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TORONTO, May 26 /CNW/ - With budgets tightening, government agencies,
schools, health-care organizations and other institutions have a perfect
opportunity to reduce operating expenses by using electricity more
efficiently. Improvements can be made throughout an organization to achieve
energy efficiency.
Did You Know...
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- Almost 40 per cent of an institutional building's electricity is
consumed by lighting systems.(1)
- In 2005, 91 per cent of commercial and institutional establishments
in Ontario were at least partially air-conditioned, the highest rate
in the country, with electricity being the most significant primary
energy source.(2)
- Every kilowatt-hour saved through conservation prevents two pounds of
carbon dioxide (CO(2)) from reaching the atmosphere.(3)
Story Ideas
- Profile an institution that has taken measures to become more energy
conscious. Explore what the organization has done, how it has
impacted the institution, the community and their environment.
- Provide tips on what schools, libraries, hospitals, etc. can easily
do to conserve electricity and information on local programs and
incentives that are available.
What's Happening On Electricity Impact Day
Here is a list of some of the activities happening around Ontario on
Electricity Impact Day:
- Fairmont Royal York Hotel
- The Fairmont Royal York Hotel will mark Energy Conservation Week
with a symbolic showing of support by turning off its grand
rooftop marquee throughout the week, beginning on Monday May 26.
- EnWin Utilities (Windsor)
- Formally kicking off Energy Conservation Week at the Greater Essex
County District School Board with local elected officials to
educate Windsor on what EnWin is doing to help customers conserve
energy and save money.
- Information will be provided about the Great refrigerator Roundup,
Summer Sweepstakes, peaksaver, and Electricity Retrofit Incentive
Program.
- Hudsons Bay Company (Hbc)
- Hbc prides itself on being a Canadian retail leader in
environmental sustainability. It's part of its commitment to help
sustain the environment. Through this commitment Hbc has partnered
with the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) to participate in the first
ever Ontario Energy Conservation Week May 25th to 31st 2008.
During this week Hbc will be reducing lighting at all Ontario Bay,
Zellers and Home Outfitters Hbc stores by 25% (where achievable)
during regular business hours.
- Hydro One
- Hydro One wants to acknowledge Ontarians' efforts and creativity
in saving electricity. As of May 19 and throughout Energy
Conservation Week (May 25 to 31, 2008), go to
www.hydroone.com/ECWeek to enter Ontario's Most Valuable
Power$aver contest for a chance to win a $10,000 energy efficient
backyard makeover. Submit a short video, picture, or e-mail
describing your efforts to conserve or use less electricity. A
draw will be held in June to award the MVP the grand prize of a
consultation with an expert who will help you design, purchase and
install a backyard that is energy efficient and environmentally
friendly. If you don't have a backyard, you can donate your prize
within your community.
- St. Thomas Energy, City Hall and St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital
- Walk or Bike Your Way To Savings: City residents will be able to
claim a free conservation kit (including items such as fluorescent
lights, water flow measurement bag, toilet leak dye tablets,
clothesline, pencils, colouring books, etc.). In line with the
Conservation Week theme, the people who claim their free kits
should walk; ride a bike or carpool to the pick-up location.
Pick-up locations are St. Thomas Energy Inc., City Hall and
St. Thomas Elgin General Hospital.
- Electricity Impact Exercise with Reduce the Juice and Orangeville
Hydro
- Reduce the Juice and Orangeville Hydro will be visiting Princess
Elizabeth Public School, and teaching students about energy
conservation. The students will engage in an "Electricity Impact
Exercise" by reducing as much juice as they can and calculating
their impact in kW savings.
- Horizon Utilities Inc. (Hamilton/St. Catharines)
- Each employee will receive a Horizon Eco-Bag filled with energy
conservation materials ranging from CFLs, LED nightlights,
information on energy conservation and a questionnaire to win cool
prizes including an ice cream maker.
- Haldimand County Hydro Inc.
- Haldimand County Hydro Inc. has partnered with River Heights
Elementary School to host the media launch of its 2008
Conservation Programs which include an online interactive game for
Grade 5 students with the chance to win 1 of 3 iPods. During the
launch event students and adults will go head to head in a few
rounds of "Are you as Energy Smart as a Haldimand County 5th
Grader?" The event begins at 1:30 pm in the gymnasium.
- Energy Conservation Week Media Launch (North Bay)
- At 10:00 am the city of North Bay will proclaim Energy
Conservation Week at King George Public School with the Mayor,
media and North Bay Hydro officials, and launch a CFL light
exchange competition with 7 schools in North Bay. The school that
collects the most incandescent light bulbs wins an iPod for each
student in the class. An iPod and speaker system will also be
awarded to the winning school.
