WINDSOR POWERS DOWN FOR EARTH HOUR

On Saturday March 27th, Windsor and area residents joined with hundreds of millions of people around the world to raise awareness for climate change by turning off their lights for Earth Hour 2010. While there were certainly some power grid savings, this is much more than an effort to save hydro.

Michael Duben, Vice-President -Customer Relations at ENWIN Utilities, says, “Earth Hour represents so much more than just turning off your lights once a year for an hour. It’s about building awareness of the importance of conservation and climate change in general.”

“Earth Hour 2010 was a testament to the power of people,” says Duben. “It’s incredible to imagine hundreds
of millions of people demonstrating their commitment to standing up to a sustainable future. It is clear from the level of participation in Windsor and Essex County that we’re willing to be part of that future.”

ENWIN Utilities Ltd. participated in the Earth Hour initiative by posting information on their website, airing a
radio campaign to inform customers and messaging on their call centre. “We monitored the load on the grid,and were able to record a 2% reduction during Earth Hour,” states Lawrence Musyj, Director of Conservation Programs. “This is enough electricity to power nearly 1,700 homes for one hour. Provincially there was a 4% demand reduction – enough to power a city the size of Brampton for one hour!”

“While we’re proud of our participation in Earth Hour, it’s important to understand that ENWIN Utilities participates in energy conservation every day,” says Musyj “Our conservation programs include our Great
Refrigerator Round-up Program, Power-Saving Blitz, Peaksaver and others. We’re committed to sustainability and energy savings as a natural extension of our work within the community.”

For more information visit www.ENWIN.com.

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