Known as the world’s largest public environmental action, Earth Hour will begin at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 23 and will be executed in more than 7,000 cities across the world.
In Charlotte, participants include Duke Energy Center, One Wells Fargo, Bank of America Corporate Center, and the Hearst Tower. In a letter last month, Mayor Anthony Foxx challenged all Charlotte-area businesses to join the effort to observe Earth Hour 2013.
Mecklenburg County will turn out lights at the Civil Courthouse, the County & Courts Office Building, the New Courthouse, and the Judge Clifton E. Johnson Building. The City will turn out lights at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center and Old City Hall.
Please see below for a full list of participating buildings.
To date, 98 percent of all Uptown buildings participate in Envision Charlotte’s Smart Energy Now model program, which tracks energy usage and encourages energy-saving behavior changes among building employees. Participation in Earth Hour will be one more example of how the Charlotte business community, County, and City are leading the way in implementing sustainable practices across the board.
Participating Buildings:
- 1 Bank of America Center
- 223 N. Graham (Land Design)
- 301 S. McDowell
- 330 S. Tryon
- 400 S. Tryon (primarily Duke Energy)
- 401 S. College Street (Duke Energy)
- 500 N. Tryon
- 525 N. Tryon
- 526 S. Church Street (Duke Energy)
- Ally Center
- Bank of America Corporate Center
- Bank of America Plaza
- BB&T Center
- Carillon
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center
- Charlotte National Building
- Charlotte Plaza
- Civil Courthouse
- County & Courts Office Building
- Duke Energy Center
- Fifth Third Center
- First Citizens Bank Plaza
- Gateway Center
- Gateway Village
- The Green
- Hearst Tower
- The Johnston Building
- Judge Clifton E. Johnson Building
- NASCAR Plaza
- New Courthouse (832 E. 4th)
- Old City Hall
- One Wells Fargo
- Three Wells Fargo
- Tryon Plaza (112 S. Tryon)
- Two Wells Fargo
- UNC Charlotte Center City
For more information, contact
Erin.DeBerardinis@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov