CEBU CITY, March 29 (PNA) — The Visayan Electric Company (VECO), Metro Cebu’s lone power utility, said power demand in its franchise area dipped by 1.86 megawatts (MW) during the observance of the Earth Hour from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Saturday.
Theresa Sederiosa, VECO corporate communications manager, said its franchise area saved 1.9 MW during the activity last year.
Since Cebu took part in Earth Hour in 2009, it was in 2010 that VECO recorded the highest power saved with 13.2 MW.
She said 11 MW was saved both in 2009 and 2013 while 6.9 MW was saved in 2011 and 2.9 MW in 2012.
Sederiosa said that for more sustainable result, power consumers should continue to advocate power conservation everyday and use energy-efficient appliances.
“We have finished the information campaign, so let’s not just make it an hour, but let’s make it a habit,” she said.
Sederiosa said switching off the lights in an hour of residential consumers may have an impact, but this can be magnified further if energy conservation becomes a habit.
“It’s like economics – the higher the demand, the higher the price because the supply remains constant,” she said. (PNA)