Online auction of computer equipment

The City of West kelowna will put used computer equipment up for auction on eBay for public bidding beginning Tuesday, Sept. 5.

As outlined in the city’s purchasing policy, used equipment can be auctioned online. Up for sale will be:

• 95 computer monitors, 8 laptops, 5 iPads and miscellaneous computer and network gear

The equipment no longer meets the city’s needs but is in good working order. Interested buyers can access the online auction at ebay.ca/usr/westkelowna-city. The auction will end on Tuesday, Sept. 12

All sales are as is and the city will not provide technical support, user information or warranty on these items.

B.C. Hydro set a new record for summer power consumption on Monday evening, Aug. 28, when peak hourly demand – the hour that customers use the most electricity – reached 7,851 megawatts.

Electricity demand increased by 12 per cent over Monday, Aug. 21’s peak hourly demand of 7,022 megawatts. The energy required to serve the 829 megawatt increase in demand represents the equivalent of running seven Ruskin Generating Stations at full capacity.

The new summer record breaks the previous record set on Aug. 11, 2014 of 7,468 megawatts by almost 400 megawatts. It is the second power consumption record broken this year. On Jan. 3, BC Hydro recorded the highest ever peak hourly demand at 10,126 megawatts.

B.C. is fortunate to have a large hydroelectric system that can be counted on at all times of the year to respond quickly to changes in electricity demand that occur when temperatures reach extreme highs or lows.