After GIG 2009, our highly successful conservation pilot project, GEL is excited to announce the launch of GIG 2010! GIG 2010 will continue to reduce water consumption in Guelph by working with multi-residential buildings to replace inefficient showerheads and faucets aerators. In addition to these retrofits, GIG 2010 will also include lighting retrofits, replacing incandescent and halogen bulbs with 13 Watt compact fluorescent light bulbs.
Right now we are looking for volunteers to assist with audits in apartment buildings. Anyone interested in volunteering should contact us today!
- Keep showers under five minutes.
- Check your toilet for leaks and repair them.
- Turn off the tap while brushing your teeth.
- Only run the washing machine when full.
Click here to see more water saving tips.
1 Gigawatt-hour (GWh)
is the amount of electricity needed to power 100 average households for 1 year.
Guelph’s existing groundwater supply will be at or close to its
maximum servicing capability
by approximately 2015.If 67 homes
in Guelph each save 15,000 kWhe (~1 GWhe) in natural gas and electricity per year, each household would reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by about 3.5 tonnes per year!
If
18,000 households
in Guelph move to using low-flow toilets, the community can save 1 Gigalitre of water per year.
Guelph is one of the largest cities in Canada that is
dependent solely on groundwater.
684,216m3 of natural gas
could be save in Guelph by installing low flow showerheads and faucet aerators.