Energy Conservation
Using less electricity and natural gas will save you money and help improve our impact on the environment. Conserving energy reduces the need to produce energy from non-renewable sources and improves our air quality.
What you can do to conserve energy!
For Home
For energy conservation tips at home download How To Conserve Energy At Home (pdf, 5.2 MB).
Borrow an energy meter to find out about your energy use. See below for more information.
For Business
For energy conservation tips for businesses download How To Conserve Energy At Business (pdf, 2.9 MB)
Energy Conservation Events
Annual Energy Conservation Fair
Saturday, June 2, 2012
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Town Hall, South Atrium, 1225 Trafalgar Road
Want to know how you can conserve energy? Join us to learn tips and ideas to conserve energy at home and on the road! With over 20 exhibitors, free workshops and more come find out about energy conservation and alternative green energy products and services!
Featuring:
- Free admission
- Over 20 exhibitors
- Free workshops
- Giveaways, raffles and more!
Plus! OakvilleGreen will be hosting a Community Garage & Plant Sale at the same time and place! 8 a.m. to noon, Town Hall parking lot – Visit the OakvilleGreen website for details or to book space to sell your goods.
Workshops:
9:30 to 10:30 a.m. – Ultra-low energy building from passive house specialist Ed Marion
10:30 to 11:30 a.m. – Renewable energy technology from the Halton Environmental Network
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – Time-of-use energy consumption rates from Oakville Hydro
Earth Hour
Saturday, March 31, 2012
8:30 to 9:30 p.m.
We're in, are you? Earth Hour is an annual global lights-out initiative created by the World Wildlife Fund to demand action on climate change. Join the movement! For one hour:
- Turn off the lights
- Turn down the thermostat
- Unplug the TV, DVD player, microwave, clock radio and computer ... and enjoy the quiet.
- To sign up or for more information visit the Earth Hour website.
Download the town's Earth Hour poster and spread the word!
11x17 Earth Hour poster (pdf, 286 kB)
Watt Not, Waste Not Program
The town encourages residents to conserve energy!
In August 2007, the town's Environmental Policy department and Oakville Public Library launched a new program that allows residents to borrow energy meters to test their home appliances for energy usage.
Residents can borrow a meter from any of the town's five libraries and return the meter to any branch free of charge:
- Central Branch Library - 120 Navy Street
- Glen Abbey Branch Library - 1415 Third Line
- Iroquois Ridge Branch Library - 1051 Glenashton Drive
- White Oaks Branch Library - 1070 McCraney Street East
- Woodside Branch Library - 1274 Rebecca Street
Fill out the Watt Not, Waste Not survey.
Resources
For more information on how to conserve energy click through the following links:
20/20 The Way to Clean Air
Office of Energy Efficiency
Save On Energy
We Conserve