ELECTRICITY IN TIMARU.
THE GROWING DEMAND: ' I T AN INTERESTING RETURN. •; To last, night’s meeting of the Timaru Borough Council the general manager. o£, the Eiectrio Light Department (Mr E. F. Hollands), supplied the following statistical returns for the. year ended March 31, 1928, and the previous, year:—
1926-27. 1927-28. Total uiyts’ purchased 2,520,486. 3,3i7,998 Total units gen-' no figures erated available 11,432 Total units converted ....... 274,300 114,500 Maximum!i< k.v;a. demand- ... 840 1140 Total connected load k.w. ... 4622.86 6258.571 Lighting load ; k.w. 1176.6 1369.04 Street ' 'lighting load - ''k.W. ... 41.1 ! ; 68.6 Cooking load k.w. 619.64 ' 1043.2 , "Water ' heating ‘ . load k.w. ... 59 91 Heating. load k.w 1518 2187 Power load k.w. Community light1208.52 1476.331 ing load k.'w. 20.4 : 23.4 , dumber of sumers2389 2693 Number of ranees 93 151 Wo. , of heating points k.w. 1518 2187 Wo. of water heaters ... 58 88 No. of motors No. rtf -stredt 192 240 light&~3«JIi.;V. Cornmndity:-:-: 661- , 686 JivhtaT'. 141 . 156 Load factor's.' 33.21
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 17944, 1 May 1928, Page 9
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157ELECTRICITY IN TIMARU. Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 17944, 1 May 1928, Page 9
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