Brightest Season Ever: Sixth Annual Lighting Exchange Takes Over Two
Megawatts Off Toronto's Grid
NEWS
FACTS
- Toronto residents brought in more than 22,000 strings of old incandescent lights. - Last year, Toronto residents returned 18,500 strings of old incandescent lights. - Since the program began in 2005, approximately 76,000 old, inefficient incandescent strings have been retired overall. Seasonal LED lights use up to 95 per cent less electricity than traditional, incandescent lights. All copper, plastic and glass collected from the old strings of incandescent lights are fully recycled by Toronto Hydro. - In 2009, Toronto Hydro removed approximately 40 MW from the grid with its portfolio of conservation and demand management programs. In total, that's enough electricity to power over 27,000 homes. Since launching its programs in 2005, Toronto Hydro has removed more than 422 MW from the grid.
QUOTE - John Kiru, Executive Director, TABIA
"Who would have thought that simple Christmas lights could have generated such savings... just goes to show what one light at a time can achieve."
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The Corporation is a holding company, which wholly-owns the following subsidiaries:
- Toronto Hydro-Electric System Limited ("LDC") - which distributes electricity and engages in Conservation and Demand Management ("CDM") activities; and - Toronto Hydro Energy Services Inc. ("TH Energy") - which provides street lighting services and develops energy efficiency products and services.
Sources:
- Number of old strings collected - TABIA reports. - Demand savings - calculation based on TABIA reports. - Number of homes - based on average household demand of 1.47 kW provided by Toronto Hydro- Electric System Ltd. - LED efficiency - manufacturer and industry standards. (Holiday Creations Energy Star LED holiday lights)
For further information: Tanya Bruckmueller, Toronto Hydro, W: (416) 542-2621, C: (416) 903-0440, [email protected]
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