City of Hamilton to be Honoured by Ontario's Chief Energy Conservation Officer
Nov 14th, 2007 7:02 AM
Media Advisory
Attention News/Assignment/Energy Editors - Photo Opportunity
City of Hamilton to be honoured by Ontario's Chief Energy Conservation Officer for leadership in energy conservation
Citizens make changes that save money and reduce environmental impact
(Hamilton, Ontario) Ontario's Chief Energy Conservation Officer Peter Love will present Hamilton Mayor Fred Eisenberger with a Certificate of Recognition for the city's first place finish in the Volunteer Blackout Day Challenge* 2007.
On August 14th, 2007, Hamilton successfully reduced energy consumption by 2.2 per cent (104,737 kWh) and peak demand by 3.2 per cent between the hours of 12:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. According to Horizon Utilities who compiled the results, the reduction is equivalent to 6,000 homeowners turning off their air conditioners for eight hours, or taking 4,000 homes off the grid.
WHAT:
Certificate of Recognition presentation
WHEN:
Wednesday, November 14, 2007, 7:00 PM
WHERE:
Hamilton Convention Centre, 10 MacNab Street South,
Hamilton, Albion Room, 2nd floor
WHO:
* Fred Eisenberger, Mayor, City of Hamilton
* Peter Love, Ontario Chief Energy Conservation Officer
* Scott Stewart, General Manager of Hamilton Public Works
* John Mater, Director of Energy, Fleet & Facilities, Hamilton
Public Works
* Geoff Lupton, Manager of Energy Initiatives, Hamilton
Public Works
* Sandra Talbot, Deputy Mayor, City of Woodstock
* Jay Heaman, Woodstock Hydro
* Max Cananzi, President & CEO, Hamilton Horizon Utilities
For more information, please contact:
Kelly Anderson, Public Affairs Coordinator, City of Hamilton, 905-546-2424, ext. 1430, cell: 905-973-4230, Email: keanders@hamilton.ca
The City of Hamilton is a community of over 500,000 people located in the heart of southern Ontario, just 100km southwest of Toronto. As one of the fastest growing economic regions in Canada, it is home to a premier research university, and supports a diverse variety of manufacturing, service and high technology enterprises (
www.myhamilton.ca).
The Ontario Power Authority creates and implements conservation and demand management programs, ensures adequate investment in new supply infrastructure, performs long-term, electricity system planning. The Chief Energy Conservation Officer and the Conservation Bureau are part of the OPA, and work toward promoting a culture of conservation throughout the province
(
www.powerauthority.on.ca).
*Voluntary Blackout Day Challenge (VBDC) was conceived by the Woodstock (Ontario) Environmental Advisory Committee (WEAC) in 2005. The Voluntary Blackout Day program acknowledges the massive Blackout that occurred on August 14, 2003. VBDC urges Ontario municipalities to reduce consumption by 4 per cent on the anniversary of the 2003 blackout. This was the first year Hamilton formally participated.