- Energy Conservation Week at West Park Healthcare Centre (Toronto)
- West Park Healthcare Centre will be running on reduced lighting
during Energy Conservation Week. All staff, patients, visitors and
volunteers will be asked to shut off all unnecessary lighting.
Safety will not be compromised however, if it isn't needed, it
will be shut off. Staff will be reminded to turn off all computers
and other electrical appliances before they leave at the end of
the day.
- West Park Healthcare Centre will also have an Energy Conservation
display in front of the cafeteria for the entire week Monday,
May 26 to Friday, May 30. Staff will be available to answer
questions during the lunch hour.
- Town of Oakville Energy Conservation Week Contest
- The Town of Oakville is sponsoring a contest for students in
elementary and secondary schools in the community. The winner of
each category will receive a prize and be appointed as a Youth
Energy Conservation Officer.
- Grade 1 to 8 students: Create a poster depicting how they can
conserve energy at home or at school.
- Grade 9 to 12 students: Write an essay (250 words or less) on
why it is important to conserve energy and how we can conserve.
- Submit entries by 4:30 pm on Friday May 30 to Oakville Town
Hall at 1225 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, ON, L6J 5A6 or by e-mail
to Suzanne Austin at saustin@oakville.ca
- Festival Hydro
- Festival Hydro along with John Wilkinson Perth-Wellington MPP and
CARE Stratford will launch Energy Conservation week with St Marys
Highschool's Green Team. Kill-A-Watt power use meters are being
donated by Festival Hydro. The theme will be "Unplugged! Reducing
the unnecessary loads on the grid!"
- Information on the Great Refrigerator Roundup, PeakSaver, and
Summer Sweepstakes is available at all public libraries in
Stratford, Brussels, Dashwood, Hensall, St. Marys, Seaforth and
Zurich. Patrons will be able to learn how these conservation
programs will help them save energy and money while reducing load
from the grid during peak summer demand.
- Nelson Switzer (Toronto)
- Direct Energy will be hosting a series of presentations at office
locations across Toronto based on Al Gore's "An Inconvenient
Truth", with Nelson A. Switzer, a certified presenter of The
Climate Project, who will discuss climate change and take
questions.
- Lakehead University
- Lakehead is hosting an energy conservation tips contest. To enter
write an energy conservation tip for home or the office on a piece
of paper, drop it off at the University switchboard or e-mail it
to sustainability@lakeheadu.ca. The contest is open to all so
make sure your name and contact information is included in your
submission. The contest opens on May 26 and closes on May 30 at
1:00 pm. The prize draws will take place at 3:00 pm.
- Lakehead will also announce that its summertime air conditioning
threshold will be increased from 22(degrees)C to 26(degrees)C
- Hillcrest Shopping Centre (Richmond Hill)
- During Energy Conservation Week Hillcrest Shopping Centre will
implement the following initiatives in an effort to conserve
energy:
- Turn off all non-essential lighting
- Turn off all non-essential office equipment
- Increase exterior foot patrols to reduce vehicle use
- Increase the building temperature to reduce energy used for
cooling
- Masonville Place (London)
- During Energy Conservation Week Masonville Place will implement
the following initiatives in an effort to conserve energy:
- Reduce all non-essential lighting throughout the mall and
administration office
- Increase exterior foot patrols to reduce vehicle use
- Increase the building temperature to reduce energy used for
cooling
- Shut off the centre court fountain
- Shut off the directory boards during the day
- Georgian Mall (Barrie)
- Georgian Mall will participate in Energy Conservation Week by
implementing the following measures:
- Reducing the set point on all HVAC equipment
- Turning off all non-essential lighting in common areas - i.e.
pot lights and chandelier lights
- Turning off all non-essential exterior lighting after 12:01am
- Turning off all exterior signage lights after 12:01am
- Reducing water consumption of its irrigation system
- Cataraqui Town Centre (Kingston)
- Cataraqui Town Centre in Kingston is implementing the following
initiatives from May 25 to 31 in an effort to help conserve
energy:
- Reducing the set point on all HVAC equipment
- Turning off all non-essential office equipment
- Assorted space temperatures will be raised by 2 degrees
- Increase of exterior foot patrol to decrease vehicle use
- Markville Shopping Centre (Markham)
- Markville Shopping Centre will participate in Energy Conservation
Week by implementing the following measures:
- Turning up the set point on HVAC systems and turning them off
where possible
- Setting the chiller demand to 70 per cent
- Turning off down escalators
- Turning off all non-essential lighting
- Setting the air conditioning 2 degrees higher in common areas
- Turning off pylon signs
- Turning off wall pack lighting between 12:00 pm and dawn
- Using night lighting only in the under deck parking area
- Setting parking lot lights at 50 per cent (2 out of 4 lamp
heads will be on)
- Turning off river systems
- Turning off back lit signs controlled by the Property
- ACLC (Toronto)
- Will demonstrate their commitment to Energy Conservation Week by
turning off all non-essential lighting with "Mood Lighting
Monday".
