Information About Energy Savings | Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Question: is there a website that one could go to to get dollar amounts or statistics on the savings provided by energy efficient items or maintenance of furnaces, leaky faucets, etc.?
There are a few websites we can point you to. First of all, on our website there is an energy calculator that helps you determine how much electricity you are currently using and provides some ideas on how you can reduce your energy bill by making simple changes (example, plugging in your vehicle for only two hours instead of all night). There is also an energy savings virtual home tour that provides suggestions of how to reduce energy consumption and outlines exactly how much can be saved. Both of these tools use current Yukon electricity rates to make their calculations.
We suggest starting with those and if they don't provide you with what you are looking for let us know and we will find some other websites for you.
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Rendezvous at Yukon Energy | Thursday, February 23, 2012
The Sourdough Rendezvous Winter Festival is in full swing in Whitehorse and Yukon Energy is getting into the spirit of things. Happy Rendezvous everyone!
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Is Waste to Energy a Sound Option for Yukon? | Monday, February 20, 2012
You may be aware that Dr. Paul Connett was in Whitehorse last week promoting zero waste. While here, he was very vocal in his opposition to Yukon Energy's research into turning municipal waste into electricity and heat for homes and offices.
We are open to hearing all opinions and reading all sound research into waste-to-energy; we are still in the early stages of looking into whether this is a viable energy source for Yukon. While Dr. Connett is on one side of the spectrum, we have heard from other experts who believe waste-to-energy is an environmentally sound option for the territory.
A search on YouTube shows all kinds of videos on this topic. We encourage you to watch some of them and let us know what you think. To get you started, a couple of the videos can be found here and here.
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New Videos | Friday, February 10, 2012
We have just completed two new videos about two of our projects...Mayo B and our research into Waste to Energy. Take a look and let us know if you have any questions.
Our plan is to produce short videos about all our current major initiatives. It's one more way of sharing information about the work we do here at Yukon Energy.
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What Was Said | Thursday, February 9, 2012
In December, we held the second in a series of workshops on the energy options that we are considering. The December session was focussed on biomass (using firekill or bettle kill wood to produce electricity and district heat). The summary of what was said at that workshop and public meeting is now available and we want to share it with you. We welcome your comments on this or any of the other energy options we are investigating.
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A Reminder About Tomorrow’s Workshop | Friday, February 3, 2012
A reminder that tomorrow we are holding another in a series of workshops on the Marsh Lake/Southern Lakes Enhanced Storage Concept.
The purpose of this workshop is to provide technical information about the existing Southern Lakes ecosystem and to discuss the potential effects of the storage concept on aquatic and terrestrial species and habitats.
Saturday, February 4, 2012
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Marsh Lake Fire Hall
Door prizes, food and refreshments will be provided.
We are offering free transportation to Carcross and Tagish residents wishing to attend.
To arrange a ride or for more information, call (867) 393-5333 by 4 p.m. this afternoon or email communications@yukonenergy.ca.
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The End Product | Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Our newly completed Mayo B hydro plant is now feeding power into our transmission grid. Here are some pictures of the inside of the new power plant. Photo credit: www.archbould.com.
Photo #1 is an overview of the plant, showing the two hydro generators and turbines (the turbines in royal blue and the generators a greenish-blue colour). Photo #2 is of one of the intakes that allows water to come from an underground pipe (known as the penstock) to the turbine.
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