Toronto Hydro's top tips for conserving electricity this summer

June is National Electricity Month, the perfect time to think about conservation

TORONTO, June 3, 2016 /CNW/ - Toronto Hydro is getting into communities across Toronto and helping to make it easier to conserve electricity this summer.

As part of National Electricity Month celebrations, we'll be attending community events across the city, starting on June 4 at the Rameses Shrine Temple in North York. We'll be educating customers on conservation and providing tips and tools to help conserve electricity and save on costs. We'll also be distributing energy efficiency prizes, such as drying racks for clothes and LED light bulbs.

To encourage conservation, here are our top tips for saving electricity this summer:

• Running a clothes dryer for 20 hours a month can cost $14. Opt for a drying rack to conserve electricity  
• Use fans instead of air conditioning when possible as ceiling fans can save you approximately $20.50 a month on cooling costs
• By setting air conditioning at 25°C during the day and lowering it to 22°C during off-peak hours, you can save approximately $18 a month
• Switching from incandescent bulbs to LEDs can save you more than $120 per year. Switching to CFLs will save about $100  

Toronto is a leader in conservation and our customers have decreased their average annual electricity consumption from 9,581 kWh in 2005 to just 7,338 in 2015.

For more conservation tips, visit torontohydro.com/conservation  

QUICK FACTS

Toronto Hydro will be attending events at the following locations in June:

Saturday June 4 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.	Rameses Shriner	3100 Keele St.
	Malvern Community Centre	30 Sewells Rd.
Thursday June 9 4 p.m to 8 p.m.	Birchmount Community Centre	93 Birchmount Rd.
Saturday June 11 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.	Seneca College (Newham Campus)	1750 Finch Ave. E
	McGregor Recreation Centre	2219 Lawrence Ave.
Tuesday June 14 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.	Esther Shiner Stadium	5720 Bathurst St.
Saturday June 18 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.	Dieppe Park	455 Crossburn Ave.
	East York Memorial Arena	888 Cosburn Ave.
	Martin Grove Gardens Park	31 Lavington Dr, Toronto, ON
	Leslieville Tree Festival	Leslieville Park
Saturday June 25 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.	Loretto College	151 Rosemount Ave.
	Snow Storage Facility	207 New Toronto St.

QUOTES

"June is National Electricity Month, so it's a perfect time to start thinking about how much power we use in daily life.  As we're coming up to the hottest time of the year, we want to provide our customers with everything they need to conserve electricity and cut down on their costs."
-       Tori Gass, Spokesperson, Toronto Hydro

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Toronto Hydro owns and operates an electricity distribution system, which delivers electricity to approximately 757,000 customers located in the city of Toronto. It is the largest municipal electricity distribution company in Canada and distributes approximately 18% of the electricity consumed in the province of Ontario.

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SOURCE Toronto Hydro Corporation

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Tori Gass, Communications and Public Relations, 416-903-4037, [email protected]; 24-hours media line: 416-903-6845, [email protected]