Utilities and Government of Yukon to Assess Energy Usage and Conservation Potential

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Feb 23, 2011  Comment

Yukon’s two electrical utilities and the Yukon government’s Department of Energy, Mines & Resources are taking steps to learn more about how electricity is used in the territory and where the greatest gains might be in terms of Demand Side Management (energy conservation).

A selection committee made up of representatives from Energy, Mines & Resources, Yukon Energy and Yukon Electrical Company Limited has contracted ICF Marbek to do a Conservation Potential Review. Marbek is considered to be one of Canada’s top energy consulting firms and is a leader in energy management solutions.

The review will look at several areas:
• How Yukoners currently use energy (i.e. what percentage of energy consumption goes towards heat, hot water, lighting, plug loads, etc.)
• How much power would Yukon need in future years if no Demand Side Management (DSM) initiatives were implemented
• How much potential is there in Yukon for energy savings through DSM initiatives
• Where are the greatest gains to be made in terms of DSM

The review will include residential, commercial, and government customer classes and will be further broken down by service regions. An analysis of government and non-government use will also be done. Information will be gathered using customer billing information, stakeholder consultation, customer surveys, and an external advisory committee consisting of some Yukon and some outside representatives from energy sectors and industry.

Work to improve the energy efficiency of existing and future industrial customers will be done on a customer by customer basis.

The work is to begin later this month, with a final report prepared by this fall.

Contact:
Janet Patterson
Supervisor, Communications
Yukon Energy Corporation
(867) 393-5333
janet.patterson@yec.yk.ca

Phil Borgel P. Eng
Supervising Engineer
Yukon Electrical Co. Ltd
(867) 633-7069
phil.borgel@atco.com

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