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Conservation
Our Province. Our Future.
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Learn about the programs, incentives and simple ideas that will help you manage your electricity use at home.
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Learn about a wide range of opportunities to help your business achieve cost savings through energy efficiency.
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The PLEDGE is back!
As a My Pledge subscriber, you are among the first to hear about the new saveONenergy PLEDGE.
The new PLEDGE, building on last year’s successful Power Pledge, launches today! Once again, you can earn AIR MILES ® reward miles* and discover the many ways you can save energy.
It’s simple and rewarding.
Our new on-line conservation awareness PLEDGE rewards you for pledging to participate in province-wide saveONenergy
conservation programs offered by your local electric utility in partnership with the Ontario Power Authority, with
support from WWF-Canada.
PLEDGE NOW!
*Offer subject to Terms and Conditions found at mysaveonenergypledge.ca
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Commit to
PLEDGE actions
Our saveONenergy PLEDGE includes the following simple but meaningful energy-saving actions from
which to consider:
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Save money throughout the year by using saveONenergy COUPONS to purchase and install
energy-efficient products for your home.
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Shift your electricity use during high-demand periods.
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Retire old, energy-guzzling refrigerators and freezers.
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Install an ENERGY STAR® qualified central heating or cooling system.
Take the saveONenergy PLEDGE
today.
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PLEDGE and earn AIR MILES®
Earn AIR MILES® reward miles* by joining the thousands of Ontarians committed to
conservation actions that are simple and rewarding.
Simply read through the list of actions and check off the ones that work for you. You can earn
15 free AIR MILES® reward miles*. It’s that easy!
Plus, we will donate 5 extra reward miles to a participating charity of your choice, like
WWF-Canada, Special Olympics, and Kids’ Help Phone*.
PLEDGE NOW!
*Offer subject to Terms and Conditions found at mysaveonenergypledge.ca
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Conservation tips for summer
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Install a programmable thermostat. Properly set, it can reduce heating and cooling costs by up to 10 percent.
Set your central air conditioner for 25°C when you’re at home and 28°C when you’re away. Better still, use
ceiling fans to circulate air. The blades should rotate to move the air down to help produce a cooling breeze
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Clean or replace your air conditioning filter monthly. Dirty filters can restrict air flow and reduce your
system’s efficiency.
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Vacuum or brush refrigerator coils to make them more energy efficient.
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Keep the heat out. Close your blinds and curtains during the day.
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Replace your incandescent light bulbs with compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs). CFL light bulbs use up to 75
percent less electricity than standard incandescent bulbs and last up to 10 times longer.
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Turn it off. Remember to turn off the TV, computer, stereo, DVD players and lights when you’re not using them.
Install a power bar with an integrated timer to shut off all your devices at the end of day.
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Use electricity during off peak hours. Run your dishwasher, washer and dryer early in the morning or in the
evening or weekends when electricity demand is lower—from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. on weekdays and anytime on
weekends.
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When you can, use a clothesline and let the sun and breeze naturally dry your clothes.
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Shifting your energy use out of peak times can help reduce the strain on our electricity system and the
environment.
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We welcome your comments and feedback on this e-newsletter.
Please send them to
info@powerauthority.on.ca
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