Lake storage down 35 p.c.
(N.Z. Press Association) DUNEDIN, Feb. 5. Hydro-electric storage lakes in South Canterbury, Otago, and Southland, will be able to provide only 65 per cent as much electricity for the winter as last year unless
significant rain falls before the end of April. Last February the lakes held about 1050 gigawatts of electricity in water storage (one gigawatt equals 1000 m watts). Today they held only about 690 gigawatts.
Figures released by the Electricity Department in Dunedin today show that Lake Tekapo is 3ft lower than it was at this time last year, and has 58 gigawatt energy units fewer than it had last year. For
the other lakes the figures are:— LAKE PUKAKI: Down 12.7 feet, 115 gigawatt units less. LAKE BENMORE: Down lift, 100 gigawatts less. LAKE HAWEA: Down 20.45 ft, 91 gigawatts less. LAKE WANAKA: Down I.3ft (this lake is not controlled). LAKE WAKATIPU: Down o.7ft, 5.8 gigawatts less. LAKE TE ANAU: Down 3.3 ft (not controlled). LAKE MANAPOURI: Down 4ft, 64 gigawatts less. The general manager of the Dunedin City Council’s electricity department (Mr S. R. Anstice) said today that people should be able to make a 10 per cent cut in use voluntarily.
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Press, Volume CXIV, Issue 33452, 6 February 1974, Page 3
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