My favourite photographic contributor is at it again. E.H. Scott, a client of mine who lives atop the Niagara Escarpment to the south of Collingwood, sent these two photos he took on March 27th. The first was taken at 20:53 in the middle of Earth Hour and, the second at 21:45, after Earth Hour had finished. You can clearly see that after Earth Hour, the glow in the sky from Collingwood - Blue Mountain is much greater.
According to the president of Collus (our local utility provider), Collingwood's consumption dropped 5.6% compared to 9% last year. This could be due to a number of factors since the same trend was seen across Ontario. For example, it was cold that day. It could also be due to lower consumption patterns become a norm on a regular basis thereby lessening the impact of of turning things off or down during Earth Hour.
I had a most interesting chat with Collingwood's Mayor, Chris Carrier, yesterday about the many cutting-edge and exciting new opportunites that are emerging around environmental opportunities for municipalities, home owners and builders. Things like energy cooperatives, geothermal or solar installations for entire developments, use of land-fill methane to fuel generators and trucks... there is a great deal of innovation out there and exciting times ahead. Ontario's new Green Energy Act has certainly accelerated this trend to a surprising degree.
As an Accredited Green Broker™, keeping on top of "green" trends is a passion for me. If you are thinking of buying a new-to-you home, let's talk about how you can minimize that second price tag of utility and comfort costs.
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