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Electricity Savings

Volume 868: debated on Thursday 7 February 1974

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asked the Minister for Energy how much electricity he estimates has been saved each week since 1st January as a result of the three-day week regulations; how this saving is composed as between different sectors; and what savings he attributes to each of the main particular regulations for this purpose.

My Department has been publishing estimates of the electricity savings based on the difference between actual consumption and the Electricity Council's estimate of the natural demand. Since 1st January the figures have been:

Week endingSaving per cent
5th January21
12th January19
19th January20
26th January21
2nd February20
An analysis of this saving amongst the different sectors and the different regulations has not been possible.