As I sit here working by candle light (having turned out my lights); I contemplate the concept of Earth Hour. Though the actual act of turning off your lights for one hour will probably have a minimal impact in the whole scheme of things, the awareness is the true victory. The event, still in its infancy, began a year ago in Sydney Australia. Where citizens and businesses alike, for one hour, were thrown back to the 1800s when life was just a bit greener. This year cities and companies (including my own) around the world are participating. More importantly its an awareness event that everyone can participate from the comfort of their own home.
Update: Well the hour has passed and the overall impact to the powergrid here in California was minimal as you can see in the graph below.
The demand (red line) didn't drop below the forecasted power demand (grey line). However, as before mentioned the awareness is a success. The bringing together of millions of people around the world is no easy task. As awareness grows, maybe next year all of California can band together and watch the ISO website to get the power usage below the forecasted demand.
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When we checked the ISO website after Earth Hour, what we noticed was that there was a blip up as everyone turned their lights, tv, computer etc. back on.
Thanks for the comment! I also checked it later that evening and so the blip in the power chart. The interesting thing was how far the spike was from the forecast. Did people start using more power than normal?