A Seattle skyline image animated to look like it is being put together piece by piece like a puzzle in stop-motion to create a final image is of the skyline with a transparent title card reading “Energy 1990” as an overlay.
Final use/production unknown. "Energy 1990" was a plan which bound City Light to meet load growth through conservation efforts as well as increased power generation. City Light encouraged customers to wrap water heaters, insulate attics, adjust thermostats, and weatherize windows and doors. Over 20 years, conservation efforts reduced use by 6.5 million megawatt-hours and customers' bills by $215 million; from plan abstract: "A conservation study by Seattle City Light has prompted a program to cut the city's electricity requirements by 230 megawatts, or 20 percent, by 1990. A Citizens' Overview Committee participated in the study in a move to increase public participation. An Office of Electric Conservation reports directly to the utility superintendent and interacts with the City Energy Office. Some of the 19 initial programs are designed to discourage electric heating by requiring that homes converting to electric heat meet insulation standards. A winterizing program will check homes for heat loss and offer advice on conservation. Homes certified as energy-efficient are expected to bring a higher market price. Solar and wind power projects will be demonstrated. Low-income elderly residents will be assisted in winterizing their homes. Commercial and industrial customers will use energy audits, efficiency standards, inspections, consultations, and seminars to achieve their share of the reduced consumption. City Light will have an active in-house program to set an example. The utility plans to continue frequent feedback to customers to keep them aware of their consumption and related costs. A monitoring system will keep track of and evaluate the program's results. The main concern is to design a conservation program that is equitable for all citizens."
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CITY LIGHT;ELECTRICITY;ENERGY CONSERVATION;UTILITY RATESMoving Image
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