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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 11 Mar 1947

Vol. 104 No. 13

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Electricity Consumption.

asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state, in respect of each of the last five years, the quantity of electricity generated during each month, the quantity sold each month, distinguishing between the quantity supplied to industry and private users; the extent to which the present regulations apply to limit the use of current for public sign lighting, for use in cinemas and other places of amusement, and the extent to which he was consulted with regard to and approved the recent restrictions imposed on the users of electricity.

I propose to circulate the information asked for in the first part of the Deputy's question with the Official Report. Owing to the fact that consumers' meters are read at intervals of approximately two months it is only possible to give an estimate of the electricity sold in respect of individual months. "Industrial Motive Power and Traction" covers the main part of consumption of industries; the remaining part is included with "General Lighting" and "General Heating, Cooking and Waterheating", of which items it is roughly 20 per cent. Analysis in greater detail cannot be given for any individual months. Public sign lighting is completely prohibited, while current users in cinemas and other places of amusement are subject to a 25 per cent. reduction on the basis of their consumption in 1941. The restrictions imposed by the Electricity Supply Board were approved by me.

Following is the information:—

ELECTRICITY SOLD BY THE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY BOARD, APPORTIONED APPROXIMATELY FOR EACH MONTH OF THE FIVE FINANCIAL YEARS ENDING 31ST MARCH, 1946, AND ANALYSED ACCORDING TO CATEGORIES OF SUPPLY, WITH CORRESPONDING PARTICULARS OF ELECTRICITY GENERATED AND PURCHASED.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Year

1941/42.

(million K whr.)

Domestic

10.72

9.56

8.16

8.00

8.51

9.48

11.81

13.77

16.03

17.06

16.42

15.14

144.66

General Lighting

2.26

1.58

1.31

1.19

1.27

1.59

2.07

2.96

3.48

3.51

3.11

2.39

26.72

General Heating, Cooking, Wtr. Htg.

3.61

2.65

2.03

1.73

1.72

1.90

2.57

3.70

4.33

4.90

4.97

4.48

38.59

Industrial Motive Power and Traction

11.24

11.25

11.49

11.28

10.99

11.40

11.60

11.91

11.61

11.01

10.34

10.15

134.27

Public Lighting

.70

.36

.27

.33

.47

.69

.91

1.04

1.06

.92

.78

.63

8.16

Total Units Sold

28.53

25.40

23.26

22.53

22.96

25.06

28.96

33.38

36.51

37.40

35.62

32.79

352.40

Generated

36.26

32.55

27.96

29.68

28.69

31.16

37.93

43.17

46.95

49.45

43.27

43.34

450.41

Purchased

Total Units Input

36.26

32.55

27.96

29.68

28.69

31.16

37.93

43.17

46.95

49.45

43.27

43.34

450.41

1942/43

(million K whr.)

Domestic

13.27

10.68

7.20

6.08

6.16

7.27

10.04

12.44

14.78

15.18

14.27

12.59

129.96

General Lighting

1.88

1.26

.97

.77

.81

1.12

1.59

2.56

3.11

3.21

2.83

2.08

22.19

General Heating, Cooking, Wtr. Htg.

3.71

2.71

2.00

1.59

1.55

1.91

2.72

3.72

4.28

4.72

4.65

4.01

37.57

Industrial Motive Power and Traction.

9.67

8.87

9.08

9.16

9.87

11.33

11.52

11.26

10.94

10.83

11.33

11.08

124.94

Public Lighting

.44

.27

.17

.21

.33

.54

.75

.91

1.01

.92

.70

.52

6.77

Total Units Sold

28.97

23.79

19.42

17.81

18.72

22.17

26.62

30.89

34.12

34.86

33.78

30.28

321.43

Generated

37.08

30.19

23.17

23.36

22.91

27.41

35.90

40.93

44.11

46.35

40.94

41.39

413.74

Purchased

.02

.03

.03

.04

.06

.08

.08

.11

.07

.10

.62

Total Units Input

37.08

30.19

23.19

23.39

22.94

27.45

35.96

41.01

44.19

46.46

41.01

41.49

414.36

1943/44.

