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I think your average is way off Dave, go look at your meter and
then go back in a turn a few lights on and back and look at that baby
spin.
My guess is more like 35%
Older people are hardheaded to change ;~)
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David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com> wrote:
Hi Patrick & All,
> Those who slogged through to the end of my last e-mail will have
> noticed that it didn't get finished.
>
> Based on figures issued by NS Power in 2007, power usage in the
> average NS house was 8316 kWh/year. I estimated our power usage for
> lights to be no more than 378 kWh/year or 4.5% of average total usage.
>
> Unless my estimate of usage for lights is way off then the entire
> debate about energy saved by efficient indoor lights is much ado
> about very little.
>
> Returning to the broader topic of systems for generation of
> electrical power, I have the impression that Scandinavian countries,
> Germany and Switzerland are able generally to make wise decisions
> with respect to complex systems involving industry, government
> responsibility, natural resources and public interest.
>
> I wonder if they have an approach for recognition and solution of
> problems that differs in some material way from ours.
>
> Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville
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