Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, some energy conservation programs allow the consumer to see the reduction immediately because they use less power. If you use less power, your power bill is lower. If you convert your electric hot water heater to oil, you will see your savings begin immediately. The sort of savings that we are seeing in a community such as Fort McPherson on the AADRII project are long-term. The capital cost of the program was millions of dollars. That capital cost has to come out before those savings are going to be passed on to the consumer. The consumer sees right now an immediate savings of about 15 percent on their oil bill because they pay less for heat through the heat recovery project than they would if they were to purchase fuel oil to heat their buildings. The savings are immediate, but the long-term savings will be even bigger. It will take some time for those to pass through the system. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Charles Dent on Question 384-13(5): Community Energy Conservation Efforts
In the Legislative Assembly on February 19th, 1998. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 384-13(5): Community Energy Conservation Efforts
Question 384-13(5): Community Energy Conservation Efforts
Item 6: Oral Questions
February 18th, 1998
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