Energy consumption

Winnipeg Free Press - December 26, 2007

Warmer Weather Cools Off Energy Consumption

Canada's second biggest consumer of energy -- transportation -- used 0.7 per cent less energy, while demand in the residential and agriculture sectors declined by 2.9 per cent and by 4.6 per cent in the commercial and public administration sectors due to warmer weather conditions.

Northern Ontario Business - Vol. 26 Nbr. 2, December 2005

Inco scores on Powerplay: employee-empowering programs have saved mining giant millions in uneccessary energy consumption.

MINING

Winnipeg Free Press - November 21, 2009

Smart Homes Are the Smart Choice

Energy costs more during peak times, but consumers aren't aware of how much they use during the expensive times since their usage is typically calculated on a monthly basis. A smart meter shows actual current usage -- real-time information -- about the price of electricity so you can talk to and program your house based on what you know. It's long overdue that we have a meter that helps consumers manage their energy consumption. But for a house to be really smart, I think we need to do more. ...

Winnipeg Free Press - October 07, 2008

Letter of the Day [Derived Headline]

If Prof. Ross Garnaut's plans to reduce emissions in Australia actually result in altering the forms of energy in use and in reducing overall energy consumption, then they point in the right direction. Unfortunately, he used global warming as part of his rationale. This means that he is open to be dismissed as "melodramatic." There is a very real danger that the current financial meltdown will prompt a retreat into short-term thinking. A "steady as you go," "all is well in Canada" government ...

Winnipeg Free Press - April 22, 2007

Cyberspace a Treasure Trove of Energy-Saving Ideas

Whether you're looking for advice on furnaces, windows, home renovations, alternate energy sources, home building or air conditioning, the 'Net will eliminate much of the legwork and at the same time, your car won't be polluting our fragile environment. * How Stuff Works: Useful tips on how and why cleaning your home can save energy. Insert the words "energy conservation'' in the search box on the Home Page and a number of links will arrive on your screen, including "How to Clean Up Home Ene...

Winnipeg Free Press - March 06, 2009

Compact Bulbs Not As Green As Once Thought

That's because CFLs don't throw off the same heat as incandescent bulbs, meaning people who install them turn up the heat in winter. Physics department head Peter Blunden found using CFLs in Winnipeg could cut energy consumption by 67 per cent, "but that's not the whole story," he said. "The issue is all the heat that's thrown off by the incandescents." Last month B.C. Hydro reported the province's emissions could go up as people install compact fluorescents and as a result, use more natural...

Winnipeg Free Press - May 26, 2007

Green Employees

"A lot of the training is from architects and mechanical engineers. We're learning about leakage from buildings, how they're designed, heat pumps, air-conditioning units and steam absorbers, chiller that use steam to reduce electrical demand," said [Sandy Milat], who is taking the program with 50 other UBC employers as part of the university's ecotrek initiative to reduce energy, water use and greenhouse gas emissions. According to UBC, the ecotrek project, which involves rebuilding and retro...

Winnipeg Free Press - March 20, 2007

Air Doors' Sales Blowing Hot

They're expected to jump by another 50 to 60 per cent in fiscal 2007-2008, [Rick Thurston] said, thanks in part to a new energy rebate being offered in Ontario and to a national convenience store chain -- Mac's Convenience Stores -- saying it plans to install the air doors in all of its roughly 4,700 retail outlets in Canada over the next few years. Thurston said that desire by Mac's and other businesses to reduce their energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions is what's helping to fuel...

Winnipeg Free Press - September 12, 2009

Huge Users to Get Break On Hydro

In its order, the PUB says, "Presently the board is not aware of any similar relief program for large energy consumption customers in any other jurisdiction. Indeed, Manitoba Hydro has regularly maintained that the rates charged for electricity in Manitoba are among the lowest, if not the lowest, in North America." "If you are part of a multinational or a multiplant operation and something can be made in one place or another, it's going to be made (at the lower-cost plant)," the official said...