How much electricity was saved during Earth Hour last Saturday?

Today Online 3 Apr 09;

How much electricity was saved during Earth Hour last Saturday?

According to the Energy Market Authority (EMA), consumption dipped by 42 megawatts — equivalent to 420,000 hundred-watt light bulbs being switched off for the hour.

The reduction, however, makes up only 0.044 per cent of average daily electricity consumption of about 95,455 megawatts, said EMA.

This year, about 450 organisations and 10,000 people had pledged to switch off the lights from 8.30pmto 9.30pm.

Malaysia recorded a dip of 550MW during Earth Hour, which was organised by the World Wide Fund for Nature.