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Electricity Conservation News
The glowing amber dot on a light switch in the entryway of George Tsapoitis' house offers a clue about the future of electricity and energy conservation.. A few times this summer, when millions of air conditioners strain the Toronto region's power grid, that pencil-tip-sized amber dot will blink. It will be asking Mr. Tsapoitis to turn the switch off on his air conditioner to conserve electricity - unless he's already programmed his house to make that move for him. This is the beginning of a new way of thinking about electricity, and the biggest change in how we get power since wires began veining the landscape a century ago. It's a system that's similar to one Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. plans to begin testing locally this summer, only with glowing orbs to indicate changing prices of power throughout the day. www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2008/05_11-52/REG
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