SAVING ELECTRICITY.

Evening Star, Issue 26153, 15 July 1947, Page 8

SAVING ELECTRICITY.

Sir, —The question of the electricity cuts was being discussed recently. One of the persons concerned said he had been told by an official of the electrical department j(a man well up on the staff) that the present cuts in Dunedin were “ a lot of bunkum.” This person then went on to say that the mere fact that lights were turned on and off during the day or night used up just as much juice as if left on all the time. He also said that a motor would use just as much current if turned off a dozen times during the eights hours a day as if left on all the time. Now, would you please let me know if it is a waste of time for a citizen to try and save the electric current, and if a person who tries to do so is just a big dud. Is it better to leave the lights or motors on in. preference to making a saving by'turning off at periods?—l am, etc., Sincere. July 11.;

[The reply of the electricity authorities to the points raised, by. “ Sincere ” was that when a light br a'motor was .switched off, naturally no power was: consumed. The extra power required to switch the light or motor on again was so small that it would not; be recorded.]