Cold Weekend Skyrockets Power Consumption
That there had been a very noticeable rise in the qonsumptioii of electric power durihg the cold spell experienced last weekend was mentioned at the monthly meeting of the Horowhenua Electric Power Board at its meeting on Wednesday. It was, gtated „ that, ,the exact figures" couid not be '"Broiigfit befor'e the board that morning, but the rise, nevertheless, had been disturbing. In his monthly report to the board, the managing-secretary, Mr. R. A. Frederikson, said that during April and May of this year 5,733,400 imits of electricity had been purchased by the board as against 5,061,700 last year, an increase of 668,700 units ot: 13.2 per cent. Heavy restrictions had been in force last year, which accounted for the high increase. • The chairman, Mr. T. G. Vincent, said he thought that although the people were subjected to a certain amount of inconvenience, the1 quota system was bet'ter than black-outs at all and sundrv times.
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Chronicle (Levin), 17 June 1949, Page 4
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