Alectra Utilities reports 1.5% less electricity used during Earth Hour

Alectra says its customers saved 43 megawatts of power during Earth Hour on Saturday night – enough to light up more than 1300 average-sized homes for 24 hours. Folks in Essa Township were the most determined in Alectra’s service area with a 17.4 percent reduction. Conversely, Barrie was among Alectra’s lowest at 0.9 percent.

The reductions achieved per community in 2018 were as follows:

In comparison to a typical consumption pattern normally experienced on a similar type of day, taking into consideration hour of the day, time of year and weather.