I thought that lighting does a minor power consumption compared to industry that runs 24/7, so switching our CFL/LED bulbs would not have any effect ;-) A number of people watching the same program is another thing, You are right!
Dalibor 2014-04-16 2:15 GMT+02:00 Charles MacDonald <[email protected]>: > On 14-04-14 12:14 PM, Dalibor Farný wrote: > this machine was somehow >> >> connected to a powerplant and it was able to measure the increase in >> power consumption :-D It would be absolutely not possible these days.. > > > The local substation could probably get a signal if a lot of load was turned > on or off. They have to measure the load to decide if they need to switch > the source of supply. > > These days though it is unlikely that a significant number of homes would > all be watching the same program. > > In the states it is often reported that the water pressure drops during the > commercial breaks on the main football game every year (the superbowl) as > folks put off going to the bathroom until the play has stopped on the field. > > > -- > Charles MacDonald Stittsville Ontario > [email protected] Just Beyond the Fringe > http://Charles.MacDonald.org/tubes > No Microsoft Products were used in sending this e-mail. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "neonixie-l" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/534DCBAA.5020006%40zeusprune.ca. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Dalibor Farny ---------------------------------------- phone: +420 724 321 571 http://www.daliborfarny.com blog: http://dalibor.farny.cz -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/CA%2BnkT5pMkAOwzf8XDeRz7GvnTEuBwp1gbfvDGWk4AZN4uDd%2B5w%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
