LAist: Dear LA; You're Using Too Much Power... Again

GaminShamin

Tue, 20 May 2008 20:19:26 -0800

OK, I get it. Our household tries to do our part with power consumption (major appliance usage in non-peak hours, AC set to 80, etc.) BUT statements like this are getting a little ridiculous. It feels like power consumption statements in LA is a broken record from May - August. As a city, while we continue to educate customers about conservation, shouldn't we also be focusing on our infrastructure? A little less "wow, people turn on the AC when it hits 100" and a little more "let's figure out how we can LEARN from this for next year" BTW, R2 units are energy hogs!

Jedi of Hollywood

Tue, 20 May 2008 15:17:56 -0800

Sorry everybody but I gotta power up my R2 unit somehow.

Zach Behrens

Tue, 20 May 2008 14:56:44 -0800

Gigawatt is one billion watts, one million kilowatts or 1,000 megawatts.

caliking01

Tue, 20 May 2008 14:52:55 -0800

How come every year during this same crisis everyone basically ignores all of the studios and sound stages that are through out L.A. and mostly run AC 24/7 on their gigantic stages?

Emoney

Tue, 20 May 2008 14:37:36 -0800

I was out of the state over the weekend, but I hear it was extremely hot. I'm sure a lot of people had their air conditioning cranked - which is a huge source of power consumption.

fattyjoe

Tue, 20 May 2008 14:23:19 -0800

What the hell is a gigawatt!