BPA: Conservation in the Northwest saved enough to power small city

Imagine, for a moment, pulling the plug on 50,000 well-lit homes. Imagine the power plants slowing a bit, the air clearing a bit, the gas fields lasting a bit longer.

That’s exactly what happened throughout the Northwest during the past 12 months, a year in which energy conservation saved enough power to drive a small city.

The achievement was a surprise to all involved, a savings of nearly 60 average megawatts, coming in large part from new energy-efficient household appliances and light bulbs.

By MICHAEL JAMISON of the Missoulian

Full Story: http://missoulian.com/articles/2008/01/20/news/mtregional/news09.txt