(million K whr.)

Domestic

9.44

7.65

6.56

6.62

7.34

8.46

10.82

12.93

15.65

16.20

14.96

12.82

129.45

General Lighting

1.60

1.12

.96

.90

1.01

1.40

1.89

2.81

3.40

3.50

3.08

2.21

23.88

General Heating, Cooking, Wtr. Htg.

3.19

2.35

2.00

1.74

1.79

2.24

2.87

3.89

4.69

4.96

4.95

4.29

38.96

Industrial Motive Power and Traction

11.11

11.01

11.10

11.22

11.59

12.50

12.56

12.41

12.47

12.56

12.64

12.15

143.32

Public Lighting

.36

.25

.20

.25

.41

.62

.87

1.09

1.17

1.07

.81

.56

7.66

Total Units Sold

25.70

22.38

20.82

20.73

22.14

25.22

29.01

33.13

37.38

38.29

36.44

32.03

343.27

Generated

30.85

29.03

25.88

27.44

27.22

31.23

37.97

43.06

50.45

49.35

46.87

42.33

441.68

Purchased

.09

.09

.08

.09

.07

.09

.11

.11

.12

.12

.12

.12

1.21

Total Units Input

30.94

29.12

25.96

27.53

27.29

31.32

38.08

43.17

50.57

49.47

46.99

42.45

442.89

1944/45.

(million K whr.)

Domestic

8.47

5.89

4.07

3.48

4.44

6.38

10.04

13.00

16.08

16.96

15.06

12.51

116.38

General Lighting

1.52

.84

.63

.51

.62

1.08

1.69

2.82

3.45

3.55

3.10

2.19

22.00

General Heating, Cooking, Wtr. Htg.

2.94

1.74

1.34

1.11

1.17

1.85

2.83

4.11

4.90

5.33

4.99

3.79

36.10

Industrial Motive Power and Traction

11.50

9.87

9.08

9.41

9.93

11.30

12.49

12.93

12.25

11.12

11.03

11.77

132.68

Public Lighting

.34

.16

.12

.16

.36

.67

.98

1.27

1.38

1.20

.88

.62

8.14

Total Units Sold

24.77

18.50

15.24

14.67

16.52

21.28

28.03

34.13

38.06

38.16

35.06

30.88

315.30

Generated

27.29

25.38

19.09

18.74

21.33

26.72

37.23

44.97

48.63

53.63

41.86

40.07

404.94

Purchased

.09

.10

.09

.10

.06

.11

.12

.13

.13

.15

.13

.12

1.33

Total Units Input

27.38

25.48

19.18

18.84

21.39

26.83

37.35

45.10

48.76

53.78

41.99

40.19

406.27

1945/46.

(million K whr.)

Domestic

9.63

8.34

7.52

7.44

8.17

9.21

11.28

13.73

16.64

17.71

17.11

15.35

142.13

General Lighting

1.66

1.28

1.13

1.07

1.20

1.59

2.16

3.38

4.10

4.36

3.94

3.03

28.90

General Heating, Cooking, Wtr. Htg.

2.96

2.49

2.16

1.96

2.01

2.16

2.65

3.70

4.61

5.31

5.43

4.85

40.29

Industrial Motive Power and Traction

12.57

12.76

12.81

11.85

12.02

13.20

13.64

14.07

13.93

13.74

13.79

14.14

158.52

Public Lighting

.42

.28

.24

.30

.49

.74

1.05

1.37

1.43

1.23

1.01

.86

9.42

Total Units Sold

27.24

25.15

23.86

22.62

23.89

26.90

30.78

36.25

40.71

42.35

41.28

38.23

379.26

Generated

32.48

32.83

30.18

30.67

28.88

33.84

40.18

46.15

52.05

56.74

48.18

50.04

482.21

Purchased

.11

.11

.10

.10

.09

.09

.13

.14

.14

.15

.13

.12

1.41

Total Units Input

32.59

32.94

30.28

30.77

28.97

33.93

40.31

46.29

52.19

56.89

48.31

50.16

483.63

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