A Mild Week | Monday, February 15, 2010
So far 2010's weather has been relatively mild for most areas of Yukon. That means we have had to use very little diesel over the last several weeks to supplement our hydro system. Nonetheless, we always encourage customers to treat electricity as the precious resource that it is and to use it responsibly and wisely. Here you'll find this week's expected power usage on our transmission line that serves much of the Southern and Central Yukon.
We have had suggestions from a few of you about ways of improving the readibility of this chart. We think your ideas are good ones and we are working to make your suggested changes. Stay tuned!
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This Week’s Projected Energy Usage | Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Throughout the winter, we have been providing regular updates as to what we think the upcoming weekly power usage will be on our Whitehorse-Aisihihik-Faro transmission system. This week's forecast can be found here.
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This Week’s Expected Power Usage | Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Each week during the winter months, Yukon Energy provides a chart that outlines what we think will be the electrical usage for that particular week in the Southern and Central Yukon. Here is this week's chart.
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This Week’s Expected Energy Usage | Wednesday, January 20, 2010
As regular readers of this blog know, each week in the winter Yukon Energy posts a chart on our web site that shows the expected energy usage in the Southern Yukon for that particular week. This week's chart can be found here. Please let us know if you have any questions about the chart once you've had a chance to look at it.
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This Week’s Expected Energy Use | Monday, January 11, 2010
As a public service, Yukon Energy provides a chart each week during the winter in which we indicate how much power we think Yukoners will use over the next seven days. You can find this week's chart, and further explanation about how it can be used, on this page of our web site.
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Energy Usage Over the Holidays | Wednesday, December 30, 2009
We hope that all Yukoners are enjoying the holiday season. Just a reminder that each week during the winter months, we provide a chart of what we expect the energy usage to be in the South and Central Yukon. This week's chart can be found here.
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It’s Cold Out There! | Monday, December 21, 2009
With temperatures dipping down into the -30 range this week, Yukon Energy has been forced to burn some diesel to provide enough electricity for everyone. Our weekly energy consumption chart, found here, gives you an idea of the amount of diesel needed. While we encourage the wise use of electricity at any time, it's especially important during the peak hours (breakfast and dinner time) on very cold days. Some options include having short showers instead of baths, using timing devises when plugging in your vehicles, and waiting until off-peak times to run dishwashers or washers and dryers.
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Easy Money | Friday, December 18, 2009
Several weeks ago we ran a series on this blog providing a number of energy savings ideas. The Yukon government's Energy Solutions Centre has even more suggestions for you. The staff there have prepared what they're calling Easy$ Tip Sheets that can help you reduce your power bills in a fairly significant way. The fact sheets can be found here.
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This Week’s Power Consumption | Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Each week over the winter months, we post what we anticipate will be the amount of power used on our transmission system in the Southern and Central Yukon. This week's chart can be found here, with an explanation of how it can be read and used. You'll notice that we've already had to use some diesel earlier this week, and expect to use more over the dinner hours on December 20th and 21st. Anything you can do to conserve power during these time periods will help us reduce diesel usage and will put more money in your pocket.
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