Entegrus customers powered down once again on Saturday night during Earth Hour, showcasing their commitment to fight climate change.
Entegrus’ System Control Centre reported a service territory-wide 3.2 percent energy reduction of electricity between 8:30 and 9:30 p.m. on Saturday – the equivalent of taking approximately 150 residential homes off the electrical grid for 24-hours.
This was a slight increase from the 3 percent reduction achieved in 2014.
“This was the World Wildlife Fund’s 9th annual Earth Hour, we’re happy to see that our customers continue to participate,” stated Margaret Rodd, Director of Conservation & Communications atEntegrus. “Earth Hour has successfully raised awareness of climate change throughout the world, making it a mainstream conversation. Conservation is a topic that is now being considered in our everyday lives, we’ve come a long way since the inaugural Earth Hour.”
Entegrus supported Earth Hour by powering down non-essential lights at their facilities. Additionally, Entegrus encourages its customers to visit www.entegrus.com/conservation to view current saveONenergy programs available, and conservation tips to reduce their energy use year round.
About Earth Hour:
Earth Hour is a global WWF (World Wildlife Fund) initiative that encourages individuals, businesses and governments to show leadership on environmental solutions through their actions, to use Earth Hour as a platform to showcase to the world what measures they are taking to reduce their environmental impact. Earth Hour 2015 marks the ninth year of the campaign.
About Entegrus:
The Entegrus Group directly operates and maintains electricity distribution systems for over 40,000 customers in Southwestern Ontario. In addition, Entegrus provides general administrative services, namely in the areas of customer care, billing, call centre operations and collection services for companies focused on the areas of electricity supply, transmission and distribution, energy and renewable energy, and water supply.
Entegrus is committed to operating safe, reliable and cost effective distribution systems while providing high levels of service to its customers, partners and the communities it serves.
