurch (in southern New Zealand) saw power consumption drop 12.8%
Fiji reports electricity use was down 11.2 megawatts and saved 7.34 tons of emissions
Dubai reduced electricity use by 100,000 kilowatts and 60,000 kilograms (60 tons) of emissions
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Did Turning Off Your Lights Matter?: Some Early Earth Day 2008 Results
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I wish more people would turn their lights off. Imasgine if everyone in UK or USA became more pro-active with stand by ligts and energy saving lights. The impact would be masive.
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