Show POWER CURT CURTAILED AILED 25 15 PER PERIN CENT CELT CELTIN IN IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA To meet the shortage of power in California caused by the unprecedented ed drouth of the past winter the Southern California Edison Company at the direction of the State Railroad Railroad Rail road Commission has issued a a letter to its consumers requesting I Ithem them to restrict their use of electric I energy by at least 25 per cent The I shortage in kilowatt hours tho the I company states is equivalent to 2 25 per cr cent of the estimated requirements and individual customers of all classes are expected to make effective reduce reductions tlona in their use of energy The following specific ln instructions for curt curtailment curtailment cur cur- of service of various classifications classifications are a part of the order Domestic Consumers Consumers tion of energy for residence lighting and for the operation of electric ap app for all uses should be reduced to a minimum and discontinued entirely entirely en en- I where gas or other heating is Two lamps should not burn where one would be and appliances ap ape must not be left In III circuit when not actually in operation Commercial All Consumers All decorative de decorative decorative de- de display sign and window lighting to be entirely entirety eliminated Interior In Ina illumination for st stores res warehouses warehouses ware ware- houses and other places of b business should be discontinued in the daylight day day- light hours and reduced during other hours not less than 25 per cent Industrial Plants All All manufacturing ing and industrial plants must cut the use of electric energy by a a. a full 25 per cent This includes Include energy for tor both lighting and power uses Such cut tobe to tobe tobe be made between the hours of 6 a a. a m. m and 10 p. p m. m Agricultural Consumers Power Power used for irrigation must be bo reduced d da an as much as possible having due regard re regard regard re- re gard for the necessary requirements of growing crops Those in charge of pumping plants should see Ice that no pumped w water ter is wasted through careless care care- careless less operation Where the farmer fanner can use a gasoline engine or tractor to drive his pump it is s necessary that he should co operate to that extent Lighting It will be bo sary to reduce number of lamps in use on all streets and highways to toa a minimum One or two lights in a block will be required to take tako the place of five or six which may now be in use In other instances where the same number of lamps must be kept burning as heretofore the candle candlepoWer candlepower poWer power of ea each h lamp shall be reduced 50 per cent Street Railways Companies Companies operating operating operating oper oper- electric cars for city and suburban suburban ban jan service will be required to reduce their heir demand 25 per cent even oven it is necessary to reduce the tho number of cars in operation to the same extent Advertisement |