BALIWAG,
Bulacan—A local mall here cited benefits in participating in the annual Earth
Hour celebrations saying they saved energy equivalent to consumption of 25
households since hosting the event four years ago.
As
this developed, hundreds of Bulakenyos joined the Earth Hour celebrations in
major malls in the province as the provincial government urged them to
participate in the annual one hour switch off on Saturday night.
However,
the annual activity in the province remain as a private initiated project as
only a handful of local government units joined the Earth Hour activities.
Beverly
Cruz, public relations officer of SM City Baliwag said they that every year
they joined host the annual Earth Hour, they were able to save at least 15
percent in their daily energy consumption.
Citing
cumulative records, he said they were able to save at least P51,300 in the last
four years.
That
savings is equivalent to energy consumption of at least 51 houselholds that consumes P1,000 in electricity
every month.
Cruz
also disclosed that SM City Baliwag and other SM mall branches are planning to
install light emitting diode (LED) lights in the malls this year.
The
said LED lights will replace chloroflourescent light (CFL) bulbs within the
malls which replaced incandescent bulbs years ago.
“We
continue to aim for more energy efficient and environment friendly operations
in our malls,” she said noting that the plan is mandatory based on orders of
the SM Group management.
Cruz
also said that plan is part of their mall management’s attempt to further
encourage use of environment friendly technologies that marked annual Earth
Hour celebrations here.
Last
year, the celebrations was highlighted by solar powered improvised fireflies
inside hundreds of plastic bottles.
On
Saturday night, the celebration was highlighted by fire dances and use of LED
lights by hundreds of Bulakenyos.
Two
other Earth Hour activities were celebrated at SM City Marilao and at the
Robinson’s Place Malolos.
The
celebration was even endorsed by Governor Wilhelmino Alvarado in his weekly
radio program over Radyo Bulacan on Saturday morning.
However,
Bulakenyos noted the lack of related activities for the Earth Hour initiated by
local government units in the province.
A
local mayor and a municipal councilor who asked not to be named said they don’t
even know what Earth Hour is all about.
However,
they vowed to initiate similar activities next year and implement energy saving
programs within their offices. Dino
Balabo
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