The Power Of A Simple Life

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One kilowatt hour is the amount of electricity required to keep a 100-watt light burning for 10 hours

Ontario Residents Have Made A Start On Electricity Savings

From The Toronto Star, June 3
Peter Gorrie-Environment Reporter

“Ontario residents are learning to live better with less electricity, says a report to be released today. Consumption is dropping faster than at any previous time and the province is ahead of the conservation target it set three years ago, Peter Love, chief energy conservation officer with the Ontario Power Authority, said in an interview.”

The total energy consumed was down by 2.6% and per capital it dropped by 4.6%. This is not a lot and certainly not enough, but it is a good start.

This is just a beginning, but a good one.

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Bread

Awhile back we told you about a great bargain for lowering your milk bill. Today we want to let you in a little known secret for bread. In Toronto at No Frills, Thursday morning is when all the new bread arrives. At that time there are huge reductions and most good breads have their prices lowered to 59 cents.

That is bread that is regularly priced at $2.59, the whole grains. We have not determined if this is for every No Frills in Toronto, or just certain stores, but it is a bargain worth checking out. We have a shopper who found this bargain at the store on Coxwell Ave.

http://www.shopnofrills.ca/ontario/thisWeeksFlyer.aspx

We usually buy our bread in bulk at a Monte Mart bakery where we spend $1.45 for large brown loaves and freeze them. This is also a good bargain, but not nearly as good as the No Frills.

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To: Toronto- Readers
Subject: Toronto Hydro Prices

Prices are:

5.0 center per kilowatt hour for energy use up to 600 kWh per mon
5.9 cents per kWh above that threshold

Time Of Use Prices
on-peak price = 9.3 cents per kWh (= 0.6 cents)
Mid peak price = 7.3 cents per kWh (=0.3 cents)
Off peak price = 2.7 cents per kWh (-0.3 cents)

- that is 600 kWh per month. Our bills are for 2 months.