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Californians Urged To Reduce Energy Use During Solar Eclipse
At CalEclipse.org Californians can take a pledge to "Do Your Own Thing" to reduce electricity usage from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Aug. 21.
BAY AREA, CA – A website was unveiled earlier this month by the San Francisco-based California Public Utilities Commission to call on California residents to reduce energy use during The Great Solar Eclipse.
At CalEclipse.org Californians can take a pledge to "Do Your Own Thing" to reduce electricity usage from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Aug. 21.
The eclipse that day will affect solar resources in the Pacific Northwest that supply Californians with energy.
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If every Californian does one thing to save energy, it’ll add up to a big difference for our state. #DoYourThing at https://t.co/x0nPsX62Ll pic.twitter.com/c4oL6zdzCL
— Energy Upgrade CA ☀️ (@EnergyUpgradeCA) April 26, 2017
By reducing electricity consumption, power plants will burn less fossil fuel and fewer greenhouse gasses will be emitted in California when solar energy production dips during the eclipse.
CalEclipse.org offers tips on how residents can reduce electricity usage during the eclipse and year-round.
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By Bay City News Service / Image via NASA
