Re: Alternate power roundup

> On Thu, May 8, 2008 at 5:35 PM, Jake Anderson <jake@...> wrote:
>  
>> 70kwh/day holy carp.
>>  We just got our first power bill and were feeling bad (environmentally
>>  and financially) about 22kwh.
>>
>>  That's with 2-3 decent computers running 24/7.
>>    
>
> I believe this is due to a significant percentage of population here
> using electricity for all of their power requirements, ie including
> heating.  We don't have any natural gas hookup in our townhouse, and
> many other people don't either.  I know that our power requirements
> went up significantly after our baby arrived, wow, those things
> generate a lot of laundry!  Our average now is 43kWh.
>
> I think another thing that brings up the average is the number of
> marijuana grow-ops in our province.  Apparantly it is our third
> largest industry behind timber and construction ($7bn annually).
>
> Alex
>