TO USERS OF POWER

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 201, 20 May 1920, Page 4

TO USERS OF POWER

CIRCULAR FROM ELECTRIC LIGHTING DEPARTMENT.

Tlio following circular has been scntt! to users of electric power from tlio' electric lighting power-house in order to, bring about necessary economies during; tho mk'-wintcr peak-load ,limes:-- ' "With the advent of winter there a! most urgent neod for economy :n tho. use of electrical current, 'lhe posi-; tion at present is that our : plant isi considerably overloaded and it is abso-; lutelv necessary to cut down tho loadi; between 4 11.111. and 7 p.m. if we are to. avoid trouble and inconvonieiice. to one, nmiiv consumers. This can easily ber 'W if wo have lhe co-operation of. our clients and they seo that nil Mdm, tors and motors are cut off between 110 hours of 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. 1 woiiltf; point out that under the War Result; tions wo have power to cut off ony »'■< stnllation, but if our clients will assise us bv cutting out motors, radiators,; and o'thci heating appliances during tho above specilied hours until tho middle ot ■lugust, thero should bo no need to aj>ply such a drastic measure. (Sgd.) <-■«>,' iiuehhui, assistant-manager and «leo». trical engineer." . J tTho position between the hours ot ■», p.m and 7 p.m. has been eased at tlia Harris Street power-house by 'ringing, into commission two of the old byimi.. co boilers (luuid-stoked iurnacad which have not been used for eight o«. nine years. ________