VANCOUVER – Electricity consumption in B.C. dropped by 1.1 per cent during Earth Hour last night. British Columbians saved 72.67 megawatts of electricity from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m., the equivalent of turning off 1.5 million lights.
The highest drop in consumption – 4.6 per cent – was recorded in Pemberton. Eighty four communities throughout the province participated in Earth Hour this year.
Savings in individual local communities:
Kamloops 1.1 per cent
Vernon 0.9 per cent
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