Re: Bayside playing their part

["Dave Proctor" <thadocta@spambait.dingoblue.net.au>]

Daniel Bowen wrote in message ...
>"Dave Proctor" <thadocta@spambait.dingoblue.net.au> wrote in message
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>> Would the lighting and air-conditioning on the trains really cause that
>much
>> of an increase in power consumption?
>
>It's probably not much in the grand scheme of things.
>
>Even last week when they were arbitrarily cutting power to some suburbs,
>they made it clear that trains and trams wouldn't be affected.
>
>On sunny days, trains tend to travel most of their trips with the internal
>lights off anyway. They only get turned on when approaching the loop.

But why not just leave them on all the time anyway? That is what other
cities do.

Dave