(KSL News) Tonight is “Lights Out Utah,” a one-hour blackout period when you’re asked to turn off the non-essential lights in your home.
Governor Huntsman and Utah Clean Energy are urging Utahns to participate from 9 to 10 p.m.
It’s an experiment to see how much energy can be saved by simple measures. Rocky Mountain Power says if 750,000 customers turned off five light bulbs for one hour, it would save enough energy to run every appliance in 1,300 homes for a week.
Huntsman says the state needs to conserve resources as it grows. Most of Utah’s energy comes from coal. Homes and businesses are being asked to participate.
The same experiment was carried out in London in June. Apparently it was not conclusive at all, so now we are doing it….