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Show Enterprise Review , April 7, 1976 Page 2b Dwindling Energy Supplies Spark Innovation continued from page lb will turn to electricity as our major energy supplier, Finlay-so- n claimed. And electricity will be generated by a multitude of fuels, including coal, garbage, nuclear fission, solar power and fusion. able," Finlayson predicted. How to Save on Electricity Finlayson speculated that Learning To Read Your Electric Meter Can Help You Use Energy More Wisely Solar power can supply up to 75 percent of a homes heating and cooling energy. within ten years most homebuilders and architects will routinely design such systems into homes. Alternate Sources Significance of Kaiparowitz While power companies turn to alternative fuels, individual home-owne- rs will also utilize new resources. Within eight years, solar heating and cooling systems will be commercially avail Many power companies are already converting coal, rather than gas or oil, to electricity. As gas and oil become more scarce, that trend will continue. At the present time, A number of our Utah Power customers have aaked how they can read their own metera they can monitor their euccem at saving electricity. That's a very good idea. Electric meters are precisian measuring devices. They record, in units called "kilowatt hours." how much electricity you use. One kilowatt hour Ikwh) is UKK) watts of elertririty' consumed for one hour, or the power required to bum a 100-walight bulb for 10 hours. Easy aa 1, S, I Meters are simple to read. Here are the steps: 1. Read the dials and write down the figures from right to left, because that's how vour power usage is recorded. As in the middle illustration at right, Dial As indicated, some of the dials turn clockwise, others counter-clockwis- Road smaller number the dial pointer is between number, read the am alter at the two. Thus, in the example at right, the first number you'd put down is 4; the second. 6; the third. 9; and the fourth, 5, for a total of 5,9fi4 kwh. 3. When the pointer rests almost squarely on a number, as it does on Dial 4. the dial to its right determines which number you record. Note that the 3 pointer is between 9 and 0. indicating it has Dial yet to complete a foil revolution. In this case, the smaller number, 5, is the Dial 4 reading. Had the pointer on Dial 3 gone beyond 0, indicating the completion of a full revolution, the reading for Dial would have been 6. various solution to the best short-terenergy crisis," Finlayson conm cluded. According to Finlayson, Utah Power and Light is funding research on- - solar engineering, hoping that 4 Check meter regularly Regular checking of your meter can indicate the effectiveness of your energy conservation efforts. For example, read your meter at the same hour on successive days. The difference between such readings', is your consumption of electricity in kilowatt hour. Your reading will give you a lair indication of how well you aVe conserving elect riiity. Hrmemher. use what you need, but need what you use! The meter reading b made ap of one somber from each dtel, recorded from right to left. When tho pointer b between two numbers, yon read tbs sum her it has Just passed, that is, the lower number. So, the reading above b MM kwh. five-dmeter b read the some way, from right to left. Try reading tkb one yourself. Then check answer your against the one below. A ct tirtt Question? Write to Reddy! Utah Power welcomes your questions, suggestions, and comments. Often-aske- d questions and good suggestions ate published in Reddy Kilowatt's newspaper column. Writ to Reddy Kilowatt, P.O. Box (Wifi. Salt Lake C'itv. L'luh Mill). Most luxury cars are too big, too expensive, and consume too much gas. An intelligent alternative is the new Lancia Beta Coupe or Sedan from Italy. Both cars have drive, a responsive transmission, and disc brakes all around. engine, a They also come with fully reclining bucket seats, which in the Coupe are real leather, an adjustable steering column, and plush, thick carpeting. Test drive a Lancia Beta today. or front-whe- el ed European Motors 580 South State Salt Lake City, Utah UTAH POWER A LIGHT CO. Utah Power and Light Co. encourages customers to use their energy more wisely through a variety of conservation-oriente- d ad campaigns . Finlayson said, Southern California Edison, which supplies electricity to Southern California, is generating 80 percent of its electricity with Arab Oil. Pacific Gas and Electric, supplying power to Northern California, is generating 75 percent of its power with Arab oil. That is why Kaiparowitz methods to supply demanding population, they are encouraging consumers to use the present supply of energy more efficiently. We have found conservation is the 2. When The intelligent alternative scientists research power to an increasingly Year tetter has either 4 or I dials. Each dial has 1( asm bees asd a pointer. The poiatoes turn vary, very slowly, from saialler to larger numbers as electricity is need. Nob that all tbs pointer do not torn la the same direction. thousands. Short Term Solution As 1 measures single kilowatt hours; Dial 2 records tens; Dial 4. thousands. Some 3, hundreds; and Dial meters have a fifth dial which measures tens of Scientists label fusion an unlimited source of energy with two billion years of fuel supply hidden within. is important to them," Finlayson explained. Southern California Edison's proposed power generating plant in Southern Utah would be fueled with Utah coal, rather than oil. when these power systems are installed in homes, the demand for electricity in the will sector residential decrease, allowing the power company to continue supplying the increasing industrial demand for power. Other steps toward conservation taken by the company include development of a highly efficient heating and cooling system called the heat pump," which replaces the boiler in a building. The heat pump draws upon the temperature of underground water which is always warmer than the cold air and cooler than the hot air outside the building. It works like an inverted refrigerator, Finlayson said. Hope for the Future Untold dramatic changes lie ahead for us and our children. Within our lifetime we may be exposed to countless estiGradual Conversion to Fission mates and claims about potential, energy sources, and we Electric power researchers may see radical changes in our believe coal will serve as the culture and habits due to changing energy supplies. If bridge between gas and oil, Val Finlayson s speculations and nuclear power. As reare accurate, however, we will searchers learn to use nuclear reactors to safely generate not find our grandchildren lost in a dark age. We may find power, and the public learns to live with the source, nuclear them less wasteful and more fission will gradually replace intelligent about both producing and using energy. coal as a fuel. By 1980 researchers believe scientists will discover a' way to generate large amounts of electricity with solar power, in huge power centers. These solar power centers would be located in the sun belt, southwestern United States. At the Howard R. Ritzma, Assissame time, researchers will tant Director of the Utah have developed a superconGeological and Mineral Surcable" which can ducting vey, has been elected presidenthe t-elect efficiently carry of the Rocky Mounelectricity to stations tain Section, American Assocacross the country. iation of Petroleum Geologists As scientists develop their for 1976 77. He will serve as understanding of nuclear president of the group in 1977 78. power, they will be developing the most promising of energy The A.A.P.G. is the worlds sources: fusion. Fusion can largest professional geological convert one gallon of sea organization. Its Rocky Mounwater into the equivalent tain Section brings together 8 300 of of local geological societies in 10 energy gallons gasoline. Although the system western states. There are presently uses 100 times more about 3,500 members in these energy than it produces, re- societies and about 2,275 searchers believe that by 1990 A.A.P.G. members in the they will solve that problem. section. They estimate fusion will be a The group is planning to major source of energy by convene in Salt Lake City in . Geologist Wins Post solar-generat- If you hold your sales meetingsconventions downtown, youre asking for trouble. Sales meetings and conventions are meant to be attended. So why risk losing your flock to the downtown attractions? Although were located away from the downtown area, we don't think you'll miss a thing. We serve delicious meals in surroundings that are relaxed, yet conducive to productive seminars. Audio-visuequipment, sound systems, special lighting, and a variety of room arrangements will guarantee you all the versatility necessary. Adequate parking? You bet. We specialize in providing we have to. 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