- Yonge Corporate Centre (Toronto)
- In honour of Energy Conservation Week the Yonge Corporate Centre
is implementing the following measures:
- Operation of only 50 per cent of its elevators and shut down of
its escalators
- Shut down of all non-essential fans and motors
- Shut down of all non-essential lighting
- Closing of blinds, particularly on the south and west exposures
- Turning off of all CCTV monitors after hours
- Sherway Gardens (Toronto)
- Sherway Gardens will participate in Energy Conservation Week by
implementing the following measures:
- Turning off all non-essential lighting and office equipment in
administration
- Setting HVAC systems two degrees higher than normal
- Starting air handling units later and shutting them down
earlier
- Modifying lighting schedules for common areas so non-essential
daytime lights are turned off
- Starting the fountains one hour later
- Increasing foot patrols in parking lots to reduce vehicle use
- Fairview Park (Kitchener)
- Fairview Park will participate in Energy Conservation Week by
implementing the following measures:
- Turning off all non-essential lighting and office equipment
- Turning HVAC systems, pumps, etc down or off as conditions
permit
- Reducing parking lot lighting by 50 per cent
- Reducing printing to only necessary documents
- Lime Ridge (Hamilton)
- Lime Ridge will participate in Energy Conservation Week by
implementing the following measures:
- Turning off all non-essential lighting in the common areas
- Turning off all non-essential exterior lighting after 12:01 am
- Turning off Clear Channel lighting the front of the building
- Turning HVAC systems, pumps, etc down or off as conditions
permit
- Turning off escalators after hours
- The Cadillac Fairview Corporation - Bloor Street Properties
- Throughout Energy Conservation Week Cadillac Fairview will be
implementing the following measures at their Bloor Street
properties:
- All staff will either car pool or use public transport for
their commute to and from work.
- Won't print unless necessary. When printing, staff will be
encouraged to print double sided.
- Providing energy conservation tips and information on elevators
news network
- Raise the temperature by one degree in both buildings.
- Continue to monitor the weather forecast, outside air
temperature and the building load closely. Switch the HVAC
system to free cooling whenever possible.
- Turn all lights off (with the exception of emergency & exit
lights) in lobby and concourse area between 10:30pm to 6:00am.
- Change the lighting schedule of underground parking from
5:00 am - 11:00 pm to 7:00 am-10:00 pm.
- Change the exterior lighting schedule from 8:00 pm - 7:00 am to
9:00 pm - 5:30 am.
- Review the lighting and equipment schedules and reduce the
operation hours where ever and whenever possible without
affecting tenant operations.
- Inspect and adjust all the faucets and flushometers.
- Simcoe Place (Toronto)
- Simcoe Place will implement the following initiatives
May 25 to 31:
- Display Energy Conservation Week posters in common areas.
- Post information on Pattison elevator screens.
- Notify all tenants in writing of Simcoe Place initiatives and
encourage participation.
- Set chillers to 60 per cent of operating load capacity.
- Supply air temperature set points for all operating fan systems
for entire building set to 76degreesF.
- VAV box set points raised by 2degreesF.
- 50 per cent of all outside air fans turned off.
- Public area lights for lobby turned off.
- All cove lighting turned off.
- Display fixtures and specialty lighting turned off.
- All backlit signage turned off.
- GE lighting system Time of Day Schedule for building reflective
ceiling lights to automatically turn off lights programmed for
6:00 pm.
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About Energy Conservation Week
Energy Conservation Week is a province-wide initiative that is being
co-ordinated by the Ontario Power Authority, in co-operation with many
partners, including the Ministry of Energy, the Independent Electricity System
Operator and the Electricity Distributors Association. It combines
awareness-building, the dissemination of practical information about energy
conservation, and encourages implementation of specific measures that will
help Ontario better manage its summer peak and build towards a "culture of
conservation."
For more information, visit the Energy Conservation Week website,
www.energyconservationweek.ca a dynamic resource that features tips on how to
conserve energy, an energy conservation forum, an events calendar and more.
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(1) Ontario Power Authority, www.everykilowattcounts.com
(2) Natural Resources Canada: Commercial and Institutional Consumption of
Energy Survey, Summary Report - June 2007:
http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/Publications/statistics/cices06/chapter6.cfm?
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(3) Use Wisely- Every Watt Counts: www.uoregon.edu - Lake, A & K. Kaplan.
Resource Conservation Team, 1998
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