Dear FN, In some places of rural Europe, Canada and the US, all light poles have switches and the citizen living nearest or a passerby puts the lights off or on. I did this once in Utah. warm regards, John
--- On Wed, 2/12/09, Frederick Noronha <fredericknoro...@gmail.com> wrote: From: Frederick Noronha <fredericknoro...@gmail.com> Subject: [SALIGAONET] Power wastages... To: saligao-net@googlegroups.com Date: Wednesday, 2 December, 2009, 1:36 Sometimes, after a late night shift, I notice the streetlights burning maybe an hour or so after dawn. Since my home is close to main switch of one section of Sonarbhat, it's easy to walk 200 metres and switch it off. I wonder how much power must be getting wasted due to the late switching off and early powering on of the street lights. Who foots the bill? Is it the panchayat? Also, if you're close to one mains, it might be worth switching power off when you see it being wasted despite the sun having risen... just a thought. FN -- Frederick Noronha :: +91-832-2409490 ANOTHER GOA: http://tiny.cc/anothergoa Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/fredericknoronha Writing, editing, alt.publishing, photography, journalism -- This message comes via the Google Groups "Saligao-Net" group. To post to this group, send email to saligao-net@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to saligao-net-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net?hl=en Please post regularly to keep the e-village active! -- This message comes via the Google Groups "Saligao-Net" group. To post to this group, send email to saligao-net@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to saligao-net-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net?hl=en Please post regularly to keep the e-village active!
