Monday 26 November 2007

Xmas lights at the cost of...?

Di-ve.com has just published the following:

Christmas street lightning gets discount
by Chris Galea, di-ve news

VALLETTA, Malta (di-ve news) -- November 26, 2007 -- 1225CET -- Enemalta Corporation has amended its scheme giving a discount to street lighting during the Christmas festivities.

The Corporation will be giving a 50 per cent discount on temporary services for the decoration of streets during the festivities, a scheme which is expected to cost Enemalta around Lm5,000.

Under its previous scheme, Enemalta used to give the first 50 units consumed for free, which effectively represented a reduction of less than Lm3 on the expense. This scheme had last year cost Enemalta less than Lm300.

The Corporation augured that that the contribution would help to further embellish the commercial centres during the festivities.

Xmas spirit apart, this is surely not the way forward to reduce energy consumption.

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