Ontario is getting top marks for going green.
The Canadian Energy Efficiency Alliance is giving the provincial government an “A” for energy conservation.
Ontario’s Chief Energy Conservation Officer Peter Love telling John Divinski on Soundingboard they have made steady progress from previous report cards.
He says they got a “B+” in their last report card in 2005, a “C+” in 2003, and a “D” in 2001.
Love says they have a 20-year plan to achieve energy targets with interim goals to see if they are on track.
While he is pleased with the mark they have received, Love says Ontario still has a long way to go.
He says conservation needs to be a part of everyday life whether it is at work, school, or doing leisure activities — as natural as taking the blue box out to the curb.
Love says conservation is — in large part — invisible to the naked eye.
He says there are more efficient fans and air conditioners, programmable thermostats, and people turning off computers when not in use that are contributing to energy savings.
Love says governments in other provinces and the federal government hasn’t been able to keep up with Ontario.
He says the federal government’s marks went down and Alberta still has a “D” from their previous report card.
He says that shows how tough it is to get an “A” from the CEEA.
